Rahul Rana

Post Doc: Chalmers University of Technology 🇸🇪 PhD:Lancaster University 🇬🇧 ✨🔭स्थितप्रज्ञ

[N. Ram @nramind]

In this insightful article published in The Hindu (August 20, 2026), Vasudevan Mukunth puts his finger on the “leadership problem” affecting various Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERS). The author warns that given the cumulative effects of flagging leadership, of the institutions “becoming less autonomous and less collegial,” we should brace for “more warning signs, including concentration of authority and an increasingly risk-averse institutional culture” — none of them “conducive to good science or a good education.”

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

Far-infrared observations of dust in Ly α emitters at z ≈ 2–6 https://t.co/fDjcUBTWjv

[IISER Pune @IISERPune]

#Congrats to Prof. Deepak Dhar on being awarded the 2026 ICTP Dirac Medal, one of the most prestigious international honours in theoretical physics. Prof. Dhar shares this award with three other physicists Bernard Derrida (Collège de France, France), Marc Mézard (Bocconi University, Italy), Haim Sompolinsky (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and Harvard University, USA), and our congratulations to all!

Prof. Dhar was associated with #IISERPune from 2016 to 2024 in various capacities, including as Distinguished Visiting Professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, and made significant contributions to the academic and intellectual life of the Institute.

The 2026 Dirac Medal adds to an extraordinary list of distinctions received by Prof. Dhar, including the Padma Bhushan (2023), the Boltzmann Medal (2022), and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1991). He is also an elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, India, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).

On behalf of the #IISERPune community, we extend our heartiest congratulations to Prof. Dhar on this exceptional achievement and wish him continued excellence and success in his scientific endeavours.
https://t.co/ytESw57DUv
#ICTPDiracMedal #StatisticalMechanics #DeepakDhar

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@CricManjit @klrahul 5, 41

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@phdesmet Congratulations and all the best!

[LancasterPressOffice @LancasterPress]

What is a WIMP? Dr @dmitry_zmeev from @LancUniPhysics - who is at the @royalsociety #summerscience public exhibition this week with “A Quantum View of the Invisible Universe” – explains

[USA Cricket @usacricket]

WHAT. A. FINISH!!!! 🤩🤩

#TeamUSA wins their second match of the @ICC @T20WorldCup against Pakistan by 5 runs! 🔥

#T20WorldCup | #USAvPK | #WeAreUSACricket 🇺🇸

[Curiosity @MAstronomers]

Earth's rotation visualized in a stunning timelapse by Martin Giraud.

https://t.co/lqEqOAGYB8

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@IiserMohali R. I. P. Prof. Kapoor!

[Prayag @theprayagtiwari]

Cinema. ❤️

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@Iz_garland Congratulations 🥳 Dr Izzy

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@TribalAffairsIn Jaunsari

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@mungaanM @mcs_hp @UNEP @DEFCCOfficial @swachhbharat @CMOFFICEHP Well done 👏🏻 guys! This is really inspiring and commendable effort! All the best for your future endeavours ✨!

[Johns. @CricCrazyJohns]

BALL OF IPL 2024. 🫡

- ISHANT SHARMA, 35 YEARS OLD....!!!!

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

#NewProfilePic

[Lancaster Physics @LancUniPhysics]

We had the most fantastic time at our Science Community Day yesterday 🧪🤩👩‍🔬🎇

We were joined by over 600 visitors, and received some wonderful feedback!

Check out some of the great photos 📸

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@heatherphoenixx @LUniverse__ @LancUniPhysics Congratulations 🎉 Heather

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@BBL That’s clear out.

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

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[Dr Becky Smethurst @drbecky_]

Excitement at #NAM2022 for the James Webb Space Telescope image release! Just a small section of the 500 astronomers all here for this conference 🥳🥳🥳 our own little watch party

[Rahul Rana @AstroCric_07]

@ShaneWarne Rest in Peace! This is a tragic loss for Australian and international cricket.