As part of the opening weekend kickoff of the Know Your University series of talks, BITS2MSPhD and Embryo have invited graduate students from Harvard University and Cornell University to speak about their graduate school experiences. The talk is scheduled at 8 pm IST on 17 February, and will be conducted across the Pilani, Hyderabad and Dubai campuses. Here is an introduction to our speakers.

Prahar Mitra (2006B5A3234P) is currently a Ph.D. student at the Harvard University Physics department. His research interests include Theoretical High Energy Physics, especially String theory. Prahar’s prior research experience also includes a one-year stint for his Masters thesis at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, where he worked under Dr Shiraz Minwalla in the Department of Theoretical Physics.

Ajay K Bhat (2006B5A3414P) is a Ph.D. student in the Cornell University Physics department, where he works with Prof Sunil Bhave in the OxideMEMS Lab. Ajay’s current research is the field of interaction between MEMS and cold atoms. Prior to joining Cornell, Ajay spent a year at TIFR, Mumbai working on his Masters thesis under the guidance of Dr Mandar Deshmukh.