IIT Delhi Alumnus Vinayak Agarwal Wins $100K Bridge Award

Vinayak Agarwal, an associate professor at Georgia Tech and alumnus of IIT Delhi, has been selected for the Bridge Award by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). The award comes with a $100,000 grant.

The RCSA is a U.S. nonprofit that supports scientific research and STEM education. The Bridge Award is designed to provide funding for early-career scientists at a critical stage in their research.

Agarwal's work focuses on chemical biology and natural products. The grant will support his ongoing studies in these areas.

The award is part of RCSA's broader effort to fund innovative research by promising scientists. Agarwal is among a select group of recipients this year.