PhD Success: Earning ₹1L in India, Speaking at Stanford, and Postdoc at UT Austin | Podcast Feature

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00:00 - Introduction
01:14 - Why he pursued a PhD in India? PMRF fellowship, Selection process and Interview.
06:01 - Experimental vs Theoretical Research - Would you recommend people to pursue a PhD in India or abroad?
08:25 - Post-PhD options in semiconductors ; R&D jobs
09:55 - How difficult is it to get a job abroad right after a PhD?
11:53 - Do you see a fab coming to India in the near-future? Top device modeling companies in India ; Salaries they offer
14:40 - How much does impact factor of a journal matter? Chat related to publications ; Which journal/conference to submit
17:30 - Journal publication time, Revisions in manuscript, Reading papers to get more ideas, etc
21:00 - Struggling to get an idea in the start
22:20 - EDS Fellowship - What, How, and Why? Funding a flight to San Francisco and stay at Hilton
26:15 - How different is UT Austin from IIT Kanpur? Industry Collaborations, internship opportunities, benefits of master's, guidance for students..
35:30 - Semiconductor device modeling groups in India, Higher education student funding in India vs US
38:33 - Cost of Living in US
41:00 - Teaching duties for PMRF fellows
41:55 - Hot research topics in semiconductors, back to experimental vs theoretical research
46:30 - What Nilesh does as a device modeling researcher? Beyond-CMOS devices
50:00 - What's next after bulk MOSFETs, FinFETs, and GAAFETs? Practical issues with going beyond CMOS..
54:30 - Startup in semiconductors, Astronomical Instrument/Equipment costs
57:20 - Future plans, Nilesh's piece of advice and concluding remarks