Two Indian American University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Rishabh Kirpalani and Tulika Bose — are among 42 faculty awarded prestigious fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) for 2026-2027 for people who drive discovery with bold ideas.
“These prestigious honors provide researchers with the recognition, flexibility, and support needed to pursue bold ideas, advance groundbreaking scholarship and address society’s most pressing challenges,” says Dorota Brzezinska, vice chancellor for research.
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Kirpalani is among 18 faculty honored with the H.I. Romnes Fellowships to recognize faculty with exceptional research contributions within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position. The award is named in recognition of the late WARF trustees president H.I. Romnes and comes with $60,000 that may be spent over five years.
Kirpalani, the Scott and Kathryn Happ Professor of Economics, works in macroeconomics, public finance and international economics. His research centers on the design and conduct of government policy, with a focus on the credibility of fiscal and monetary institutions and the global role of U.S. public debt. He has taught at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels.
Bose is among 16 faculty honored with Kellett Mid-Career Awards to support those promoted to tenured positions seven to 20 years ago and who have made key research contributions in their fields.
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The award, named for the late William R. Kellett, a former president of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, provides support and encouragement to faculty at a critical stage of their careers and comes with $75,000 to be spent over five years.
Bose, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Physics, is an internationally recognized leader in experimental particle physics whose work on the CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider advances precision measurements, new-physics searches, and large-scale computing innovation.
A dedicated educator and mentor, she also provides distinguished service shaping national research priorities, workforce development and public engagement.