NSF "FuSe" award Presentation

PGN FuSe PPT (1)

NSF "Future of Semiconductors" Report to Principal Investigators panel

The Report dealt with a comprehensive explanation of my progress in the field of Ultra-wide band gap semiconductor thin films during my Ph.D., with a specific focus on the various polymorphs of Germanium Dioxide (GeO2)

Invited talk at Navajo Technical University

Surface and Interface Analysis of Electronic Materials

My session shed light on the intriguing realm of the Nanoworld, with an emphasis on explaining the fundamentals of Atomic force microscopy (AFM). The talk revolved around the importance of understanding the surface morphology of electrode active surfaces, which is critical in determining the charge-discharge dynamics of supercapacitors or batteries.

Journal Cover Pages

Posters at MRS, TMS, EMC, and PREM conferences

Chess Workshop at Cornell

Notable Accomplishments

Collaborated with 2 national labs and 4 academic institutes which contributed to securing $5 million in total funding through the ‘Future of Semiconductor’ initiative (NSF and AFOSR).
Published/submitted 5 first-author papers and 9 collaborative research papers during my PhD.
Instructed undergraduate lectures for a period of 3 years, reaching 400+ engineering students.
Trained and guided 5 master's thesis students, 4 junior PhD students, and 5 undergraduate summer students.

Non-academic

I led the basketball team at a University level during my undergraduate education.
I hold 4th-grade certification in music theory and piano, from the Royal School of Music, london (ABRSM).
I hold the NCC 'C' Certificate, which is the highest level of certification achievable in the National Cadet Corps.

Teaching at The University of Texas at El Paso

MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Fall semester, 2023)
MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Spring semester, 2023)
MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Fall semester, 2022)
MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Spring semester, 2022)
MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Fall semester, 2021)
MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Spring semester, 2021)
MECH-2331, Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Teaching Assistant, Fall semester, 2020)

Images from lab events and conferences