Recent ARC Grants and Postdocs

    ARC Discovery Project grants (recent, since 2001) :


    1. Coarse Geometry: a novel approach to the Callias index & topological matter
      (jointly with P. Hochs and G. C. Thiang,, Jan. 2020- Dec. 2022, $507K awarded)

    2. Parametrised gauge theory and positive scalar curvature,
      (jointly with D. Baraglia, Jan. 2017- Dec. 2019, $335K awarded)

    3. Ubiquity of K-theory and T-duality,
      (jointly with P. Bouwknegt, Jan. 2015- Dec. 2017, $370K awarded)

    4. Supersymmetric quantum field theory, topology and duality,
      (jointly with P. Bouwknegt, Jan. 2011- Dec. 2013, $375K awarded)
      For a brief account for the layperson, as reported in the Adelaidean, click here.

    5. Geometric Dualities in String Theory and Conformal Field Theory in the context of the Langlands Program,
      (jointly with P. Bouwknegt, Jan. 2008- Dec. 2010)

    6. Global aspects of dualities in string theory in the presence of background fluxes,
      (jointly with P. Bouwknegt, Jan. 2005- Dec. 2007)

    7. Twisted K-theory and its Application to String Theory and Conformal Field Theory,
      (jointly with P. Bouwknegt, Jan. 2002- Dec. 2004)

    8. New approaches to index theory,
      (Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2003)

    ARC and other Postdoctoral Researchers:

    1. Dr Marcos Orseli
      ARC Research Associate, (2023-2025)

    2. Dr Lachlan MacDonald
      ARC Research Associate, (2020-2022)

    3. Dr Hemanth Saratchandran
      Laureate Research Associate, (2020-2022)

    4. Dr Guanheng Chen
      ARC Research Associate, (2018-2020 June)

    5. Dr Matthias Ludewig
      Laureate Research Associate, (2018-2020 March)

    6. Dr Alex Chi Kwong Fok,
      ARC Research Associate, (2017-2018)

    7. Dr Guo Chuan Thiang,
      ARC Research Associate, (2015-2017)

    8. Dr Peter Hochs,
      Marie-Curie Fellow, (2013-2015)

    9. Dr Pedram Hekmati,
      Research Associate, (2011-2012, part of 2013).

    10. Dr. Snigdhayan Mahanta,
      Research Associate, (2010-2012).

    11. Dr. Stuart Yates,
      Research Associate, (part-time, 2009, 3 months)

    12. Dr. Partha Sarathi Chakraborty,
      Senior Research Associate, (2008-2009).

    13. Dr. Partha Sarathi Chakraborty,
      DEST Endeavour India Executive Awardee, (2007, April-August).

    14. Dr. Hisham Sati,
      Research Associate, (2003-2005)

    15. Dr. Avijit Mukherjee,
      Senior Research Associate, (2003-2004)

    16. Dr. Stuart Yates,
      Research Associate, (part-time, 2002)


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