Bio Sketch

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor at MAE, IIT Hyderabad (Oct 2021 - till date)

• Postdoctoral Researcher at UPC Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2018 -  Oct 2021) with Prof. Irene Arias

• Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at IIT Delhi, India (18-Mar 2016 - 03-May-2018)

• Visiting Scientist at FAU, Erlangen, Germany with Prof. Paul Steinmann (15-May-2017 - 15-July 2017)

• Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at IIT Delhi, India (July 2013- Mar 2016)

Education:

• Ph.D.: Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi (July 2013 - May 2018)

• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering): Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI), Agra (2009-2013) (1st Rank throughout II to VIII Sem)

• School Education: Bal Bharati School, Agra (1995-2002) and Air Force School, Agra (2002-2009)

Research Interests:

Multiscale modeling, Homogenization of electroactive materials, Flexoelectricity in nanomaterials, Computational Materials Science, Nonlinear elasticity of nano and continuum rods/plates/shells, Bifurcation Analysis, Displacive Phase transition, Effect of surface stresses on nanomaterials, Phonons in nanorods and nanotubes, Theoretical and computational nanomechanics

Fellowships:

• INSPIRE Fellowship  (01-Nov-2013 – 03-May-2018) (Provided by Govt. of India)

• MHRD Fellowship      (22-July-2013 - 31-Oct-2013)   (Provided by Govt. of India)

Reviewer for Journals:

• Physical Review Letters (PRL),  Mechanics Research Communications, IJMR, SADHANA

Professional Membership:

•  SEMNI

Honors/Awards:

• Awarded First position (prize money of Rs. 4500) for presenting poster in Open House 2017, IIT Delhi (April 2017)

• Received Best Poster Award for presenting poster in IUMRS-ICYRAM 2016, IISc Bangalore (Dec 2016)

• Awarded Second position (awarded prize money of Rs. 3500) for presenting poster in Open House 2016, IIT Delhi (May2016)

• Received Appreciation Award for presenting poster in Open House 2014, IIT Delhi (May 2014)

• Received Director's Medal for Securing Highest Marks in B.Tech (Nov 2013)

• Awarded First Position amongst Varshney students in B.Tech by Varshney Sabha Agra (Nov 2013)

• Exemplar of "Budding Systems on Piston and Piston Rings" (May 2013)

• Recognition award by Varshney Welfare Association  (April 2013)

• Awarded Prof. V.G. Sastry Memorial Prize for Best Overall Performance (March 2013)

• First Position in Slogan Writing Competition (Dec 2009)

• Awarded Second Position amongst Varshney students in XII by Varshney Sabha Agra (Oct 2009)

• Awarded First Position amongst Varshney students in X by Varshney Sabha Agra(Oct 2007)

• Best Student Award at Air Force School, Agra

Positions of Responsibility:

• Faculty-in-charge, Student Activities, IIT Hyderabad (2023- till date)

• Faculty-in-charge, SPIC MACAY, IIT Hyderabad (2022- till date).

• Member, Cultural Activities Committee, IIT Hyderabad (2022- till date).

• International advisor of ES and MAE Department, IIT Hyderabad (2022- till date).

• Adjunct Faculty, Engineering Science Department, IIT Hyderabad (2022- till date).

• Organizing Team member of SICE 2022 conference.

• Session Chair in ISSC, IIT Hyderabad Conference (Jan 2022).

• Department NEP coordinator (Nov 2021- till date).

• Coordinator for PhD admissions in Mechanics and Design stream (Nov 2021).

• Faculty Advisor for 1st year B.Tech. 2021 batch (Oct 2021 - till date)

• Member of accommodation team during IMPLAST 2016, IIT Delhi (Dec 2016)

• Assisted during PG Admissions in Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi (May 2015; Dec 2015; May 2016; Dec 2016; May2017; Dec2017; May2018)

• Accommodation Head during 2nd Indian National Conference on Applied Mechanics- INCAM 2015 at IIT Delhi (13-15 July 2015)

• In-charge of maintaining Bio-Metric data for Computation Lab, IIT Delhi (2014-2018)

• Class Captain/Representative of class at DEI, Agra (Vice Captain: 2011-12 ; Captain: 2012-13)

• Student Sampravaha 2013 (Technical Fest) Coordinator at DEI, Agra (March 2013)

• Campus Ambassador of Aspiring Minds at DEI, Agra (2012-13)

• Student Editor of Career Counselor (monthly review) published at DEI, Agra (2011-12)

• Student coordinator of a cultural activity at DEI, Agra (2011-12)

• Vice Captain of apple house at Air Force School, Agra (2006-2007)

• Class Monitor/Representative throughout all classes at Air Force School, Agra

Others:

• Got opportunity to meet and exchange thoughts with Former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi

• Got opportunity to get Low Cost Access Device (LCAD) AKASH Tablet from Government of India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Hobbies:

Playing badminton, Writing poems and non-fiction articles, Composing (especially devotional) songs, Playing Indian musical instruments such as harmonium, dholak, dafli, Reading non-fictional books