Vishwajeet of the Wroclaw Tech Doctoral School has been awarded the Ramanujan Fellowship. This is a prestigious award given to outstanding Indian scientists working outside the country. 

Srinivasa Ramanujan (22.12.1887-26.04.1920) was one of the greatest mathematical geniuses. His work on number theory and research on elliptic functions, chain fractions and infinite series played a key role in the development of many mathematical disciplines. He studied at Cambridge University and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. 

A scholarship named after him is awarded by the Department of Science and Technology in the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology. The award is given to outstanding Indian scientists working on unique research topics, working outside India, who wish to return to their home country and carry out research work in their home country.

Laureates receive five years of financial support of 135,000 Indian rupees per month, a housing allowance and 760,000 rupees per year for travel. They are also eligible to apply for further grants and funding from other sources and to lead teams of PhD and MSc students.

Vishwajeet is currently studying at the Doctoral School of Wrocław University of Science and Technology. He came to our university at the encouragement of his professor from India, who had been working with Wroclaw Tech for some time. - He encouraged me to go to Poland, so I applied, successfully passed the interview and stayed,' says Vishwajeet.

During his time at the Doctoral School, he received university scholarships (NAWA Interdoc and NAWA Mobility) and went on two research internships: to England (King's College London) and Denmark (Aarhus University).  

- In the coming days, I will submit my PhD thesis on hydrothermal carbonisation and plasma gasification of sewage sludge," - says the doctoral student, who prepared it under the supervision of Tomasz Harde, Ph.D., professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. - Next, a trip to India awaits me, as in June I will start working at the Indian Institute of Technology Rokrkee, one of the leading universities in India (369th in the Shanghai 2024 Ranking), says Vishwajeet.

The young scientist from India ties his future to hydrogen technology. His two research projects, in which he was involved at Wroclaw Tech, are currently in the patent process. In his spare time, he enjoys singing, reading books and playing cricket, as well as social engagement