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Jul 21, 2025 Gave an invited talk on my research “Unlocking Metallic Worlds: Granular Mechanics on Asteroid Psyche” at my alma matter, Aerospace Department of IIT Bombay.
Oct 08, 2024 Gave a talk on “DEM Simulations of avalanching of metallic regolith under the influence of magnetic forces” at the annual Division of Planetary Science (DPS) meeting of AAS.
Oct 07, 2024 Chaired the “Lab Studies, Meteorites, and Instrument/Mission Development – Part 2” session during the annual DPS meeting 2024.
Aug 16, 2024 Participated in the culminating week for NASA’s Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA.
Jul 11, 2024 Gave a lightning talk on “Mass Wasting Events on Metallic Bodies like 16-Psyche” at NASA’s Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) meeting.
Jun 22, 2024 Presented poster on “Magnetic Force Model for Mass-wasting events on Metallic Bodies like 16-Psyche” at the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) Granular Matter at Stonehill College, MA.
May 23, 2024 Participating in NASA JPL’s Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS) 2024 session 2 cohort for a Ceres lander mission concept study.
Mar 14, 2024 Presented preliminary results of mass-wasting events of metallic particles in the uniform magnetic field at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2024), Woodlands, Texas.
Jan 16, 2024 Selected as a Future Faculty Fellow in the Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland.
Jun 20, 2023 Presented a poster on an empirical model for the force between paramagnetic particles in a uniform magnetic field at the Asteroids, Comets and Asteroids (2023), Flagstaff, Arizona.
Feb 04, 2023 Participated in the Polymele Occultation Campaign with Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) for the Lucy Mission.
Jul 15, 2022 Completed the Cornell SmallSat Mission Design School as the system engineer for the SmallSat to Image Zodiacal Light above Ecliptic (SIZLE) concept study.
Mar 09, 2022 Presented my work at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2022) during the Near-Earth and Main-Belt Asteroids: Physical Characteristics and Surface Composition session.