Awards/Fellowships

July 2021 Otto Wichterle Award, Czech Republic

(The Otto Wichterle Award is an honor given by the Czech Academy of Sciences to stimulate and encourage exceptionally outstanding, promising young scientists at the Czech Academy of Sciences for their remarkable contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge in a given area of science. Nominees with scientific degrees (CSc., Dr., Ph.D., DrSc.) are eligible, provided they are not older than 35 in the calendar year when the nominations are submitted.)

Sept 2017 TIGP outstanding Ph.D. Student 2017, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

(An outstanding TIGP Ph.D. student is announced based on exceptional research output.)

Feb 2017 JSPS Hope Fellow, Japan

(JSPS provides these fellowships to ~50 research scholars across the globe each year to attend the HOPE meeting and interact with Nobel Laureates.)

Sep 2013 Taiwan International Graduate Program, Taiwan

(The Academia Sinica has established the Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) grants to provide international graduate students with the opportunity to study for a doctoral degree in Taiwan. Recipients are awarded NT$34000 (currently about 820 euro) monthly for three years.)

Jul 2010 DST Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

(Fellowship from DST national institutes to continue research at the DST affiliated institutes in India.)

Jul 2008 Merit Scholarship for Academic performance, Govt. of India

(Scholarships are provided to undergraduate students for their excellent academic performance.)

Press releases

Mar 2022 Czech Academy of Sciences, 2022 | Dvourozměrný materiál může částečně nahradit křemík v elektronice (The two-dimensional material can partially replace silicon in electronics)

Jun 2021 Czech Academy of Sciences, Otto Wichterle Prize 2021

Jun 2021 Czech Academy of Sciences, Nový typ světelného zdroje může pomoci nejmodernějším laserovým technologiím (A new type of light source can help state-of-the-art laser technologies)

Aug 2016 ACS Nano, Lowering the cost and environmental footprint of white LEDs