PHutures Ph.D. Spotlight December 2021 features Vishal Yadav, a Ph.D. candidate in JHU’s Department of Chemistry. Learn about the unexpected journey that Vishal undertook to pursue the advanced study of inorganic chemistry at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. more broadly, and read about how his advocacy work as a GRO representative, the Diversity Chair for Chem D.N.A., and in collaboration with the office for LGBTQ+ Life accelerated amid the pandemic. Also, learn about how Vishal navigates life in the United States as an international scholar and finds fulfillment while navigating the rigors of graduate study day-to-day.