Photoelastic Particles
Fabricating mercury-free photoelastic polymer particles with optimal mechanical and optical properties for granular matter and suspension studies.
CU Boulder · Lab of Prof. Nathalie Vriend · 2024–present
Rheology & AI
Developing ML-powered proprietary software tools (i) to extract raw rheological data from historical PDF plots, and (ii) for universal fingerprinting and classifying rheological data.
Independent project · Ongoing
Block Copolymer Coatings
Investigating small molecule contamination dynamics in soft polymer coatings using real-time confocal microscopy visualization.
University of Cincinnati · Lab of Prof. Jonathan Pham · 2023–2024
Soft Wetting Mechanics
Measuring time-dependent wetting ridge height on polymer melt surfaces using AFM and optical profilometry.
University of Kentucky · Lab of Prof. Jonathan Pham · 2020–2023
Polyethylene Blend Rheology
Designed a novel melt compounding technique, rheological methods, and mathematical framework for determining optimal processing conditions and extent of dissolution in UHMWPE/HDPE blends.
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory · Lab of Prof. Ashish K. Lele · 2014–2020
Janus & Anisotropic Patchy Particles
Ran numerical simulations of Janus spheres and anisotropic patchy particles on two-fluid interfaces.
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory · Lab of Dr. Pankaj Doshi · 2013–2014