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* Duties & Responsibilities: * Facilitate microteaching sessions and prepare written feedback on mini-lessons * Perform managerial duties (preparation of microteaching schedule, etc.) as part of being Microteaching Lead * Facilitate the ‘Effective Lesson Plans’ workshop and other workshops on university teaching * Observe classroom teaching for graduate students and write observation reports * Develop new workshops and content for the Centre for Teaching Excellence

* Duties & Responsibilities: * Participated in training and debriefing sessions conducted by the Graduate student union * Organized the layout of the allocated room to ensure proper set up of the poll station * Facilitated the voting process by registering voters, distributing ballets, making sure the voting process is secure and private

* Duties & Responsibilities: * Mentored 6 second-year undergraduate engineering students with 2 courses: Structure & Characterization of Materials, Thermodynamics I * Employed various study aides such as quizzes, question banks to help prepare students with upcoming exams and quizzes in class * Reviewed assignments and exams, and worked through problems and road-blocks

* This position was at the Bio-Inspired Materials-Micro structured Surfaces & Adaptive Materials Lab. * Duties & Responsibilities: * Assisted PhD students with collecting, preparing, and working on samples for biomedical trials * Designed and developed algorithms for visual analysis * Assisted the supervisor with presenting research progress at meetings and seminars

* Duties & Responsibilities: * Organized outreach events to generate awareness amongst university students about various Microsoft products * Hosted educational learning sessions with various clubs and student groups on campus * Engaged in conference calls, team trainings and regularly scheduled meetings with supervisors to report any concerns * Collaborated with Microsoft professionals to promote current products and shape future ones based on feedback from students * Communicated students’ experiences with Microsoft products by writing monthly reports

* Project Title : Deposition of Metallic and Compound coatings using magnetron sputtering technique * Duties & Responsibilities: * Depositing coatings using Magnetron Sputtering Technique, ensuring crack resistance * Optimized process parameters for the deposition of adherent films for heat treatment and study of film properties using various characterization techniques * Collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organization on various projects for applications in satellite systems * Prepared technical reports for collaborators and funding agencies * Participated in seminars for training purposes as well as presenting research progress

Activities and Societies: AIMES (Association of Indus Metallurgical Engineering Students )

Graduated with high cumulative grade. - Obtained Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE) Certificate from UofT Engineering Graduate Studies. The first of its kind in Canada, the ELITE Certificate is targeted at engineers seeking to develop a more well-rounded skill set. Activities and Societies: CEO Panel Oct 20th, 2014

Activities and Societies: Centre for Advanced Materials Joining (CAMJ), Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Graduate Association (MMEGA)