LAVANITH TOGARU
EDUCATION
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering; Minor in Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, MN May 2023 Specialization: Design and Manufacturing of Biosystems & Bioengineering Advisor: Victor Barocas B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Warangal September 2020 RESEARCH
Fabrication of Autonomous Rover 2019-2020
- Designed and developed a novel, fully functional, autonomous rover and proved its cost effectiveness over the existing models.
- Fabricated the scaled prototype of the developed rover design with all required subsystems to make.
- Tested and evaluated its efficiency and effectiveness computationally over the existing designs. WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant August 2021 - Present College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Developed new systems, electronic boards, and experiments to enhance interactive learning of physiology.
- Assisted teachers and TAs with running upgraded electronics seamlessly.
- Developed protocol for mass fabrication of newly developed electronic assembly devices.
- Supervised and monitored the assembly team to improve cost, time, and product efficiency.
- Taught lab sections of Human Physiology, Technology and Medical devices for two semesters. Student Lab Technician February 2022 - August 2022 Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
- Developed new mechanical and electronic support equipment to run experiments.
- Customized a code in ImageJ with CLIJ graphic assistance to visualize and count the different puncta in the toxic introduced neuron microscopic images.
- Optimized the range of different values in toxic detection feature of code using SSMD analysis.
- Monitored and maintained the inventory of the lab.
- Provided maintenance assistance for the lab equipment.
- Assisted with various general, managerial tasks in the lab and provided order support. Intern Trainee December 2019 – December 2019
Ship Building, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam
- Introduced to different divisions of Shipbuilding processes to manufacture a complete ship and submarines from design drawings.
- Trained in different types of traditional and advanced manufacturing techniques used in a large-scale ship manufacturing industry.
Intern Trainee May 2018 - June 2018
Turbo Supercharger Division, Diesel Loco Shed, South Central Railway, Kazipet
- Introduced to different stages of design, manufacturing and support evaluation in the turbo-superchargers used in Diesel Locomotive.
- Trained in manufacturing and maintenance of the turbo-supercharges, compressors and main engines used in locomotives.
OTHER RESEARCH AND PROJECTS
Other Research
- Finite Element Analysis on Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Surgery optimization, Thermal and CFD Analysis on Loop Heat Pipes, Exoskeleton for Musculoskeletal support in Space travel, Rocket Nozzle Thrust Performance Evaluation. Projects
- Novel Intubation device, Miniature Echocardiogram, Bio-Printed ACL Ligament, Heart stent and Knee implant designs, prosthetic designs for small animals, Material optimization on cooking utensils. CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Advanced Manufacturing Specialization, Anatomy Specialization, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Software and Technical skills: CATIA, AutoCAD, Slicer 3D, 3-matic, FEBio, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Fusion 360, CoppeliaSim, CFD, FEA, Process designing & Development, CNC, CAM
- Programming and other: C, C++, MATLAB, Arduino, ImageJ, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, rendering 612-***-**** ********@***.*** LinkedIn: lavanithtogaru 1346 W Minnehaha Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104