Dr, Kumar received his PhD in plant molecular biology from University of Delhi in 2021. During his PhD, he worked on the analysis of genetic variations in different genes and protein sequences among wild and cultivated rice types. Ritesh has eight journal articles and ten conference presentations. He will be working with Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian, Geology, and Dr. Krishna Jagadish, Agronomy, on a funded proposal by National Science Foundation (NSF). He will be conducting experiments to measure sap flow in plants using the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology for the first time in the nation.
