Experience

Caltech Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PhD Candidate - Prof. Kimberly A. See - seegroup.caltech.edu

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Developing, and studying fundamental processes in, low-cost materials for next-generation batteries.

• Rotating PhD Student - Prof. Ryan G. Hadt - hadtlab.caltech.edu

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

  Investigated mechanisms of water-splitting catalysts to generate hydrogen gas fuel.



GRID Alternatives

• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Grid Alternatives (GA) is a nonprofit that implements renewable technology in local low-income households and communities. I work with GA’s workforce development team to create and lead online workshops for new trainees from our partner communities on the techno-economics of energy storage. Grid Alternatives (GA) is a nonprofit that implements renewable technology in local low-income households and communities. I work with GA’s workforce development team to create and lead online workshops for new trainees from our partner communities on the techno-economics of energy storage.



Gram Vikas

• India
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• State Bank of India Fellow

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

  Gram Vikas (GV) is a 40-year-old nonprofit that works in rural infrastructure from water supply to education to energy. At GV, I led the renewal of a solar-battery micro-grid in the village of Maligaon, in Kalahandi district, Odisha. Ours is the first village-level solar-battery micro-grid to use lithium-ion batteries in India. Supported by the State Bank of India Youth for India (SBI YFI) Fellowship. youthforindia.org Gram Vikas (GV) is a 40-year-old nonprofit that works in rural infrastructure from water supply to education to energy. At GV, I led the renewal of a solar-battery micro-grid in the village of Maligaon, in Kalahandi district, Odisha. Ours is the first village-level solar-battery micro-grid to use lithium-ion batteries in India. Supported by the State Bank of India Youth for India (SBI YFI) Fellowship. youthforindia.org



Engineers Without Borders USA - Harvard SEAS Chapter

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Feb 2016 - May 2018

  EWB-USA is a nonprofit that works in rural infrastructure, partnering with communities to meet their basic human needs. Our chapter worked on two projects. The first, to plan and implement a water supply system over a square mile in Los Sanchez, Dominican Republic. The second, to design and build rainwater harvesting systems for three school buildings in Mkutani, Tanzania. EWB-USA is a nonprofit that works in rural infrastructure, partnering with communities to meet their basic human needs. Our chapter worked on two projects. The first, to plan and implement a water supply system over a square mile in Los Sanchez, Dominican Republic. The second, to design and build rainwater harvesting systems for three school buildings in Mkutani, Tanzania.



Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Intern - Prof. Philip Kim - kim.physics.harvard.edu

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Examined optoelectronic energy conversion in atomically thin solar energy materials. Examined optoelectronic energy conversion in atomically thin solar energy materials.



Harvard US-India Initiative

• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Director

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  The Harvard US-India Initiative (HUII) is an annual conference on US-India relations, fostering cooperation between youth from the United States and India. At HUII 2016, I moderated keynote speaker Piyush Goyal (then) Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy in the Government of India. The Harvard US-India Initiative (HUII) is an annual conference on US-India relations, fostering cooperation between youth from the United States and India. At HUII 2016, I moderated keynote speaker Piyush Goyal (then) Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy in the Government of India.



The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Research Intern - EkStep - ekstep.org

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  EkStep is developing a technology enabled platform to create equitable access to primary education. At EkStep, I conducted research to evaluate their efficacy in low-resource primary schools and initiate partnerships with micro-telecom companies to target rural areas lacking connectivity. My work was co-supervised by EkStep Foundation and Profs. Tarun Khanna, Satchit Balsari and JP Onnela. More at: https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/mobile-technology-2/ EkStep is developing a technology enabled platform to create equitable access to primary education. At EkStep, I conducted research to evaluate their efficacy in low-resource primary schools and initiate partnerships with micro-telecom companies to target rural areas lacking connectivity. My work was co-supervised by EkStep Foundation and Profs. Tarun Khanna, Satchit Balsari and JP Onnela. More at: https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/mobile-technology-2/