Education and Training
The Ohio State University, Postdoctoral Research Associate; ongoing
University of Notre Dame, Postdoctoral Research Associate; 12/2016
University of Kansas, Visiting Assistant Professor; 06/2015
Washington State University, Ph.D; 07/2014
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), BS; 05/2009
Positions
Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Ohio State University (01/2017 – present)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Notre Dame (07/2015 – 12/2016)
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas (08/2014 – 06/2015)
MEMS Engineering Intern, Pixtronix, Qualcomm Inc. (05/2013 – 08/2013)
Teaching Fellow, Washington State University (5 appointments during 06/2010 – 07/2014)
Graduate Research Assistant, Washington State University. (08/2009 – 07/2014)
Proposal Writing
3. “Study of large, high-frequency deformations of cells in a high-throughput mechanotyping sensor”, NSF ECCS CCSS; Institution: University of Notre Dame; Role: Writing, review, and research; Fall 2015.
2. “Development of a novel microdevice to understand the link between tumor cell mechanical heterogeneity and cancer invasiveness”, Walther Cancer Foundation – Fellowship Award; Institution: University of Notre Dame; Role: Applicant (writing, review, and research); Summer 2015; Total Award Amount: $ 166,536 (07/01/15 – 06/30/18).
1. “Undergraduate Engineering Course Transformation Projects”; Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas; Institution: University of Kansas; Role: PI; Summer 2015; Total Award Amount: $ 1000 (01/02/15 – 05/31/15)
– “Using project-based learning to stimulate creativity in an undergraduate engineering software course”
– “Bridging the gap between theory and practicum in lower-level undergraduate engineering courses”
Honors
Walther Cancer Foundation Fellowship Award ($166,536), ENSCCII Postdoctoral Training Project, 2015, 2016
Engineering Education Grant, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 2015
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, MME Department, Washington State University (WSU), 2013
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Graduate and Professional Student Association, WSU, 2013
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, College of Engineering & Architecture, WSU, 2013
Academic Excellence (Pratibha) Award, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (erstwhile), India, 2005 – 2009
Current Professional Memberships
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Biomedical Engineering Society
American Society for Engineering Education
Peer Review Service
Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2016 – present (2)
Reviewer, Mechatronics, 2016 – present (1)
Reviewer, Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 – present, (1)
Reviewer, ASME, Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2016 – present (2)
Reviewer, Combustion Science and Technology, 2014 – present (1)
Reviewer, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2014 – present (3)
Reviewer, Energies, 2013 – present (2)