CV

Education

Ph.D. in Physics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Expected 2026
M.S. in Solid State Materials, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
2021

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia
- Research focused on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, silver nanorod substrates, nanofabrication, machine learning-based spectral analysis, and biosensing applications.
- Developed SERS-based approaches for molecular detection, bacterial/viral classification, and quantitative spectral modeling.
- Performed Raman spectroscopy, substrate fabrication, spectral preprocessing, statistical analysis, and machine learning model development.
Researcher in Materials Science and Nanotechnology
- Worked on nanostructured materials, optical characterization, and spectroscopy-based sensing platforms.
- Gained experience in experimental design, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and scientific communication.

Spectroscopy: Raman spectroscopy, SERS, UV-Vis reflectance/absorbance analysis
Nanofabrication: Oblique angle deposition, electron-beam evaporation, thin-film deposition, Ag nanorod substrate fabrication
Data Analysis: Spectral preprocessing, baseline correction, normalization, PCA, clustering, regression, classification
Machine Learning: SVM, SVR, model validation, cross-validation, blind prediction analysis
Software: MATLAB, Python, OriginPro, GitHub, Microsoft Office
Scientific Writing: Manuscript preparation, figure preparation, response to reviewers, research presentation

Mentored and assisted students in laboratory experiments, spectroscopy measurements, and data analysis.
Contributed to collaborative research projects involving materials science, analytical chemistry, biosensing, and machine learning.
Presented research progress in group meetings, conferences, and academic discussions.