Liju Philip
Instrumentation Department, Instrumentation Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Instrumentation Department
Bldg. 535
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
Dr. Philip, a Research Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, is a leading expert in the design, integration, and deployment of cutting-edge scientific instrumentation.
Expertise | Research | Education | Appointments
Expertise
Dr. Philip's expertise is comprehensive, spanning analog and digital electronics, multi-wavelength receiver design, and the development of essential software pipelines for hardware debugging and commissioning. His instrumental efforts have spanned diverse, high-impact projects—from radio astronomy endeavors like 21 cm cosmology projects in remote South African deserts and island, advanced mm/cm wavelength work at NASA JPL/Caltech.
Research Activities
Dr. Liju Philip's research activities are centered on the development and integration of high-performance scientific instrumentation for next-generation experiments across challenging environments. This includes crucial system development and integration work for underwater neutrino detectors, as well as developing RF hardware and software for radio telescopes, particularly utilizing state-of-the-art RFSoC (Radio Frequency System-on-Chip) technology to serve as the digital backend for instruments like the Baryon Mapping Experiment (BMX) radio telescope at BNL. This demonstrates expertise that spans from the subsea to space environments.
Education
Bachelors in Instrumentation Engineering (2009), University of Mumbai, India
MSc in Physics (2016), Rhodes University, South Africa
PhD in Physics (2019), UKZN, South Africa
Professional Appointments
Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2020-2023
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Instrumentation Department
Bldg. 535
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
