CV

Employment

Oct 2023-present: Postdoctoral Associate
- University of Maryland College Park
- Using non-linear differential equations to model eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacteriophages and their hosts
- Supervisor: Prof. Joshua S. Weitz
Sept 2022- Oct 2023: Research Scientist I-LT
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Using non-linear differential equations to model eco-evolutionary dynamics of bacteriophages and their hosts
- Supervisor: Prof. Joshua S. Weitz
Sept 2016-June 2022: Graduate Student Researcher
- University of California San Diego
- Experimental characterization and mathematical modelling of epithelial mechanics in Hydra. Performing surgical manipulations on Hydra, confocal microscopy, image processing, finite difference simulations of non-linear PDEs. Mentored 7 undergraduates from engineering and physics working in the lab for summer and thesis projects.
- Supervisor: Dr. Eva-Maria S. Collins and Dr. Patrick H. Diamond

2016-2022: PhD, Department of Physics, University of California San Diego.
- Advisors: Dr. Eva-Maria S. Collins and Dr. Patrick H. Diamond.
- Thesis: Non-linear elastodynamics of epithelial tissues.
2016-2018: MS, Department of Physics, Unviversity of California San Diego.
2012-2016: BSc (Research), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
- GPA: 6.9/8.0 (Major: Physics, Minor: Biology)
- Advisor: Dr. Vishwesha Guttal
- Thesis: Coarse-grained analysis of a collective movement model motivated from experiments with fish.

2015-2016: Undergraduate Researcher, Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science
- Advisor: Dr. Vishwesha Guttal
- Analyzed fish tracking data to develop Fokker-Planck equations and agent based models of collective movement in fish.
2014: Summer Intern, Simons Center for the Study of Living Machines, National Center for Biological Sciences
- Advisor: Dr. Sandeep Krishna
- Developed coupled ODE models for gene networks consisting of 2,3 and 4 nodes following Michaelis–Menten kinetics to identify minimal circuits that robustly generated an adaptive response

2021-2022 Graduate Writing Consultant, University of California San Diego
- Conducting workshops on various aspects of graduate writing. Providing one-on-one peer consultations to graduate students working on a range of writing projects.
2021 Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar, University of California San Diego
- Taught PHYS 1B (Introductory Electricity and Magnetism) to a class of about 100 undergraduates as the Instructor of Record.
2018-2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of California San Diego
2018-2022 Tutor, Department of Physics, University of California San Diego

2018-present Skype a Scientist
- Working as a participant scientist to bring my research and the experience of doing it to middle and high school students through video conferencing.
March 2014 - Feb 2015 Pravega 2015, the Annual National Level Science, Technology and Cultural Festival Hosted by IISc
- Managed a team of 100 student volunteers.We organized over 30 science quizzes, technology workshops, guest lectures and, musical and dance performances with a budget of $40,000. The event drew over 2000 college and high school students.
2013 Regime Shifts in Ecological Systems
- Worked with a colleague to build an interactive exhibit explaining early warning signals for ecological shifts in semi-arid forests.The exhibit was part of the winning entry for “Mathematics of Planet Earth” organised by ICTS-TIFR and was displayed in museums across India.