I am a PhD student and PMRF fellow in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science. 

My doctoral research investigates the plasticity and localised deformation behaviour of hydride-containing Zr−2.5%Nb alloy using micromechanical testing. This work aims to enhance the lifetime and safety of critical components in power plants. I also have experience working in other fields, such as additive manufacturing of high entropy alloys and machine learning based material property prediction.  

As a professional/researcher/engineer in the materials engineering domain, I also endeavour to seek out and address key challenges in the industrial landscape along the way  

Alongside this, I often indulge in my other interests such as reading, meditating, and occasionally hiking :)

• Feb'25 - Delivered oral talk at Annual Student Symposium of Materials Engineering Department, IISc, received Best Oral Presentation Award

• Nov'24 - Presented poster at IIM-ATM 2024 (Annual Technical Meeting of the Indian Institute of Metals), received Best Poster Award in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering section

• Feb'24 - Presented poster at Annual Student Symposium of Materials Engineering Department, IISc

• Oct'23 - Received Prime Minister Research Fellowship  (PMRF)

• Aug'23 - Joined as a PhD student in Extreme Environments Materials Group (EEMG) 

• Sep'22 - Joined as a Research Associatein Extreme Environments Materials Group (EEMG) headed by Prof. Ankur Chauhan, Materials Engineering Department, IISC Bangalore