Introducing MIT’s Fulbright Recipients for India

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with, and learn from the people of their host country.

This year, twelve MIT students have been awarded Fulbright fellowships, and we’re pleased to feature two students who have chosen India as their destination.

Anjali Nambrath, MIT Physics and Mathematics ‘21

Anjali is graduating from MIT with a double major in physics and mathematics and a minor in French, and her goal is to become a professional physicist. For her Fulbright grant to India, she will work with Professor Basudeb Dasgupta at the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research in Mumbai to answer some open questions about how neutrinos, fundamental particles of the universe produced in nuclear decay, interact with each other and with the pile of subatomic shrapnel produced in supernovae. “Being able to answer these questions about neutrinos will tell us about the limitations (or lack thereof) of our current theories of particle physics, and give us deep insights into the structure of the universe,” she explains.

Anjali is pursuing a Fulbright in India to explore some of her main interests: physics, music, teaching, and language (among others). She’s also interested in India’s scientific promise: two major physics observatories are under construction, India has a strong space program, and Indian institutions are part of global particle physics and astrophysics efforts.

Teis Jorgensen, MIT Integrated Design and Management ‘21

Teis graduates in June with an MS from the Integrated Design and Management (IDM) program. He is a designer, researcher, and behavioral scientist with seven years’ experience designing products and services with a social mission. His passion is designing games that inspire and challenge players to be the best version of themselves. For his Fulbright research grant in Kerala, India, Teis will interview women about their challenges balancing home and professional responsibilities. His goal is to use these interviews as the inspiration for the design of a board game that shares their stories and ultimately helps remove barriers to female employment.

To learn more about MIT’s Fulbright recipients for 2021, check out this article from MIT News.