Teaching and Awards

Awards:

• U4 Travel Grant 2019: For visiting Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden.

• U4 Travel Grant 2018: For visiting Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden.

• Greendeal PhD research funding (2018-2022).

• Best PhD presentation award ENTEG Annual meeting 2021.

• Best student paper IEEE FLEPS conference 2021.

• Best poster award ENTEG day 2022.

• FSE Best Postdoc Award 2023 (Nominated): Was nominated for the FSE Postdoc Prize 2023 by the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen. This prize is a recognition awarded to an outstanding postdoctoral researcher of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen. I was among the top six finalists for the prize.

• INSPIRE Faculty Award 2023 by DST, Government of India.

Grants and Funding:

• DST INSPIRE Faculty Award: Recipient of the prestigious DST INSPIRE faculty award to start an independent tenure-track faculty position in India. Was awarded under the Engineering Science stream. Under the INSPIRE Faculty Scheme, the Department of Science and Technology, India, offers assured opportunities every year for post-doctoral researchers in the age group of 27-32 years, through contractual and tenure track positions for 5 years in both basic and applied sciences. The grant component of the award is ~INR 35,00000.

• SNIOE Faculty Seed Funding: Recipient of SNIOE's young faculty startup seed fund to set up my research lab on flexible bioelectronics. This is a matching grant provided by the Institute to support my research activities on 3D-printed organ-on-chips and wearable sensors.

Teaching experience:

At Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence:

• Digital electronics Elec103- tutorials and Microprocessor Module (Monsoon 2024).

At the University of Groningen:

• Teacher and guest lecturer for the Postgraduate course MEMS, NEMS, and Nanofabrication' (WMIE18007) from 2018 -2022 (four consecutive terms).

• Teacher and guest lecturer for the undergraduate course Nanoscience and nanotechnology’ (WBIE045-05) during 2020 -2023 (four consecutive terms).

• Supervised (as daily supervisor) more than 10 MSc and BSc students for thesis projects.

Professional memberships:

• Member ACS (September 2019 - Present)

• Member at IEEE Young Professionals (January 2015 – Present)

• Member at IEEE (MIEEE) (November 2014 – Present)