Dr. G.V. Pavan Kumar, Associate Professor in Physics at IISER Pune, has been selected for the Swarnajayanti Fellowship in the area of Physical Sciences for the year 2017-2018. Awarded by the Govt. of India’s Department of Science and Technology to a selected number of young scientists, the Swarnajayanti Fellowship supports basic research in frontier areas of science and technology. 

 

Dr. Pavan Kumar is one of the 13 awardees in 6 disciplines and is one of the 2 awardees in the Physical Sciences discipline for 2017-2018.  

 

The fellowship will support Dr. Pavan Kumar’s work in the area of plasmofluidics and the team will address some fundamental questions in soft-matter physics with relevance in cutting-edge applications such as light-activated micro- and nano-fluidics. Visit this link to learn more about his work.

 

Congratulations to Dr. Pavan Kumar on his selection as a Swarnajayanti Fellow!