ARJUN SUNIL RAO

Arjun House, Opposite Pinto Complex,

Near Prathvi Nursing Home, Vivek Nagar,

B.C.Road, Bantwal Tq. D.K. Karnataka.

Pin: 574219.

Email: addztg@r.postjobfree.com

Mob: +91-812*******

OBJECTIVE:

Ambitious and responsible worker eager to begin any-level position where I can utilize my organizational and time-management skills to help better the company. EXPERIENCES:

1. Currently working on “Development of Micro Methanol Fuel Cell with Tunable Conductance Membranes for Wearable Devices”, on behalf of Research Dept. Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodbidri, Mangalore in collaboration with IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 2017-till date. This project is completed. 2. Worked as Junior Research Fellow for a DST funded project, “Design, development and characterization of Whispering Gallery Mode Resonator devices coupled to CW- Terahertz waveguides for detection of Biomolecules in trace quantities” on behalf of Research Dept. Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangalore in collaboration with IIT Bombay, Mumbai and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, for a period of one year, 2016-2017.

3. Designed and fabricated mask for silicon microchannels of Fuel cells on Silicon substrate, January, 2017.

4. Designed masks for 500 microns, 280 microns and 125 microns Terahertz waveguide for Silicon wafer, October 2016.

5. Edited and formatted volume 3 issue 1, volume 2 issue 2 and volume 2 issue 1 of International research Journal, “Sahyadri International Journal of Research” at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, August, 2016. PATENTS:

1. Published my patent with Patent Application No.: 201********* with invention title

“Enhancement of micro direct methanol fuel cell (µ-DMFC) performance using micro channels fabricated from <100> silicon wafer orientation and P(VDF-TrFE) coated Nafion membrane as proton exchange membrane”, December 14, 2018. 2. Published my patent with Patent Application No.: 201********* with invention title

“Enhancement of direct methanol fuel cell performance with Nafion proton exchange membrane optimally exposed to ultraviolet rays”, May 10, 2019. 3. Applied for third patent on shock wave velocity detection. Publishing of this patent is awaited.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Arjun Sunil Rao, K. R. Rashmi, D. V. Manjunatha, A. Jayarama and Richard Pinto,

“Enhancement of power output in passive micro direct methanol fuel cells with optimized methanol concentration and trapezoidal flow channels”, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering (Impact Factor: 2.141), May, 2019. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6439/ab1db7. 2. Arjun Sunil Rao, D. V. Manjunatha, Jayarama A., Venu Gopal Achanta, Siddhartha P. Duttagupta, Richard Pinto, “Power enhancement of passive micro-direct methanol fuel cells with self-sulfonation of P(VDF-TrFE) copolymer during lamination on Nafion membrane”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Impact Factor: 4.229), November 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.184. 3. Arjun Sunil Rao, Rashmi K. R., D. V. Manjunatha, Jayarama A., Richard Pinto, “Pore size tuning of nafion membranes by UV irradiation for enhanced proton conductivity for fuel cell applications”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Impact Factor: 4.229), August 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.07.084. 4. Arjun Sunil Rao, Rashmi K. R., Manjunatha D. V., Jayarama A., Veena Devi Shastrimath V. and Richard Pinto, “Methanol crossover reduction and consequent power enhancement of MFCs with PVA coated Nafion composite membranes”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Feb 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.093. 5. Rashmi K R, Arjun Sunil Rao, Jayarama A and Richard Pinto, “Simulation and analysis of P(VDF-TrFE) cantilever-beams for low frequency applications” Materials Today: Proceedings, Feb 2020, ACCEPTED.

6. Vijayalaxmi Manjunatha H, Arjun Sunil Rao, A M Khan, “Novel methods of complex key generation for Vernam Cipher with secured seed exchange”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Feb 2020, UNDER REVIEW.

7. Rashmi K R, Arjun Sunil Rao, Jayarama A and Richard Pinto, “Low frequency piezoelectric P(VDF-TrFE) micro-cantilevers with a novel MEMS process for vibration sensor and energy harvester applications”, Smart Materials and Structures, May 2019. DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/ab19d2.

8. K. R. Rashmi, Arjun Sunil Rao, A. Jayarama, Richard Pinto, “Piezoelectric P(VDF- TrFE) micro cantilevers and beams for low frequency vibration sensors and energy harvesters”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, June 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2019.06.021

9. N. Navin Bappalige, S. Arjun Rao, A. Jayarama and Richard Pinto, “The Expanding Universe and the Enigma of Dark Energy”, Sahyadri International Journal of Research, July 2016.

10. Arjun Rao, Cijy Mathai, Niraj Joshi, A. Jayarama, Siddartha Duttagupta, A. V. Gopal, S. S. Prabhu and Richard Pinto, “Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators at Optical and Terahertz Frequencies: A Brief Review”, Sahyadri International Journal of Research, December 2016.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Course Specialization

Institute Name

(Location)

Board/University

Year of

Passing

Aggregate M.Tech Electronics

Canara Engineering

College (Mangalore)

VTU 2016 76.55

B.E ECE

St. Joseph Engineering

College (Mangalore)

VTU 2014 67.50

P.U.C PCMB

Vivekananda P.U. College

(Puttur)

Dept. of PU Education 2010 76.16

S.S.L.C

State

Board

S.V.S English Medium

School (Bantwal)

Karnataka Secondary

Education Examination

Board

2008 90.56

ACADEMIC PROJECTS WORKED ON:

