Recognitions

Awards

1. “Priming” Aids to Detect the Possible Dysfunction of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Devices, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 73(12):1859-1860, December 2025., having been adjudged as one of the BEST OF IJO of the papers published in IJO 2025.

2. Invited to Engineering, Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave - 2025 under Young S&T Leader category by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. (https://estic.dst.gov.in)

3. Alumni Excellence in Research, KLU Alumin Awards 2023, KL Deemed to University, Vaddeswaram, 2023 (https://alumni.kluniversity.in/albums/photos/336570/23/image).

4. Young Innovator at InnoHealth 2017 held at New Delhi (http://2017.bioasia.in/).

5. "BULLS-EYE: EYE DROPS APPLICATOR FOR INSTILLATION" and was honored as one of the top five innovative ideas presented at the conference in the category of "BioAsia 2017 Top Promising Ideas Transforming Healthcare" during Bio-Asia 2017 held at Hyderabad (http://2017.bioasia.in/).

6.  Second runner-up in AAVISHKAR - project presentation held VEL Tech University, Chennai, 2011.

Research Scholarships

SAKURA Science Exchange Scholarship

•  Recipient of Sakura science exchange program fellowship, 2018, for conducting research work at JWRI (Joining and Welding Research Institute), Osaka University, Japan.

•  Experimental investigation on the mechanical behavior of friction-stir processed GMAW and TIG.

Swinburne Postgraduate Research Award (SUPRA) (Jan 2019 – Dec 2023)

•  Recipient of SUPRA that covers the tuition fees for the complete duration of candidature, HDR support fund and One year stipend for working Swinburne University of technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Professional Association

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

• Member ID: 22054373916 since 2024

• Member-at-large, ASME Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Section Leadership Team, 2025-2026.

Institute of Engineers India

• Member, ID: M-1827051 since 2025