Postdoctoral Associate, University of Colorado BoulderDept. of Mechanical Engineering · Lab of Prof. Nathalie VriendPhotoelastic particle fabrication; granular matter and suspension characterization.
2023–24
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of CincinnatiDept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering · Lab of Prof. Jonathan PhamBlock copolymer coatings; confocal microscopy; tribological instrumentation.
2020–23
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of KentuckyDept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering · Lab of Prof. Jonathan PhamSoft wetting mechanics; AFM and optical profilometry; polymer melt surfaces.
2014–20
Doctoral Researcher, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, IndiaPolymer Science and Engineering Division · Advised by Prof. Ashish K. LeleUHMWPE/HDPE blend rheology; melt compounding; entanglement dynamics modeling.
2013–14
Project Fellow, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, IndiaChemical Engineering Division · Lab of Dr. Pankaj DoshiNumerical simulations of Janus spheres and anisotropic patchy particles on two-fluid interfaces.
Education
2020
Ph.D., Engineering SciencesCSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, IndiaThesis: "Blends of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and high density polyethylene: Dissolution, rheology, and modeling"Advisors: Prof. Ashish K. Lele & Dr. Harshawardhan V. Pol
2013
B.E. (Hons.) Chemical EngineeringBirla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, India
Honors & Awards
2025
Honorable Mention, Outstanding Postdoc of the YearCU Boulder
2023
Best Poster AwardNational Postdoc Appreciation Week, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
2021
Winner, 10th National Awards for Technology Innovation in PetrochemicalsGovernment of India
2019
Best PhD Research Scholar in Engineering SciencesCSIR-NCL
2018
AWSAR Award for Science WritingGovernment of India