About me

I’m deeply driven by research and technology, always curious about how the world works. My long-term aim is to improve lives through strong engineering thinking and analytical problem-solving. Research is simply the most natural path toward that goal. As an undergraduate, my interests are still evolving, but I’m particularly drawn to biomaterials, energy materials and nanotechnology.

Currently pursuing Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech.) with Honors in Materials Science at IIT Bombay, I dream to be Dr. Anuj Waje someday.
Refer to my resume or CV for a more detailed idea about my experience in Undergraduate. 

"The important thing is to never stop questioning" - Albert Einstein

Hobbies: Hiking, Music (Classical), Cooking and Cricket

Overview

Fortunate to have worked as a part of rigorous, impactful and collaborative research groups in India as well as Singapore, research-driven student technical teams and some fruitful industrial collaborations

Explored a multitude of domains encompassing biomaterials, molecular dynamics, nanotechnology and computational materials science

Key Projects

Oxygen Incorporation in Tungsten Disulfide films for FETs and biosensing applications

Undergraduate Thesis, Electronic Materials Processing Lab

Professor Tanushree Choudhury

Investigated and performed a variety of solution synthesis pathways and annealing techniques for oxygen incorporation in tungsten disulfide films. Performed Raman characterization to identify corresponding phases present.

Investigating hydrogen pinning mechanism of NbC carbides

Summer Research Fellow

Professor Eason (Yi-Sheng) Chen, NTU Singapore

Working on understanding the mechanism of hydrogen pinning by carbides in steel with the help of modelling Eshelby's theory and use of first principles approach for designing LAMMPS simulations.

CalciCapture: Breathing Life back into our planet

Wet Lab Subsystem Lead

Professor Kiran Kondabagilu, Professor Saket Choudhary, Professor P.V. Balaji

Planning and designing experiments to assay our protein of interest - Calmodulin (CAM) which is a potential candidate for the calcium pathway in E.huxleyi. Experiments involved SDS-Page, Western Blotting, PCR amplification.

Unveiling Key Regulatory Genes and Pathways in Epilepsy Progression

Computational Multi-omics Course Project

Professor Saket Choudhary

This study aimed to identify and characterize transcriptomic signatures associated with the stages of epileptogenesis in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Using robust rank aggregation (RRA) on TLE microarrays, key genes consistently expressed across different models and platforms were identified

Analyzing various carbon gradients in Low carbon steel

Alloy Characterization and Processing

Professor Prita Pant

Multitude of tests ranging from Low cycle Fatigue, Vicker's hardness, Quenching in different media, Pack carburization were performed to characterize Low Carbon steel obtained from a mini-EAF.

Examining Directional Solidification in SS304L

Molecular Dynamics Course Project

Professor Ajay Singh Panwar

Investigating the phenomenon by tracking various parameters such as rdf, common neighbor analysis, centrosymmetric parameter and thermal conductivity to measure the direction of disorder present in the system.

Efficiency of Solar Cells + NCPRE Training

Energy Materials Intern

Using SCAPS-1D simulation to test the efficiency of solar cells given various constraints. Specialized training in Solar sun simulator and Quantum efficiency measurement system was received as part of the internship in collaboration with NCPRE. Visit to various on ground solar installation in rural areas of Maharashtra.

Thin film Transistors in Liquid Crystal Displays

Optoelectronic Properties, Materials and Devices Course Project

Professor Tanushree Choudhury

Using SCAPS-1D simulation to test the efficiency of solar cells given various constraints. Specialized training in Solar sun simulator and Quantum efficiency measurement system was received as part of the internship. Visit to various on ground solar installation in rural areas of Maharashtra.

Transient Conduction Analysis using FEM

Process Kinetics and Transport Course Project

Professor Deepoo Kumar

FEM Equations to model heat conduction using Python. Boundary conditions were analyzed based on the given problem at hand.

Thermodynamic Optimization of the Co-Zr system

Mahindra Solarize

Computational Thermodynamics Course Project

Professor A. Durga

Developed sublattice models for CoZr-2 and CoZr-3 to capture non-stoichiometry and performed PARROT-based optimization in ThermoCalc.

Literature Review: Supramolecular Chemistry of CB-[8] complexes

Molecular Biophysics Course Paper Review

Professor P.V. Balaji

Analyzed positive, negative and non-cooperative behavior through a myriad of host-guest interactions.

Literature Review: Morphotropic Phase boundaries and Relaxor Ferroelectrics

Piezoelectrics and Ferroelectrics Course Paper Review

Professor Abhijeet Sangle

Observed piezoelectric behavior near morphotropic phase boundaries and reviewed the corresponding phase changes which cause that effect using Vesta.

Skills

I have equipped myself with a diverse set of skills which I aim to expand more in the years to come. I am always excited to learn new things!

Software

Programming

Others

LAMMPS, OVITO, VMD, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, LT-Spice, Arduino, SCAPS, Origin, Vesta

Python, C/C++, SQL, MATLAB, LATEX, R, Lang-chain, Pytorch, Tensorflow, Scikit-learn, Pandas, Numpy

Leadership, Management, Teamwork, Academic Writing, Mentorship

Leadership/Mentorship

"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world" - Nelson Mandela

Achievements