Updates

• January 2025: Our paper titled "Modeling the Residual Stress Evolution in Wire-Arc Directed Energy Deposition with Interlayer Machining Interventions", co-authored by Asif Rashid, Shreyes N. Melkote, and myself, has been accepted for presentation at the CIRP Conference on Modelling of Machining Operations (CIRP CMMO 2025) in the beautiful historical city of Mons, Belgium and subsequent publication in Procedia CIRP journal.

• January 2025: Awarded  Novelis Scholarship by Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech in recognition of excellence in academics and graduate research on sustainability and materials innovation.

• January 2025: Hired to work as a lab manager for the Manufacturing Metrology and Characterization Lab at GaTech. 

• January 2025: Rehired to work as a student grader for the Manufacturing Process Analysis (ME4215) course. 

• November 2024: Successfully launched Tech Mentorship program and organized its first event as a member of the ME Graduate Mental Health Committee, pairing new students with senior peers to ease their graduate transition.

• October 2024: Attended and presented at the ASTM's ICAM 2024 conference in Atlanta.

• September 2024: Awarded  Glenn Fellowship for Mentorship by the Woodruff School in recognition of excellent accomplishments in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

• September 2024: Successfully organized an event (ME Quals care packages) as a member of the ME Graduate Mental Health Committee, providing support to students during the PhD qualification exam.

• June 2024: Attended, presented, and co-chaired at the MSEC 2024 | NAMRC 52 conference at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

• May 2024: Invited to chair a session at NAMRC 52, where I will also present my paper.

• May 2024: My abstract on "Enhancing the Interfacial Properties of Low Carbon Steel and SS316L Bi-Metallic Interface via Mesoscale Groove Engineering in Hybrid Wire-Arc Directed Energy Deposition" has been accepted for the Student Competition at the ASTM International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ASTM's ICAM 2024).

• April 2024: Honored to have been nominated for Associate Membership in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.

• April 2024: Our paper titled "Influence of Milling Interventions on the Geometry of Wall-Shaped Structures in Hybrid Wire-Arc Direct Energy Deposition," co-authored by Shohom Bose-Bandyopadhyay, Asif Rashid, Shreyes N. Melkote, and myself, has been accepted for presentation at the 52nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 52).

• April 2024: Our paper titled "Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Property Enhancement in Wire-Arc Directed Energy Deposition with Interlayer Machining," co-authored by Asif Rashid, Shreyes N. Melkote, and myself, has been accepted for presentation at the 52nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 52).

• April 2024: Successfully organized an event (Happy Hour) as a member of the ME Graduate Mental Health Committee, providing an opportunity for graduate students to connect, relax, and enjoy some free appetizers. The evening also featured Rocky's trivia night, adding an extra layer of fun and engagement for attendees.

• January 2024: Contributed as a sub-reviewer for the NAMRC 52 conference.

• December 2023: Exciting times ahead! I've been matched with Qoherent, a CDL Space Venture, and will be serving as a Management Consultant Intern during Spring 2024.

• October 2023: Recently attended CDL Space Session 1 at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, gaining valuable insights into the intersection of technology and business.

• October 2023: Excited to join the ME Graduate Mental Health Committee team, contributing to initiatives that promote well-being within our academic community.

• September 2023: Honored to be elected as a graduate student senator for the Student Government Association (SGA) at Georgia Tech, representing the voices of fellow graduate students from the Mechanical Engineering department. 

• April 2023: Our collaborative work during my Master's program, titled "Development of a Point-of-Care Cervico-Vaginal Sampling/Testing Device for the Colorimetric Detection of Cervical Cancer," published in the Diagnostics journal. Gratitude to my co-authors, reviewers, and editors.

• January 2023: Filed a patent (202341005050) for a device designed for the self-collection of cervicovaginal fluids in cervical cancer detection.

• January 2023: Started to work as a student grader for the Manufacturing Process Analysis (ME4215) course. 

• October 2022: Selected as one of the ten Ph.D. students in the TI:GER program to engage in collaborative projects with graduate students from diverse disciplines, including law, business, science, and engineering, aimed at transforming cutting-edge research into commercially successful ventures.

• March 2022: Cleared my Ph.D. Qualification Exam. Yay!

• January 2022: Grateful to have received the William J. Wepfer Fellowship from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.

• January 2022: Contributed as a sub-reviewer for the NAMRC 50 conference.

• August 2021: Started my Ph.D. at Georgia Tech under the guidance of Prof. Shreyes N. Melkote, marking the beginning of an exciting chapter.

• June 2021: Graduated from IIT Hyderabad with a Dual Degree, bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering.

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