Anindya Sundar

Photon whisperer|Poetry connoisseur|Biryani & Meme worshipper|@ChelseaFC 💙
Phy PhD @univofstandrews,@Macquarie_Uni|
Scientist @Quandela_SAS

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

Culmination of a major journey. With some traditional St Andrews "soaking" .
Still reeling in from the numbness from 100L of ice cold water tho!

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

@arghagolem The WhatsApp gaslighting of Chelsea memes has an effect, you say? More of those মীডা ডাইল- ভাত in the name of biryani for you! 😍

[Goonawan Moh Amat @Dongoevsky]

academia should consider changing "et al." to "& besties"

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

Amar *shona fuwa* hit it outta park!

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

@cy_lap @ACSPhotonics I thought "wizard" is what you wanted to go by! 😉
Many congratulations 🎉

[SCOTConference @SCOTConference]

📢 #SCOT2024 📢 Students are invited to submit abstracts for poster or oral presentations. Limited availability, on a first-come basis. Deadline: March 22, 2024. Join us at the Old Course Hotel, April 22-24. Details: https://t.co/7U4TY2EIdC #AcademicConference

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

Not limited to Paris, but across the world! 🫂

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

@eriklindahl @MannaLiberato @UU_University Would be interested to know about the criteria that were used, which would lead to diversifying the recruited candidates. In which case, they should be used as a template across universities.

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

DO interview your potential advisor if you apply for a PhD or postdoc.

This can save you years of pain, lost dreams and wasted time.

❗ Most students are focused on receiving the offer. But this is the biggest mistake one can make when looking for a position.

▫️

NOT every lab is friendly and has a good mentor in charge. In fact, most professors don’t know how to mentor (as mentorship is not prioritized in academia).

AFTER you get an offer, you can avoid possible problems during your PhD/postdoc through this:

1️⃣ Interview your advisor about the approaches and opinion on:

1. Research advising (how your advisor understands it and how it’s done in the group).
2. Mentoring and personal development during PhD/postdoc.
3. Collaboration - how they do it and what role students/postdocs play in it.
4. Development of your independence and confidence in research.
5. Your participation in conferences and workshops (how often and which types of conferences).
6. How they prepare research publications – authorship, quality, time per manuscript, contributions, etc.
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2️⃣ Make sure you can talk to the current students one on one (online or in person):

1. Ask about the group culture and support from the advisor
2. Hear their opinion on publication practices and conferences
Ultimately, don’t leave until you understand how you can fit in this group.
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3️⃣ Talk to alumni (at least 3-4 people):

1. Check out the advisor’s website and find a list of alumni.
2. Google the names of those who went into academia and industry (to hear both sides).
3. Reach out via email or LinkedIn, explain your intentions and politely ask for a quick call.
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🔴 Why is it important?

Because your advisor is the ONE who can shape your professional skills, motivation and perception of science.

Because the right mentor FORGES your critical thinking and vision.

And a careful search of such an advisor is the starting point.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdvoice

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

The abject reality of our country. What a travesty of a secular and democratic country, we've become!

[Shireen Azam @shireenazam]

Having to go on with life and work as an Indian Muslim as if you aren't constantly reevaluating life itself

[Rua M. Williams @FractalEcho]

This is not an email I ever expected to receive or send.

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

My old man got the much deserved attention he richly needed, but also somehow richly deserved!

On a side note, my buoy inspires and gives hope of a future which looks good. What a wonderful journey this has been. Love you halarbhai! 🫰 😘

#PhDone #besties #cheesyrewards

[Gurpriya @GurpriyaSidhu]

The loneliness of not having friends...a thread

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

@quantuplets Hahaha. Yassss! Bring the images on!
Congratulations Tommaso, well deserved! 🎉

[Quirky Quantuplets @quantuplets]

Smol #throwback to the BIG day of the #BigBounce2022- Day 2.
Amazing "work" weekend in Glasgow.
Fun was had at the Barrowland Ballroom! ✨
@IoPScotland
#physics #science #scienceexhibiton #scienceisfun #publicengagement

[Alannah Hallas @AlannahHallas]

Every Nobel prize season, I am boggled that anyone owns a phone that audibly rings in the middle of the night. They're going to need a new strategy for when Millennials start to win.

[Christine Le @christine_m_le]

If I throw my manuscript into the forest, have I submitted it to Nature?

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

@AcademicChatter Enjoy. Your. First. Year.

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

Echo the sentiments completely.

The fact that there was just a mention in passing for coming second in one, and a whole shebang for getting to the "top" in another says a lot, not just an institution in particular, but the academia in general.

[Anindya Raychaudhuri @DrAnindyaR]

A respectful suggestion: if you think that the neo-liberal metricisation of higher education is a bad thing, stop amplifying it when your institution does “well”. There are no winners here, ultimately we all lose.

[Anindya Sundar @UltracoolASAP]

Folks back home are giving me major PhD vibes! 🫡
A preemptive death certificate, and a lost and found case. It's that beautiful concoction on a Friday evening! 🥺

[Rupin Sharma IPS @rupin1992]

It happens only in #India😂😂😂