Research Advisor: Prof. Dion VlachosProject(s): (i) Theory-guided rational design of metal/support systems for selective reduction of NO to N2 using H2 for applications in automotive exhausts, (ii) Developing population balance models for catalytic and non-catalytic deconstruction of polymers

• Worked with Prof. Luke Roling's group to develop a molecular-level understanding of catalyst reconstruction, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions, and reaction pathways for biomass conversion to value-added chemicals.• Applied unsupervised and supervised machine learning methods to develop a surface-level understanding of various catalytically-relevant phenomena.• Mentored 9 undergrads for their honors thesis on multiple DFT-based projects.• Collaborated with experimental research… Show more • Worked with Prof. Luke Roling's group to develop a molecular-level understanding of catalyst reconstruction, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions, and reaction pathways for biomass conversion to value-added chemicals.• Applied unsupervised and supervised machine learning methods to develop a surface-level understanding of various catalytically-relevant phenomena.• Mentored 9 undergrads for their honors thesis on multiple DFT-based projects.• Collaborated with experimental research groups in catalyst design, polymer design & synthesis, and MXene design at ISU and Tufts to investigate the kinetics and thermodynamics of several reaction chemistries of relevance in biomass valorization via the first principle-based approach.• Software used: VASP, LAMMPS, Gaussian, Python, MATLAB, GROMACS, QUANTUM ESPRESSO Show less

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 421, an undergraduate process control lab.• Responsibilities include establishing and validating operating conditions for dynamic liquid-level measurement experiment and pH measurement of a CSTR experiment, guiding and helping students during their lab sessions for respective experiments.• Software used: DeltaV™ Distributed Control System (DCS)

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 310, an undergraduate MATLAB coding course.• Responsibilities include developing a MATLAB code for Box-Behnken design of experiments through microkinetic modeling.• Assist in assessing in-class assignments, and mini-projects.

• Basic responsibilities include installing and commissioning the CHARMS module for connecting the Amatrol T5553 and Amatrol T5554 Process Control Systems with DeltaV workstation, alter the wiring of the Analytical (Amatrol T5554) and Thermal (Amatrol T5553) Process Control system to communicate with CHARMS module, design, develop and code the control strategy in DeltaV for controlling and studying the Analytical Process Control System (Amatrol T5554) and Thermal Process Control System (Amatrol… Show more • Basic responsibilities include installing and commissioning the CHARMS module for connecting the Amatrol T5553 and Amatrol T5554 Process Control Systems with DeltaV workstation, alter the wiring of the Analytical (Amatrol T5554) and Thermal (Amatrol T5553) Process Control system to communicate with CHARMS module, design, develop and code the control strategy in DeltaV for controlling and studying the Analytical Process Control System (Amatrol T5554) and Thermal Process Control System (Amatrol T5553), and develop a Standard Operating Procedure for both processes.• Software used: DeltaV™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Show less

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 430, an undergraduate Chemical Plant Design and Economics course.• Responsibilities include planning and conducting recitation sessions, laboratory sessions, and office hours.• Assist in the preparation and assessment of H.W, exams, and laboratory sessions, which include the application of ASPEN.HYSYS/ASPEN+ to design and simulate various Chemical Plants.

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 426, an undergraduate Unit Operations course. • Responsibilities include planning and conducting recitation sessions, laboratory sessions, and office hours. • Assisted in the preparation and assessment of H.W, exams, and laboratory experiments (Performance analysis of CSTR, RO, LLE, and GS).

• Worked in collaboration with Dr. Kodgire's group to design a process to utilize carbon monoxide as a fuel. • Detailed Techno-economic analysis was carried out for its implementation at an industrial scale at Reliance industries, Dahej, Gujarat, India. • Synthesized and characterized various catalyst-support combination, and successfully selected the best combination for the CO oxidation step of the process.• Characterization Techniques used: FTIR, SEM, EDX, XRD, TEM, N2/BET, TGA.

• Designed a fully functional solar cell to mimic the photosynthesis process for water splitting at ambient conditions.• This project was fully funded by the Institute of Technology, Nirma University.• Characterization Techniques used: SEM, Multiple-Probe Conductivity Analyzer, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, DLS, FTIR.

• Worked with Dr. Kaustubh Rane to determine the effect of Phonons on the transverse correlations at the solid-liquid interface. • Compared the surface phonons with the interfacial properties which ultimately helped us to yield a methodology to design solid materials according to the requirement of its wetting properties.