Academic Honors / Recognition
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Accepted for Graduate student (Ph.D.) in the School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, Aug 2019.
Accepted for Graduate student (Ph.D.) in the School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering (MMMB), Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia, March 2019.
Accepted for Graduate student (Ph.D.) to the 2019 International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS) Germany.
Accepted for Graduate student (Ph.D.) in Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, USA, Jan 2019.
Paper titled “OrumBot: Origami-based Deformable Robot Inspired By An Umbrella Structure” chosen for award finalist at the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2018).
The Soft Material Robot Challenge (SMRC) finalist at the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
Delegate for the Singapore International Robo Expo (SIRE) 2017.
Accepted for prestigious "IBEC’s International PhD Programme" position at the Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Group of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), led by Prof. Samuel Sánchez, 2017.
Nominated for the Prestigious UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship, Australia, 2017.
Accepted for Research Assistant position at the Raman Research Institute, India, 2016-17.
Accepted for Research Assistant position at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI) as primary appointment, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) as secondary appointment, 2016-17.
Accepted for Research Assistant position at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS), 2016.
The Cyber Valley Research Fund (CVRF), Germany. Soft Sensing Interfaces Integrating Multifunctional Smart Materials (2019-22). PI: Dr. Ardian Jusufi, Associated Member: Mr. Hritwick Banerjee, Role: Author.
Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund, Singapore. HENA: Hydrogel-matrix expedited nitinol actuation (2019-22). PI: Prof. Hongliang Ren, Role: Co-author.
Singapore Millennium Foundation Research Grant, Singapore. Biologically-inspired artificial tentacles for transnasal procedures (2015-18). PI: Prof. Ren Hongliang, Role: Co-author.
Accepted for Research Engineer position at Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2014-15.
Accepted for Research student (PhD) in Electronics & Electrical Engineering (Research), School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, 2014-15.
Accepted for Research Assistant position at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 2014-15.
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), India fellowship to complete Master of Technology (M.Tech) study 2012-2014 at IIT Gandhinagar.
State Bank of India (SBI) Meritorious Children Scholarship to complete Master of Technology (M.Tech) study 2012-14 at IIT Gandhinagar.
Accepted for internship at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A), 2013.
99.45 percentile in GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012, Electrical Engineering.
Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) 2005.
Secured top position in district in Science Talent Search 2004, 2005.
Secured top position in district in Mathematics Talent Search 2004.
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