I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Michigan, advised by Katsuyo Thornton. In November 2025, I earned my PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, advised by Peter Voorhees. In 2020, I graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Madras with an interdisciplinary masters in Computational Engineering and a bachelors in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.

La Jolla, California. March 2023.

My research focuses on phase-field modeling of fracture and its relationship to microstructure, with a particular interest in how grain boundaries and elastic anisotropy govern crack propagation in polycrystalline materials. I am motivated to understand the relationship between mechanics and microstructure, and how this relationship can inform the design of more resilient materials. You can read more about my research here.

I am a co-chair for the upcoming Gordon Research Seminar on Computational Materials Science and Engineering to be held in August 2026. I am co-organizing the next Phase-field Methods Workshop (as part of the Phase-field Hub community) to be held in May 2026.

In my free time, I like tinkering with all sorts of digital tools: I list a collection of some my favourite resources here. I also love listening to music, learning to sing Indian classical music and play musical instruments, reading books, learning new languages and exploring indigenous knowledge systems of India.

I hope you find some food for thought in my corner of the internet. If you share some (or all!) of my interests, be sure to reach out!