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San Francisco Bay Area

New York, United States

Metal-air flow battery.

New York, United States

- Proficient in building Li-ion coin cells in a glove box as well as working with battery cycler like Maccor.- Examining the dependence of the binder polymer on the lithium-ion cell by studying the diffusivity through the cell separator.- Conducted Cell characterization and modelling with the help of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS) and Polarization-Interrupt Methodat the research center.- Optimized Li-ion Cell cathodes by developing Pseudo-Cathodes to identify reasons for slower diffusion and higher tortuosity of Lithium ionsinside the cathode.

New York, United States

Providing video support for the faculty during classes.

Ohio, United States

• Designed and fabricated a 12V battery from scratch with 3D CAD for the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup truck; 50% weight reduction and100% increase in lifespan compared to the previously deployed battery.• Configured a more efficient battery pack ventilation system by carrying out through thermal analysis thereby reducing the number of vents utilizedby 66%.• Designed and ran thermal runaway abuse test experiments in house to acquire valuable data and meet the safety standards.• Conducted elctro-thermal simulation of various battery pack components utilizing FEA and CFD to make informed design decisions.

New York, United States

Tutor the Columbia Athletes in various courses such as Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.

Pune Area, India

Academic Content Developer for Mathematics and. Mental Ability.

Pune Area, India

• Developed Aluminium-Air battery with enhanced operating voltage of a single cell from 1.2V to 1.7V, thereby increasing gravimetric powerdensity by 41%.- Innovated the use of catalyst in the electrode to increase oxidation taking place over half cell reaction in order to extract more current from cell.- Analyzed effects of temperature and pressure on battery pack and evaluated optimum conditions to gain maximum efficiency.-Fabricated from scratch a shoe box sized car powered by chemical energy, specifically by a metal air battery and lead the team in securing 1st rank in the Southern-Asia Regional Competition and further at the Annual Student Conference 2019 held in Orlando, FL, USA.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

-Developed a pilot setup of photocatalytic degradation of recalcitrant compound, methyl blue using Zinc-oxide based Silver catalyst (Ag/ZnO) and engineered degradation to 98% efficiency from initial 94%.- Analyzed and synthesized numerous catalyst using Mass Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction techniques to revamp degradation of dye.• Partnered with textile industries and University research staff to revamp setup and test it on-field, through the INNOVATE Entrepreneurship program involving interaction with potential customers and stakeholders for a defensible business model.