University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA                                                                     Jun 2024 – Present

Post -doc Researcher in Swanson School of Engineering

·  Conducting research in the self-healing bacterial concrete

·  Supervisor: Prof. Steven G. Sachs

·  Research Domain: Green Concrete, bacteria, self-healing phenomenon

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA                                                                                 Oct 2023 – June 2024

Visiting Researcher in Sub-surface Opportunities and Innovations Lab (SOIL)

·  Conducting research in the temperature-based creep behavior of clay soil under Chicago loop

·  Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro F. Rotta Loria

·  Research Domain: Concrete, ceramics, and geotechnics

BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, India                                                                                        Jan 2019 – Oct 2023

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

·  Thesis Title: Reutilization of Nickel-Chrome Plating Sludge in Construction Materials: A Value-Added Approach

·  PhD Supervisor: Prof. Anupam Singhal

·  Research Domain: Waste-substituted bricks, geo-polymers, cement concrete, and life cycle Analysis

BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus                                                                                                                      July 2014 – July 2016

Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering

·  Thesis Title: Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of marble powder-substituted mortar and concrete

·  Mentors: Dr. Anshuman Srivastava

BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus                                                                                                                      Aug 2010 – May 2014

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering

·  Thesis Title: Development and characterisation of porous concrete-based tanks for rainwater purification

·  Mentor: Sr. Prof. Rajiv Gupta

·  Awarded Indian patent for the developed technology