Researchers
Dr. Devesh Nandal serves on the UAP Science Advisory Council, contributing his expertise in stellar astrophysics and early-universe phenomena to the scientific analysis of UAP-related data. June 2026
Position: Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Main Research Interests:
- Stellar evolution of massive and supermassive stars (including Population III stars)
- Effects of rotation, accretion, and dark matter on early stellar structure and lifetimes
- Chemical enrichment of the early universe and connections to JWST observations (“Little Red Dots”)
- Formation pathways of the first supermassive black hole seeds
Media & Public Presence:
- Regular collaborator with Avi Loeb on papers exploring supermassive stars and early universe astrophysics
- Recent work featured in American Astronomical Society press conferences
- Focuses on theoretical stellar astrophysics and high-redshift galaxy observations
