The social conditioning of defining oneself through gauging his/her achievements or introducing oneself with a set of ostentatious bullet points on the CV has led us to this new world, where our stories are being labelled with success or failure, rather than being heard. Although I am not in favor of completely discarding this idea, I would beg to differ from that at least in … Continue reading Why you should consider applying for a PhD ? – Ranadeb Ball

Hi there. I’m Ruhee D’Cunha, and I graduated from IIT Bombay with an Integrated Masters in Chemistry in 2016. I’m currently working on a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at Virginia Tech. I’ve had the opportunity to both learn and teach, in India and the US. And it’s a standard observation that things are very different back home and here in the US. I’d like to … Continue reading Subtle differences between the Undergrad & the Grad School – Ruhee D’Cunha, PhD Student, Virginia Tech

Hi there ! I am Akanksha Manghrani and I graduated with an Integrated Master’s degree in Chemistry with a minor in Biosciences in 2018. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Duke University, school of medicine.  My Flair for Chemistry I decided to pursue chemistry mainly because while preparing for JEE I had a vague realization that I liked understanding the laws of … Continue reading “My journey of discovering my passion for research” – Akanksha Manghrani, Ph.D. Student, Duke University