1. Guided final year B.E. students in their simulation based project titled “Performance enhancement of micro direct methanol fuel cells using nafion”. Simulations were carried out in COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software. This project won sponsorship from Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, March-2019. 2. Handled and completed B.E. mini project based on Alcohol sensors using MQ-3 gas sensor to detect the alcohol content in person or elsewhere and transmitting the message/data to android smart phone using HC-05 bluetooth module, December-2018 3. M.Tech project on “Simulation and Implementation of Load Dependent Throttle Valve Control System”. The project aims to control the throttle valve of a Petrol engine based on the varying conditions of electrical load. This system will be able to save the fuel during no load condition. This project won 1

st

prize at an event in Jnanasangama

2016 and 3

rd

prize at an event in I2CONECCT 2016, organized by IEEE- 2016 4. Internship was carried out at Tecprosoft Solutions – A unit of Kakunje Software Pvt. Ltd., Mangaluru on the topic “Intelligent Gas Trolley”. The objective of this project was to notify the user when the LPG content in the cylinder goes below certain level. A circuit for this project was designed using Proteus Design Suite and tested in breadboard. This project was able to sound the alarm and display the amount of LPG in cylinder on LCD display- 2015

5. Second year M.Tech mini project “Sigma Delta Converter”. The main objective of this project was to convert analog signals into its digital form. A Matlab/Simulink model of this was designed. The model was able to convert any analog signals like Sine wave, Sawtooth wave, Square wave etc. into its digital form-2015. 6. First year M.Tech mini project “D.C Motor Speed Control using Fuzzy Logic”. The objective of this project was to vary the speed of DC motor using fuzzy logic. The Matlab/Simulink model of this project was implemented. This model was able to vary the speed of DC motor for any given value of input speed-2014. 7. First year M.Tech mini project “I2C Communication between Two Microcontrollers”. The objective of this project was to establish a communication link between two microcontrollers. The microcontrollers used were Arduino UNOs. One was taken as Master and the other was taken as Slave. The Master has command over the Slave. Master commanded the Slave to blink an LED and also to display some characters on LCD display-2014.

8. Final year B.E project “Street Light Monitoring System”. The main aim of the project was to save power and fault detection. Power was saved by automatic triggering of street lights using IR sensors. Fault detection was achieved by using LDRs and transmitted using Zigbee. The technologies used were Zigbee and Visual studio based GUI-2014. 9. B.E. mini project “Obstacle Detector”. The main objective of this project was to count the number of obstacles and display the count on the LCD display. This project was done using Arduino microcontroller and IR Sensors-2013. ACHIEVEMENTS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:

Attended ten day workshop on “Research Methodology”, organized by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), held at VTU Centre for Post-Graduation Studies, Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapura, January 3-12, 2020.

Attended, participated and won best poster presentation award in “International Conference on Laser Deposition (iCOLD-2019)” organized by Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodbidri, in association with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, November 27-29, 2019.

Attended five day workshop on “INUP Hands-on Training Workshop Nanofabrication Technologies”, held at IIT Bombay, Mumbai, February 19-23, 2018.

Attended a day workshop, “Research Paper Writing Workshop”, jointly organized by SPSS and SIJR at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangalore, February, 2017.

Honoured with gold medal twice for securing Distinction in M.Tech and SSLC by G.S.B. Sangh, Mangalore, November of 2016 and 2008 respectively.

Participated and won 1

st

prize in poster presentation in event “A National Level Student Conference”- Jnanasangama-2016 held at Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, May 2016.

Participated and won 3

rd

prize in project competition in event I2CONECCT-2016, “A Regional Inter Collegiate M.Tech Project Competition” organized by IEEE at Canara Engineering College, May 2016.

Participated in Technocracy 2016, “A National Level Post Graduate Technical Symposium” held at Shree Devi Institute of Technology, May 2016

Carried out internship at Tecprosoft Solutions- A Unit of Kakunje Software Pvt. Ltd, Mangalore on the topic “Intelligent Gas Trolley”, 2015.

Attended workshop in Inverter Design at Canara Engineering College, 2015.

Attended a day course in ARDUINO software at Canara Engineering College, 2015.

Participated in several events in “TIARA”, organized by Department of Electronics and Communication, St. Joseph Engineering College, March, 2014.

Undergone training under I-Point for Soft Skills Program at St. Joseph Engineering College, 2013.

Participated in several events in “TECH FEST” organized by Department of Electronics and Communication, St. Joseph Engineering College, March, 2013.

A 9 day course in LABVIEW and its Applications at St. Joseph Engineering College, 2013.

Attended a 3 day training program on Communication system at the Mangalore international airport in the year, 2012.

PERSONAL SKILLS:

Good Time management skills and ability to work well under pressure, Trustworthy, Responsible, Very observant, Innovative, Quick learner, Sincere, Dedicated and Good knowledge of Engineering concepts.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES:

Languages: VHDL, Verilog, Basic C, Arduino.

Assembly Level Languages: 8051 (Microcontroller), 8086 (Microprocessor).

Softwares: CleWin, COMSOL Multiphysics, Solid Edge, LaTeX, Origin, MATLAB/Simulink, Xilinx, Multisim, Keil, Proteus, PCB Wizard, Arduino, LT Spice, LabView and Photoshop.

INTERESTS:

Watching Science Frictional T.V shows, Learning table, Swimming, Watching movies, Playing cricket and volleyball.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Date of Birth : October 8, 1992

Father’s Name : Sunil R Rao

Mother’s Name : Bharathi S Rao

Gender : Male

Nationality : Indian

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Kannada and Konkani DECLARATION:

I hereby declare that all the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge. Place: Mangalore (Arjun Sunil Rao)

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