Bio-sketch

I have completed my PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Jodhpur under the supervision of Dr. Ankur Gupta, Associate Professor, at IIT Jodhpur.

My thesis work has been completely focused on “Advanced Micro/Nano Manufacturing Techniques for Sensing and Remeidation”. I aim to develop a low-cost functional platform on flexible substrates integrated with the use of micro/nano manufacturing techniques. The importance of my work lies in the potential impact it can have on public health outcomes across a wide range of industries, for example, gas sensors, biosensors, and wastewater treatment. By developing affordable and portable sensors, my goal is to provide immediate results that can significantly influence the petroleum industry, sewer lines, scientific laboratories, and various other environments.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (2020-2025) — Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India.

Supervisor: IITJ - Dr. Ankur Gupta

Raman Charpak Fellow at UTT, France (host supervisor) - Prof. Gilles Lerondel

• Master of Technology (M.Tech.) (2017-2019)— Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, India 

• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) (2012-2016)— Department of Mechanical Engineering, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India 

Achievements

1. Awarded the "C. V. Raman Gold Medal" for Best Ph.D. Thesis among the batch of 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India

2. Awarded the prestigious "Distinguished Bluastein Postdoctoral Fellowship" to work in the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 

3. Awarded the prestigious "Raman-Charpak Fellowship" 2022 by CEFIPRA to work as a visiting researcher at the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France

4. Selected for Young Laureate (Citations) Award 2023 given by Journal of Material Nanoscience

5. JMM (Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering), Institute of Physics (IoP Publishing), has included our research work in the collection theme of "JMM Emerging Leaders 2023"

6. Won Cash Prize for research presentation in Technical Hindi Seminar 2023, organized at IIT, Jodhpur

7. Student Coordinator for Ist International Conference on the Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Jodhpur, India, 25-27 Aug, 2022

8. Student Coordinator for 33rd AGM of MRSI and 4th Indian Material Conclave, IIT Jodhpur, India, 19-23 December, 2022

9. Elected as Executive Member for Board of Departmental Society, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Jodhpur, 2022-2023

Professional Training/Experience

1. MEMS Cantilever and Micro & Nano characterization Techniques, 2019,  INUP Hands-on Training at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

2. Micro and Nano Fabrication Techniques, Nanomat Platform 2023, University of Technology of Troyes, France.

3. Visiting Assistant Professor (2019–2020), Himigiri Zee University, Uttarakhand, India.

Talks

1. Delivered an invited short talk on "Parametric analysis of ZnO nanowires on metal seeded substrates via chemical bath deposition technique and their low-temperature sensing" at the INDO-FRANCE Seminar on Nanoclusters, organized by INST, Mohali and CEFIPRA, at Chandigarh, 2-5 Oct, 2023.

Membership

1. Associate Member—Institute of Physics (IoP); Membership ID: 80466462