EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy
Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
Concentration in Propulsion and Aerodynamics
Dissertation: Mechanisms of Pre-Chamber Hot Turbulent Jet Ignition of Ultra-Lean Mixtures
2012 - 2017
Master of Science
Combustion and Gas Dynamics Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Concentration in Energy and Thermal Sciences
Thesis: Phase-resolved Characterization of Conical Turbulent Premixed Flames: An Investigation of Forced Blowoff Dynamics
2010 - 2012

Bachelor of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India
Concentration in Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Thesis: Design and Fabrication of Throttling and Separating Calorimeter to Measure Dryness Fraction of Steam
2006 - 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Researcher
Sandia National Laboratories
2017 - Present

Development Specialist II
Praxair, Inc.
2017

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
2012 - 2017

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
2010 - 2012

INTERNSHIPS
Summer 2014

Visiting Student Researcher
Chemical Kinetics and Laser Sensors Laboratory
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Engineering Mechanics Unit
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India
Summer 2009

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
Integrative Multiscale Engineering Materials and Systems (iMEMS) lab
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India
Summer 2008

Design Engineering Intern
Indian Railway, India
Summer 2007
