Experience

Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Student

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Rising 5th year Ph.D. student at the MPEM group, focusing on developing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells 1) Engineering halide perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor materials with a high promise to compete in the solar cell market currently dominated by silicon solar cells 2) Combining the methods of solar cell fabrication and electrocatalyst synthesis to produce renewable solar-to-fuels like hydrogen and ammonia from abundant feedstocks like water and nitrate… Show more Rising 5th year Ph.D. student at the MPEM group, focusing on developing high-efficiency perovskite solar cells 1) Engineering halide perovskite solar cells, a new class of semiconductor materials with a high promise to compete in the solar cell market currently dominated by silicon solar cells 2) Combining the methods of solar cell fabrication and electrocatalyst synthesis to produce renewable solar-to-fuels like hydrogen and ammonia from abundant feedstocks like water and nitrate runoffs 3) Developing easy-to-maintain modules for point-of-use green hydrogen production

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  Process Control class Teaching Assistant. Assisted instructor with designing assignment solutions, helped students to understand key concepts and graded assignments

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Senior Undergraduate Lab Teaching Assistant. Designed and debugged the working apparatus for ease of use and supervised final year undergraduates during experiments.



Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

• IIT Bombay

• Student Mentor, Student Mentor Program (SMP)

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  Student Mentor Program, (SMP) is a Program within the IIT Bombay Student Community, with the primary objective of enabling constructive and positive interaction, guidance and mentorship of junior students by senior students. In a nutshell, a student mentor's role may be perceived to be facilitative, supportive and developmental for the student community in general and the first year students in particular. Student Mentor Program, (SMP) is a Program within the IIT Bombay Student Community, with the primary objective of enabling constructive and positive interaction, guidance and mentorship of junior students by senior students. In a nutshell, a student mentor's role may be perceived to be facilitative, supportive and developmental for the student community in general and the first year students in particular.



Department Academic Mentorship Program

• IIT Bombay

• Student Mentor

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  The Department Academic Mentorship Programme (D-AMP), under the aegis of the Institute Student Mentorship Programme (ISMP), deals with students in undergraduate departments who are facing severe academic problems. The program identifies select senior students to act as mentors for a set of junior students and help them cope with any academic problems they may face in the department or otherwise. The Department Academic Mentorship Programme (D-AMP), under the aegis of the Institute Student Mentorship Programme (ISMP), deals with students in undergraduate departments who are facing severe academic problems. The program identifies select senior students to act as mentors for a set of junior students and help them cope with any academic problems they may face in the department or otherwise.



Washington University in St. Louis

• United States

• Summer Intern

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Working in the Moon Lab as a Summer Research Intern to create novel transcription factors that can sense the concentration of neurotransmitters in our gut by integrating a DNA binding protein with metabolite binding protein. Working in the Moon Lab as a Summer Research Intern to create novel transcription factors that can sense the concentration of neurotransmitters in our gut by integrating a DNA binding protein with metabolite binding protein.



Mood Indigo IIT Bombay

• India
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pronites Coordinator

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  Part of a team that organizes the best concerts in the 4 days of the Asia's largest college cultural festival with an average footfall of 130,000. Structuring, managing and contacting the best upcoming bands and judges for Mood Indigo's flagship event, India's Oldest semi-professional band Launchpad "Livewire" in 6 top cities of the country.

• Pronites Organiser

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Part of a team that organises the best concerts of the Asia's largest college cultural festival with a footfall of 105,000. The concerts are the biggest events in the 4 day cultural festival and our team negotiates with the best artists to perform on the stage with an audience of more than 15,000.



Techfest, IIT Bombay

• Mumbai Area, India

• Food & Beverages Organiser

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Part of a team that takes care of all the food and Beverage requirements of the participants and audience of the Asia's largest Technical Festival with a footfall of 1,45,000. Our aim is to negotiate the best deals with the sponsors and clients without compromising the food quality throughout the 3 day Festival. Part of a team that takes care of all the food and Beverage requirements of the participants and audience of the Asia's largest Technical Festival with a footfall of 1,45,000. Our aim is to negotiate the best deals with the sponsors and clients without compromising the food quality throughout the 3 day Festival.