Education

My academic journey and qualifications.

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Jan 2021 - Present

Specializing in thermal sciences, focusing on advanced combustion technologies and low-temperature plasma processes.

Achievements

  • Developed and set-up multiple experimental facilities for combustion and plasma research
  • Published/presented 10+ papers at SAE, ASME, APS, Combustion Institute, and RSI
  • Received 2023 Mestenhauser Student Award for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

MS in Mechanical Engineering

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Sep 2018 - Dec 2020

Specialized in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, with a focus on hydrodynamic instabilities in a viscous jet.

Achievements

  • Published in Physical Review Fluids
  • Presented at two APS Division of Fluid Dynamics conferences
  • Designed a Taylor-Couette facility and performed flow visualization with PIV and LIF

BE in Mechanical Engineering

University of Pune, Pune, India
2014 - 2018

Focused on computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer.

Achievements

  • Part of the Formula student team; contributed to vehicle design and testing
  • Won Best Technical Paper Presentation Award (2018)
  • Conducted CFD studies of hypersonic inlet designs and isolator configurations
  • Co-editor of college magazine and Mechanical Engineering newsletter