Research Assistant Professor, Biophotonics and Ultrasound Imaging lab: 2020– Present

The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA.

• Advisor: Dr. Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli

Postdoctoral Scholar, Biophotonics and Ultrasound Imaging lab: Aug 2017– Dec 2019

The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA.

• Advisor: Dr. Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli

M.S. and Ph.D., Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (Major - Mechanical Engineering): 2011 – 2017

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

• Dissertation: Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers: From Design to Applications.

• Advisor: Prof. Rudra Pratap

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering : 2006 – 2010

Indian Institute of Technology- Varanasi, Banaras Hindu University, India.

• SensusLabs Bangalore, India, Co-Founder and hardware lead, March 2015 - April 2016

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited India, Executive Engineer, July 2010 - July 2011

• Unilever, Business Leadership Trainee(Summer), Mumbai, India, May 2009 - July 2009

• Best Paper award, IEEE Sensors conference 2018 Delhi, India

• Travel Award, Conference travel award by the office of postdoctoral affairs (OPA), Penn State USA

• Research assistant fellowship (2011-2017) by the ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India

• Summer school fellowship (2012 ), by the DST-India, for Nano Exchange Program, University of Alberta. Canada

• Finalist, GE Edison challenge 2009, on energy management in rural India India

• Technical Head, Technex- 2009, Institute technical fest, IIT - Varanasi India

• Technical Head (2009), Robotics club, IIT Varanasi India

• Programming: Python, C, C++, Matlab, Mathematica, LabView.

• Electronics: pSpice; EDA - Cadence Virtuoso, Tanner; Mask Design - L-Edit, Clewin; PCB Design - Eagle, Cadence Orcad.

• Modeling: Comsol, Lumerical, Ansys, Solidworks.

• Cleanroom: Lithography, RIE, DRIE, sputtering, laser vibrometry, AFM, electron microscopy, dicing, wire-bonding, sensor packaging.

• Other skills: Benchtop optics, Biomedical imaging, soldering, machining, product development and fast prototyping.

Reading, DIY electronics, and painting.