I received my Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering in India. During my Bachelor studies, and after, I was involved in internships with Department of Electronics (Government of India), IFB India Limited, University of Calcutta (Department of Polymer Technology). In 2008, I came to the University of Alberta and in November 2009, I emerged as one of the finalists for the prestigious TEC Innovation Contest in the category of Academic Synergy Star. That prompted an interest in working in Chemical & Materials Engineering and I joined the department as a graduate student in the Fall of 2010 and Dr. Thundat's group in January 2011. My research in his lab involves intensive investigation, design and corresponding testing of novel applications in chemical sensing( chiefly in the Oil Sands area) and tools using Photothermal Cantilever deflection technology. This technology involves catching of molecular vibrations occurring at micro cantilevers when hit by monochromatic light rays. This research in investigations employing variable parameters in the field of optical electronics would bring about a major change in the way we perceive materials in the earth and use technologies to sense them.
