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Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

Ithaca, New York Area

• Spearheaded the mechanical characterization of novel materials to be used as injectable therapies to treat osteoarthritis.• Applied several non-linear mathematical and statistical models to characterize temporal trends in the material properties of healthy and diseased biological samples. • Organized and coordinated research projects with pre-clinical small (rabbit) and large animal (bovine, equine) models to study osteoarthritis and wound repair. • Extensively collaborated with veterinarians, clinicians, biotechnology consultants, and late stage startups (Lipogems, NoltrexVet) on several commercial projects (valued at over $3M).• Presented research at scientific conferences attended by 2000+ scientists (4 times). • Published research findings in the Journal of Orthopaedic research and co-authored a book chapter in an orthopaedics textbook.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Head TA of ENGRI 1190 - Biomaterials for the Skeletal System- Taught a class of ~20 freshmen and spearheaded weekly discussions.- Worked with two undergraduate TA’s to design new problem sets, exam questions, and course material.- Managed course administration and course website.- Catered to a variety of learning styles using a variety of teaching techniques.

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Created a viable B2C business model to develop a novel ankle support for collegiate basketball athletes to enable rapid securement without limiting ankle mobility and providing long-lasting support against twisting injuries. • Spearheaded the design, development, production, and validation of a patent-pending ankle support that is 50% lighter and slimmer than conventional ankle braces.• Built supply chain by establishing key relationships with raw material suppliers and textile manufacturers in the US and overseas.• Led and collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of apparel designers, marketing specialists, textile manufacturers, and interns.• Elected to the Cornell eLab and Rev Ithaca Manufacturing accelerators, and pitched to Cornell alumni and NYC and Ithaca investors.• Raised $12,000 in non-dilutive funding for prototype development.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Collaborated with a professional consultant on market research analysis for SolarSEED, a startup looking to expand its business in North America. Worked with a team of associates and hypothesized various customer segments. The team then identified the most viable one, developed persona maps and finally validated these customer hypotheses via online surveys.

Greater Boston Area

• Led the development of a library of drug formulations for a large dose medical device targeted at improving adherence to tuberculosis treatment in developing countries.• Fabricated and synthesized drug and polymer matrix formulations and conducted in vitro release studies over a month to determine the release kinetics of the formulations.• Used mechanical testing, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to physically and chemically characterize the drug formulations.• Collaborated extensively with clinicians, research technicians, scientists, and mechanical designers to design, validate, and deploy the medical device.• Developed and optimized hydrophilic polymer coatings with a pharmaceutical tablet pan coating system to improve scale up of the drug formulation process.• Spray coated formulations were successfully administered in a pre-clinical in vivo swine model with increased residence time and sustained drug release over 28 days.• Co-inventor on a patent for the creation of novel drug formulations for tuberculosis drug delivery.• Co-author on a peer reviewed manuscript published in Science Translational Medicine.

Bengaluru Area, India

- Developed magnetic oxide thin films for applications in Magnetic RAM, Data storage, and microwave sensor components- Synthesized and characterized the structure and magnetic properties of bulk samples of Yttrium Iron Oxide (YIG) and Magnesium Iron oxide (MFO) garnet nanoparticles using the sol-gel method.- Used pulsed laser deposition to make thin-film devices of MFO to be used in lossless microwave components like isolators and circulators.

Toronto, Canada Area

Manufactured several light and strong carbon fiber composites to be used in the UAV X-2 unmanned aircraft.

Bengaluru Area, India

Synthesized and characterized a library of 10 different cobalt and zirconium oxide composite nanomaterials using a novel ultrasound-mediated synthesis technique. Determined the optimum weight ratio of the composite needed for industrial chemical reactions. Work resulted in a manuscript published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Engineering, 3.95/4.0

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Materials Science And Engineering, 3.57/4.0

Graduated with honors.

High School Diploma, 4.0 ~ A+

Elementary, Middle And Secondary Education, 4.0 ~ A+