Hi! My name is Shilpi Mandal.

(she/her/hers)

I am a 5th year PhD candidate in the Department of Mathematics at Emory University. My advisor is Professor Suresh Venapally and my coadvisor is Professor Parimala Raman.

At the moment, I am interested in local-global principles and period-index bounds on complete non-Archimedean valued fields. My broader interests are in cohomology, quadratic forms, and linear algebraic groups.

I earned my Integrated BS-MS (dual degree) in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Hyderabad, India.

I am on the Job Market! I will be applying for postdoctoral/academic positions, to start in Fall 2025.

You can download my CV here.


You can reach me at:

Email: shilpi [dot] mandal [at] emory [dot] edu

Office: N406, Math and Science Center, Emory University


I am a firm believer in the axioms coined by Federico Ardila.

  • Axiom 1. Mathematical potential is equally present in different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.

  • Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.

  • Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.

  • Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.


Upcoming Travel

  • unQVNTS Seminar at the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA (October 23-25, 2024).

  • AIM Workshop on Nilpotent Counting Problems in Arithmetic Statistics, American Institute of Mathematics, Pasadena, USA (November 11-15, 2024).

  • Joint Mathematics Mettings (JMM) 2025.


Current Activities

  • Teaching Math 112: Calculus 2

  • Reading group on Patching techniques with Sreejani Chaudhury, Matthew Allen, and Deependra Singh at Emory. See here for a quick intro to Patching over Fields.

  • Seminar sessions on Étale Cohomology with Prof. Parimala and other mathematics graduate students.

  • Co-organising (with Deewang Bhamidipati and Swati) a Special Session on Rethinking Number Theory at the AWM Research Symposium.


I also love reading math blogs and puzzles, so if you have any, send me some! To see mine, go to the Fun Zone (patent pending).

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