I am a PhD student at Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering, and am a part of the Cooling Technologies Research Center, under the advisement of Prof. Justin A. Weibel. I am interested in thermal sciences and fluid mechanics, and am presently working in the area of thermal management of electronic devices, which is the perfect confluence of my interests. I am also very interested in mathematics, and am working on using machine-learning techniques to enhance the design optimization processes of thermal management components for various electronic devices.
Education
- Purdue University (2019 - present)
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Adviser: Prof. Justin A. Weibel
- Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
BTech in Mechanical Engineering
Thesis Topic: Towards Efficient Computation of Rarefied Flows using Field Inversion and Machine Learning Techniques
Adviser: Prof. Balaji Srinivasan
Selected Awards
- Best Solution Award, Smoky Mountains Data Challenge, Smoky Mountains Computational Sciences and Engineering Conference 2021, organized by ORNL
- Outstanding Poster Award (Emerging Technologies & Fundamentals Track), ITherm 2021
- ASME K-16/IEEE EPS Student Heat Sink Design Challenge 2020 Winner
- Frederick N. Andrew’s Fellowship at Purdue University, USA in 2019
- Vaidy Krishnan Memorial Prize 2019 for best overall performance in curricular activities in
Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras
- DAAD WISE scholarship for a research internship at RWTH Aachen, Germany in 2018
- RIYA scholarship for a research internship at The Ohio State University, USA in 2018
- PURE scholarship for a research internship at Purdue University, USA in 2017
- Summer Research Fellowship Program fellowship, 2017, by the Indian Academy of Sciences
- National Science Talent Search Exam (NSTSE) 2015, all India rank 17
- Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana fellowship (KVPY) 2014, awarded by the Govt. of India
- National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scholarship 2011, awarded by the Govt. of India
Professional Experience
- Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, USA (Aug 2019-present)
- Physics Guest Lecturer, Mushtifund Aryaan HSS, India (May 2019-Jul 2019)
- Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, USA (May 2018-Jul 2018)
- Research Intern, Purdue University, USA (May 2017-Jul 2017)
- Product Development Intern, Detect Technologies, India (Jun 2016-Jul 2016)