Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), alumni Rahul Kumar, has won the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2022-23.
Rahul Kumar, who completed his PhD in Mathematics from IITGN in 2021 under the supervision of Prof Atul Dixit, will spend two years at Penn State University in the US as part of this fellowship to advance his research. Rahul, currently works as a postdoc fellow at the IBS Center for Geometry and Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea.
Rahul’s PhD research at IITGN focused on analytic number theory and special functions, and he continues to work on it at POSTECH, South Korea. Penn State University’s Department of Mathematics, where he will work for two years from November 2022, is one of the best departments in the US in its field of research.
Expressing his views on this achievement, Rahul Kumar said: “I am delighted to know that I have been selected for this prestigious scholarship. I sincerely thank USIEF for selecting me for this fellowship. I also thank Prof Bruce Berndt, my PhD -guide Prof Atul Dixit, Prof Balasubramanian and Prof Akshaa Vatwani for writing letters of recommendation for me I express my gratitude to Prof Winnie Li of Penn State University for supporting my application as host I am excited to visit the faculty there and work with it.This two-year fellowship offers me a golden opportunity to broaden my field of research and build new academic collaborations there, which will help me throughout my career.Apart from academic benefits, this visit will also enable me to gain insight into American society and its culture, which is also one of the goals of this fellowship.”
Sharing his thoughts Prof Atul Dixit, Associate Professor of Mathematics at IITGN and PhD Supervisor of Rahul, said: “I am very pleased that through this fellowship Rahul will visit the Department of Mathematics at Penn State University. It will add a new dimension to his research work and help him grow as a researcher and as an individual.”
There are only two other fellows with the Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Mathematics in the US, and one of them is again an Early Career Fellow of IITGN.
As a recipient of this scholarship, Rahul will also receive J-1 visa support and round-trip flights, a monthly stipend, a professional stipend, and accident and health insurance support as per US government guidelines. In addition, the fellowship may also provide him with dependent allowance and international travel for an accompanying eligible dependent.
Established by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), Fulbright Commission in India, the esteemed fellowship is awarded to only a handful of candidates each year after a rigorous application and interview process. This postgraduate research grant is designed to provide the talented Indian early career educators and researchers with opportunities to strengthen their research capabilities and access some of the best resources in their field of interest.
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