UoH Physicist Prof. G.S. Vaitheeswaran to visit Japan’s NIMS under prestigious MANA Scheme

During his five-week visit from January 13 to February 20, 2026, Prof. Vaitheeswaran will work closely with Prof. Kazunari Yamaura's research group at NIMS on Quantum Solid State Materials. The collaboration will focus on exploring the technological potential of these materials and aims to lay the foundation for a long-term research partnership between the University of Hyderabad and NIMS.

Hyderabad: Prof. G.S. Vaitheeswaran from the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad (UoH), has been selected to visit the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan, under the MANA Scheme for 2026.

During his 5-week visit from January 13, 2026, to February 20, 2026, Prof. Vaitheeswaran will collaborate with Prof. Kazunari Yamaura’s research group on Quantum Solid State Materials. This collaboration aims to explore the technological applications of these materials and establish a long-term research partnership between the University of Hyderabad and NIMS.

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Prof. Vaitheeswaran is a distinguished researcher with numerous accolades, including the DAE Young Achiever Award, B.M. Birla Science Prize in Physics, and Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry. He is also listed among the Top 2% scientists globally by the Stanford Survey for 2024 and serves as an Associate Editor of the Bulletin of Materials Science, a press release said.