Four Indian American students have been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship and will begin their postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford in October 2025. 

The Rhodes Scholarship provides full funding for postgraduate studies at Oxford to more than 100 scholars each year, allowing exceptional students to engage in advanced research and academic exploration.

The Indian American scholars—Ayush Noori, Anushka Nair, Aneesh Muppidi, and Om Gandhi—have excelled in diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and oncology, showcasing exceptional academic and leadership achievements.

Ayush Noori, from Bellevue, Washington, is completing A.B. and M.Sc. degrees in computer science and neuroscience at Harvard University. His research harnesses artificial intelligence to analyze biomedical data, focusing on treatment predictions for conditions like bipolar disorder and Parkinson’s disease. Co-founder of the Harvard Undergraduate OpenBio Laboratory, Noori has co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers and aims to pursue MSc degrees in clinical neurosciences and physiology, anatomy, and genetics at Oxford.

Anushka Nair, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a senior at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)  completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and engineering. With research at the intersection of AI and ethics, she has contributed to projects on misinformation detection using large language models. Nair has interned at Tesla, the UN, and Oracle, and will pursue a DPhil in social data science at Oxford.

Aneesh Muppidi, from Schenectady, New York, is studying computer science and neuroscience at Harvard. With experience in AI policy at the White House’s OSTP, he has led multiple student organizations, including serving as co-president of the Hindu Students Association. Muppidi plans to undertake an MSc in advanced computer science and a master’s in public policy.

Om Gandhi, of South Barrington, Illinois, is pursuing degrees in neuroscience, public health, and bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on innovative cancer immunotherapies. Gandhi, a leader in the Penn Hindu-Jain Association and other student organizations, will study oncology at Oxford.

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