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Aru Ray

Bonn, Germany

http://people.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/aruray

I am a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany. Previously I was a postdoc at Brandeis University, a graduate student at Rice University, and an undergraduate at SUNY Geneseo, all in the USA. I spent most of my life pre-college in Kolkata, India.

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Top Questions

How should I deal with becoming discouraged as a graduate student?

research graduate-school emotional-responses asked Jun 29, 2012 at 0:16

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How to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome and feelings of inadequacy: "I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this"

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I graduated last year and my advisor passed away unexpectedly soon after. What should I do now for subsequent academic job searches?

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How should I introduce myself (a graduate student) at a conference?

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Keys to a successful postdoc in mathematics

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Why do research faculty pursue administrative positions, such as dean, provost, president, etc. ? Do such positions spell the end of one's research?

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How much detail to include for an award listed on a CV

cv asked Jun 20, 2013 at 3:03

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As an inexperienced/unknown recommendation letter writer, what should I do to make my letter stand out?

graduate-admissions job-search recommendation-letter asked Oct 22, 2014 at 13:42

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How to ask someone (outside the department) to be on the thesis committee

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How to prepare for the French language exam as part of PhD program?

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Top Answers

If you know a family member who is much more qualified and capable in mathematics than you are, should find another field of specialisation?

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Should I quit my PhD - workload, self-esteem and social life

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How to effectively deal with Imposter Syndrome and feelings of inadequacy: "I've somehow convinced everyone that I'm actually good at this"

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How do I know if I am truly prepared for graduate school in mathematics?

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Is it true that 'nice' professors fail to produce good students?

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University I rejected is asking which other one I chose over them; should I tell?

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How to respond to an unofficial PhD offer?

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Proving that the general linear group is a differentiable manifold

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How many recommendation letters should you ask a professor to write?

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Are fields flat $\mathbb Z$-modules?

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Is it acceptable to ask someone for help revising your paper?

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Explanations of Lebesgue number lemma

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How to encourage women to study mathematics?

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I keep forgetting what I've learned. Should I even consider pursuing advanced degree in math?

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Is it good to have solutions of homework published?

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Would a high stack exchange rep make a difference in a job interview?

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Use of Reduced Homology

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Is transferring to another university an option for an unhappy PhD student?

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A trivial correction to my currently-under-review paper - What to do?

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Why do many PhD programs expect a higher average physics GRE score for international students than US students?

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If transitioning into academic position, should I buy my PhD graduation cap and gown?

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How to handle a student's public speaking anxiety when teaching a class that requires presentations?

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What does "The references in general are not current" mean?

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How to turn down an offer if you aren't sure where you're going yet?

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Are both GRE and TOEFL a must for a PhD program in the US? Or only TOEFL will suffice?

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How to stay on top of recent literature?

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Encouraging class participation

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What must an international graduate student do before arriving in the US?

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How can I assess my potential for a career in pure mathematics?

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At what age do professors stop taking new students?

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