EDUCATION
. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
May 2014
Master of Science in Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
GPA= 3.43/4
. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Dharwad, India.
August 2012
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
GPA=9.53/10
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
. "Synthesis, Characterization and Application of nanometal oxide-
polymer composites"
. Studied the rheological properties of polymer nanocomposites.
. Marginally improved mechanical properties of polymers by infusing them
with nanoparticles
. Effectively employed these polymers nanocomposites to study the
removal of chromium from water.
. Sponsored by KSCST (Karnataka State Council for Science and
Technology) May 2012
SKILLS:
. Programming Languages: C, MATLAB
. Adept at Microsoft Office
. Design packages: Solid Edge, Comsol
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (PASBDC): Philadelphia, PA
Student Intern April 2013-May
2014
. Helped compile a comprehensive "First Step" course to be offered by
the Pennsylvania SBDC
. Successfully developed a basic small business disruption/recovery
planning section for the website (http://pasbdc.org/business-
disruption)
. Developed a sustainable method to evaluate and better understand the
database, website and email marketing analytics, and capital
acquisition methods of clients
. Creatively handled the social media accounts to promote the
organization and its events
. Ensured that the website was up-to-date and regularly worked using the
CMS software
INDUSTRY VISITS & IN-PLANT TRAINING:
. Underwent a 15-day in-plant training programme at Mangalore Refineries
and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), Mangalore in the month of June 2011.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
. General Secretary of the Chemical Engineering Association (Conducted and
organized events and activities for the Chemical Engineering Department)
. Student Council Member for 2011-2012 at SDMCET
. Chief Student Editor of "Reflections" the annual magazine of SDMCET for
2011-2013 (Successfully oversaw the publishing and printing of 2000
copies of the magazine)