Academic Background 

Academic  Degrees

PhD: Mechanical Engineering| SMD| Indian Institute of Technology (IITK), Kanpur, India

• • GPA: 8.00 | Aug 2017 - Sept 2023 | Outstanding PhD thesis awardee by IITK

  • Dissertation: "Studies on novel hourglass lattice metastructures and its multifunctional applications"

Masters in CAD-CAM: Mechanical Engineering| CAD-CAM | VNIT, Nagpur, India

• • GPA: 8.42 | Aug 2013 - July 2015

  • Dissertation: "Finite element analysis for distortion of dental brackets" 

Bachelor of Technology: Mechanical Engineering| (GLA Mathura) Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India

• • Percentage: 72.6% | Aug 2009 - July 2013

Professional Experiences

• 2023-2025: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, TU Delft, Netherlands 

        Project: METAMECH-Mechatronic metamaterials for dynamic mode suppression
        Industries Involved: ASML-Eindhoven, VDL, PI and NWO

• 2023: Postdoc, IIT Kanpur, India

• 2023: Senior Research Associate,  IIT Kanpur, India

         Design of novel metamaterials for tailored wave propagation and ultra-wide vibration bandgaps

• 2019-2022: Visiting Researcher (UK, Japan, USA)

• SPARC Collaborative research project.

Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognition

🏆 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award

• 2024 — IIT Kanpur

• Awarded for the Best PhD Thesis in the Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kanpur.
  
  

🎓 Sakura Research Fellowship

• 2018 — Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

• Part of the Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science.
  
  

🌍 SPARC Research Fellowship

• 2020 — MHRD, Government of India

• Long-term stay for joint research at Swansea University, UK (2022) and visits to University of Sheffield & University of Glasgow, UK, under the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC).
  
  

✈️ SPIE Smart Structures Student International Travel Grant

• 2022 — SPIE, USA

• International travel grant for the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Conference held in California, USA.
  
  

✈️ IUSSTF Student Foreign Travel Grant

• 2019 — IUSSTF, USA-India Joint Project

• Supported participation in an international conference held in Denver, Colorado, USA, with a visit to WHOI Labs, Massachusetts, USA.
  
  

🎖️ Best Mentorship Award

• 2023 — IIT Kanpur

• Recognized for outstanding mentorship in the HAL Trainee Program at IIT Kanpur.
  
  

🏅 Distinguished Researcher Award

• 2024 — Smart Materials and Structures (SMSS) Lab, IIT Kanpur

• Awarded for best publications and research contributions.
  
  

🎓 MHRD Fellowship for PhD

• 2017 — MHRD, Government of India

• Fully funded PhD research fellowship.