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Motivational Letter
I was interested to work towards an academic position to pursue my research interests in the field of manufacturing. I have always been fascinated by the ways in which man has utilized the benefits offered by nature to make his life more comfortable. My goal in my life is to contribute something for nation’s growth from my side up to my capability. I think we can contribute to nations growth by joining the politics, doing social work etc. but everybody has some key potential within themselves which we have to identify and enhancing this potential for personal development will eventually turn into the nation's growth. I was raised with a research mindset since elementary school, and I want to improve my skills by conducting quality research and contributing to the country.
I've always been fascinated by the wonders of science since I was a child. Therefore, after Secondary School examination, I chose science stream and at the end of Higher Secondary standard, I got an ample theoretical knowledge about science field like physics, mathematics, chemistry etc. but I was not satisfied with it as I wasn't able to get the physical significance of many terms like what is the actual use of differentiation or integration in real life problems? What is the practical use of sine and cosine function? So I decided to do Mechanical Engineering as it is basic to many of the branches i.e. automobile, production, and aerospace etc. and also involves miracle things like automation which makes life safe and fast. The first few weeks as an undergraduate demanded a lot of diligence from my end but with constant support from colleagues and educators, I could finally gather the prerequisites I had missed during high school. During my bachelor's degree at SRES COE Kopargaon, I received answers to many questions raised during the HSC standard, as well as satisfaction from the work that I completed. I realized that Design & Manufacturing is my favorite subject and thus, decided to do research in those areas. During the second and third years of my undergraduate degree, I attempted to clear all of my technical concepts and learn each subject thoroughly from the bottom of my heart. In the third year, I presented a seminar on ‘Design & Analysis of leaf spring in Automobile’, which helped me go more deeply into the design system concepts. From that work, I learned that how the design process is initiate, design phases, formulation of the problem statement, approach to the design solution, analysis and optimization etc. In the following research project, materials such as pure PTFE, PTFE+GF (glass fiber), PTFE+CB (carbon black), and PTFE+Bronze were prepared, and their performance under structural loading and variable disk speed was measured using a pin-on-disk setup. I was guided by Prof. Avinash Mahale at SRES COE Kopargaon. We analysed those findings for friction and wear measurement. This whole experience at early stage boosted my confidence greatly. This experience helped me acquire skills like decision-making, problem-solving, coordinating and working in a team which will certainly help me in my research career also. After the completion of undergraduate studies, my interest towards research motivated me to go for a master's program. Fortunately, I got admission for the M.Tech program in SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded (https://www.sggs.ac.in). It is an Autonomous Institute of Government of Maharashtra, India. In the program, I got the opportunity to work as RF (Junior Research Fellow) under the Indo German Tool Room sponsored project entitled ‘Design, Development, and Analysis of Compound Press Tool for Secondary Gasket’ under the guidance of Dr. B. M. Dabade. The aim was the identification of process uncertainties and quantifying them would facilitate a risk-free manufacturing environment, which goes a long way to minimising the overall cost of production.
In July, 2014, I joined the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, a premier technical institute in India to pursue Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (https://www.nitw.ac.in/main/). At the beginning of the PhD program, my professor Dr. B. Satish Ben and me presented a paper on ‘Synthesis of the Natural Resource Reinforced Metal Matrix Composite by Powder metallurgy Route’ at PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. In addition to this, the biggest turning point of my life was the Erasmus-Mundus Interweave student exchange program at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland which was enlightening in all grounds. I researched the topic entitled “Performance evaluation of high-speed incremental sheet forming technology for AA5754 H22 aluminum and DC04 steel sheets” with Professor Andrzej Kocanda. I pursued the academic year 2015/16 with like-minded research scholars and colleagues which were open to discussions. During this time, I also visited 15 countries in Europe, eight of which I visited alone. I love interacting with people from diverse backgrounds on music, culture, food, and education. I went to Warsaw with a lot of stereotypical notions but the intercultural interactions made me learn-unlearn-and-relearn certain aspects towards all the communities which I found to be of more profound importance than the academic experiences I have gained during my journey in Warsaw. The exposure and influence from various cultural ideologies on my overall personality development have been profound, with me resembling ideas from many traditions but also maintaining my individuality. I have defended my PhD thesis and the final defense was held on 22 June, 2018. Some days later on 9th july 2018, I joined Post-doctorate research in the MMMF Lab of IIT Bombay under the mentorship of Dr. Sushil K Mishra. The overall research experience at IIT Bombay was outstanding.
From all aforementioned experiences, one thing I learned that ‘Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much'. I am a quick learner who loves to try new things and think creatively. Apart from studies, I am also a self-taught musician, trained painting artist, and cricket player. I also enjoy travelling, interacting with new people and photography, served few college clubs and local NGOs as photographer and media manager. The journey was not just my hard work but the influences of people around me also contributed towards my growth. As an inspiring research engineer, I believe that my present academic experience in reputed institution (SVNIT Surat, The institution of National Importance, Government of India) will enhance my research prospect in this field. I feel that my life experiences, as well as my commitment to engineering, would be an asset for nation as whole. I perceive it as a wonderful opportunity to explore the research, enjoy my independence and gain experiences in life that will help me grow as a person.
‘In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.’
Jay Hind..!
