Competitive Invitations to Global Summits/Conferences

• The Molecular-Level Understanding of Atmospheric Aerosols (MUOAA) 2024, Corsica, France. 

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• The Global Young Scientists Summit 2024 by N.R.F, Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 

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• The 4th European Union Clean Air Forum 2023 by the European Commission, Rotterdam. 

 

• The World Science Forum 2022, Cape Town South Africa. 

 

• The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) 2019: Atmospheric Chemistry, Newry ME USA.

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• The World Business Dialogue 2019, Cologne Germany.

 

• The World Bank Youth Summit 2018, W.B. Headquarters Washington DC USA.

 

• The Youth Assembly 2018, United Nations H.Q. NYC USA. 

 

 

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Awards

 

• Young Excellent Scientist Program 2025 awardee at Forschungszentrum Jülich.

        §Selected among 6 scientists from across all disciplines of the research center. 

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• Full Member, Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society, USA.

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​• Winner of the Rapid Hackathon by TUMCREATE and Singapore-ETH Centre

    at the Global Young Scientists Summit 2024, Singapore.

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• Selected for Atmos. Chem. Colloquium (ACCESS XVI),

   Brookhaven National Laboratory 2021, USA.

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• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship award from the European Commission, 2021. 

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• Black Belt, Shotokan Karate, Japan Karate Association 2020. 

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• Interviewed by Forbes, for consideration in the Forbes 30 under 30 - Science (North America List, 2020).

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• St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award: Leader of Tomorrow, St. Gallen Symposium 2016, Switzerland.

       §Paper chosen in top-21 articles among ~1000 students from 108 nations/350 universities.

       §Deemed among the world's most prestigious writing competitions aimed at graduate students. 

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• Young India Fellow 2014-15. 

       §All India acceptance rate in 2014: ~ 8%.

 

• Best Outgoing Student, VIT School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, 2012. 

       §Graduating batch size ~ 350 students: Civil+Mechanical+Mechnical &Energy+Chemical Engg.

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• Selected among the Best-10 outgoing students of VIT Vellore, 2012. 

       §Graduating batch size ~ 4000 students.

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• Industrial Endowment Award for excellence in academics, VIT Vellore, 2012.

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• Certificate of Distinguished Research Achievements, VIT School of Mechanical and Building Sciences, 2012.

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• Rank 2 in the B.Tech Civil Engineering Batch of 2012, VIT Vellore. (U.S. Eq.: Summa cum laude)

       §Graduating batch size: 72 students.

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Select Other Honors

• Falling Walls Lab, Switzerland 2022. (selected but declined, unforeseen circumstances) 

        §Among 8 selected from across Switzerland. 

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• Jagriti Yatra, India 2016 (selected but declined, unforeseen circumstances)

       §All India acceptance rate in 2016: 3%. 

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Select Pre-University Academic Awards

• School Topper (Rank 1) in All India Senior School Certificate Examination, 2008.

       §Graduating batch size ~ 120 students

• School Topper (Rank 1) in All India Secondary School Certificate Examination, 2006.

       §Graduating batch size ~ 140 students

• Rank 2 out of 2500 students in Horlicks Writing Championship, 2004. 

       §South Asia's largest inter-school writing competition

• Rank 1 among all students citywide (Satna, M.P.) in MBD Talent Search Examination, 2000.