Leadership & Service

Extra-curricular

Founding Vice Chair, India Conference at Duke

Launched the inaugural conference to promote knowledge exchange on India. Recruited and supervised a team, curated a multidisciplinary agenda with various Duke schools, secured sponsorships, and coordinated logistics for attendees and speakers.

Apr 2024 — Apr 2025

Team Lead, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Led a team of 5 evaluating market viability of a water disinfection technology through ideation, human-centered design, competitor analysis, customer discovery, and storytelling.

Jan 2025 — Feb 2025

Director-General & Co-Founder, NITR International Model United Nations

Established the institute’s first Model United Nations (MUN) chapter, led the organizing team of 50, forged partnerships, and hosted 150+ delegates from India and neighboring countries.

Apr 2018 — Apr 2019

President, Cognizen, The Current Affairs Club

Spearheaded group discussions on current affairs, organized club events during technical festivals, launched social initiatives like “We The People of NITR,” appointed a student team to develop the club Android app, and supported the well-being of 60+ members.

Apr 2017 — Apr 2019

Mentorship

Research Mentorship

Mentored multiple M.S. and B.S. students in materials synthesis and characterization, from experimental design through data analysis and reporting, and ISO 14044 LCA techniques.

Co-Lead, Project Polaris on LinkedIn

Launched and managed an 80+ member alumni mentorship network using LinkedIn, centralizing guidance on higher education in India and abroad for students of NIT Rourkela.

Teaching

Teaching Assistant: Material Design in a Circular Economy

Assisted with course administration, preparation of assignment and exam materials, and provided student support through weekly office hours.

Guest Lecturer: Carbon — An Element of Change and Life

Inspired M.S. students to tackle critical energy and environmental issues by demonstrating how the physicochemical properties of carbon materials can be tailored for sustainable solutions.