Leadership and Outreach

2024 – Present: Reviewer, Nature Communications, Advanced Science, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Macromolecules
2022 – 2023: Inaugural Member, President’s Student Advisory Council (PSAC); One of 16 student advisors to former UD President Dennis Assanis, working on improvements in student life, campus safety, sustainability, communication and other student issues. The only international student chosen to serve on the inaugural cohort of PSAC.
2021 – 2022: Materials Science and Engineering Representative, Women in Engineering; Planning and execution of events catering predominantly to female-identifying individuals in STEM, such as networking events, seminars, and workshops (Title IX, Academic Bullying).
2021: Invited Speaker for “Talk to a Scientist about Polymers”, hosted by TTAS India – an international outreach program for children aged 6 – 16 years of age. Funded by the 1st IndiaBioscience Outreach Grants.
2019 – 2022: Involved with the UD Materials Research Society Student Chapter (UD MRS).
2021 – 2022: President of UD MRS, notable achievements include organizing online and in-person events, re-starting in-person events post COVID, and starting a new undergraduate MRS chapter at UD.
2020 – 2021: Public relations and outreach officer
2019 – 2020: Volunteer for Soft Matter Journal Club and Newark Community Day
2020 – 2023: Member, International Student Advisory Committee, Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) at University of Delaware; notable responsibilities include being the Student Co-host (Emcee) for the Spring 2020 International Student Orientation and Fall 2020 Online Information Session, conducted by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) at University of Delaware; conducting surveys and organizing events alongside the OISS.
2019 – 2023: Public Relations Chair (2019 – 2021), Secretary (2021 – 2023), Asha for Education’s Delaware Chapter. Represented the Asha Delaware Chapter at the annual Asha conference in 2022 (Georgia Institute of Technology).
2017 – 2018: Director of Public Relations and Social Media, Rotaract Club of King’s Circle, Matunga; Increased the outreach of the club and contributed to society by conducting interviews with citizens on social issues, workshops for underprivileged children, awareness drives on menstrual health, blood donation, organ donation.
2017 – 2018: Art Secretary (Fine Arts), Technological Association 2017-18, ICT Mumbai; notable achievements include leading a team of 30 students to conduct events at the institute and in the city. Won the Best Club award based on number of events, participation, contingent representation and overall contributions to the Technological Association.