Updates

I’m excited to share that my research paper, “Transforming static trusses into functional reconfigurable systems using quadrilateral linkage principles,” has been published in the International Journal of Solids and…

I’m excited to share that my technical note, “Three-node torsional spring element formulation for the analysis of reconfigurable bar-linked structures,” has been accepted for publication in the ASME Journal of Applied…

In Winter 2026, I will serve as a Graduate Student Instructor for CEE 211: Statics and Dynamics in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. This appointment runs from January 7…

I worked as a Structural Forensics Intern in the Structural Design, Forensics, and Renewal group at Thornton Tomasetti’s San Francisco office from June 2, 2025, to August 22, 2025. During this internship, I split my…

I attended the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference in Anaheim, CA between May 27-30, 2025, where I presented my paper, “Force-stable reconfigurable truss structures using quadrilateral linkage…

I received the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship from the University of Michigan to support an industry summer internship aligned with my dissertation research. The fellowship is designed to help doctoral students…

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my first journal paper, “Rapidly deployable hulls and on-demand tunable hydrodynamics with shape morphing curved crease origami,” in the Journal of Fluids and Structures!

On May 14, 2024, I successfully defended and passed my dissertation proposal exam for my PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. My committee consists of Associate Professor Evgueni T.…

This was my first formal teaching role, and I jumped in early: I helped co-develop and co-teach the first-ever “Introduction to Adaptable & Deployable Structures” course for first-year engineering students. Alongside…

At IMECE 2022 in Columbus, OH, I presented a poster on curved-crease origami ship hulls and their adaptable hydrodynamic behavior. I attended the conference with support from a $1,200 NSF travel grant and was selected…

EMI 2022 in Baltimore was the first professional conference I attended, and also the first time I presented my research to a broader mechanics community. I gave a talk on curved-crease origami ship hulls, based on my…

I was awarded the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) fellowship and began joint doctoral studies in Civil (Structural) Engineering and Scientific Computing at the University of…

I completed my Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) in Civil (Structural) Engineering at the University of Michigan with a 4.0 GPA. The program was a deep dive into how structures actually behave once you move…

I completed my Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) with Honors in Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) with a GPA of 8.5/10. The program gave me a strong grounding in structural…

I was awarded the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation’s Postgraduate Scholarship, a highly selective merit-based program that supports outstanding students pursuing graduate studies. I was one of 19 scholars chosen from a pool…

I was awarded the K. C. Mahindra Scholarship for Post Graduate Studies Abroad, a highly competitive and prestigious award granted to a select group of Indian students pursuing higher education at leading global…