Oishee Banerjee

Oishee Banerjee

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  • About me

    MPhil Physics, Cambridge | BSc Theoretical Physics, UCL | Quantum Matter & Computing

  • Education

    • Colombo International School

      2012 - 2015
    • Overseas Family School

      2008 - 2012
    • UCL

      2020 - 2023
      Bachelor of Science - BS Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

      Activities and Societies: Member of the UCL Review (academic journal) Editorial Board and UCL Science Magazine, course representative for 300+ Physics students in the Year 3 undergraduate program, selected to attend and contribute to the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP 2021) Modules taken:Mathematical Methods IAtoms, Stars and the UniverseWaves, Optics and AcousticsThermal Physics and the Properties of Matter Practical Physics and Computing I Mathematical Methods II Classical Mechanics Computing for Mathematical Physics Developing Effective Communication I Mathematics for Physics and Astronomy Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics Statistical Physics of Matter… Show more Modules taken:Mathematical Methods IAtoms, Stars and the UniverseWaves, Optics and AcousticsThermal Physics and the Properties of Matter Practical Physics and Computing I Mathematical Methods II Classical Mechanics Computing for Mathematical Physics Developing Effective Communication I Mathematics for Physics and Astronomy Electricity and Magnetism Quantum Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics Statistical Physics of Matter Mathematical Methods IIIMathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics Computational Physics Developing Effective Communication IIFluid MechanicsMathematics for General Relativity Electromagnetic Theory Nuclear and Particle Physics Solid State Physics Quantum Mechanics Physics Group Project Practical Machine Learning for Physicists Show less

    • University of Cambridge

      2023 - 2024
      Master of Philosophy - MPhil Physics
    • Oberoi International School

      2015 - 2020
      High School Diploma International Baccalaureate

      - Selected for a prestigious fellowship (Counter-Speech) with YLAC (Young Leaders for Active Citizenship) and Instagram (3 months) to advocate for 6 crucial issues affecting teenagers using social media, amassed over 1000 followers and presented recommendations to 15 leaders of Indian Education Boards.- Led school Model UN Conference (Sept 2019) as a member of the Secretariat (Charge D’Affaires) with an attendance of 200+ students; instituted first Indian parliament and Women-centric… Show more - Selected for a prestigious fellowship (Counter-Speech) with YLAC (Young Leaders for Active Citizenship) and Instagram (3 months) to advocate for 6 crucial issues affecting teenagers using social media, amassed over 1000 followers and presented recommendations to 15 leaders of Indian Education Boards.- Led school Model UN Conference (Sept 2019) as a member of the Secretariat (Charge D’Affaires) with an attendance of 200+ students; instituted first Indian parliament and Women-centric committees.- Founded school’s first Mythology Club with 15 members; published a piece in a non-fiction anthology, “Pen to Paper,” after winning a nationwide writing competition with over 10,000 entries in May 2019. Show less

  • Experience

    • Amar Chitra Katha

      Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
      Creative Writer

      Editor for National Geographic articles, writer for Tinkle Digest comics and lead for a children’s reading engagement campaign.

    • IITB-Monash Research Academy

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
      Research Intern

      - Synthesized and characterized gold, zinc sulphate, magnetite and cadmium sulphate nanoparticles using spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction etc.- Assisted in industry projects involving identifying organic impurities in table salt samples using Raman spectroscopy and identifying organic solvents in filter coffee decoction.

    • Eikam Resonance Foundation

      Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
      Creative Director

      In charge of all social media campaigns, knowledge model visualisation and creation, and website design (www.eikam.in) from conception to completion. Developed an intricate knowledge of business building and expansion as well as SEO marketing and leveraging social media to fulfil business objectives and obtain a following.

    • South Asian Youth X-Change (SAY-X)

      Jun 2020 - Jan 2021
      Senior Executive Member of the OC

      - Uniting the youth to tackle real-world problems and ignite a movement leading to change in the realms of International Relations, Freedom, Technology, Education, Healthcare, and more.- Networked with 8 South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives), 45+ schools, and hundreds of student advocates.- In partnership with the United Nations Young Changemakers Conclave and X Billion Skills Lab.- Senior member of the organising committee actively involved in the recruitment of talented students (specifically as the Ambassador to Sri Lanka) and smooth flow of all administrative processes.- Director of the Focus Council for Education and Vocation during the course of the summit. Show less

    • Ascientia

      Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
      Academic Tutor

      - Taught MYP-level Mathematics, IB Physics and TOK, resulting in an average grade rise of 2.5 points across 10 students. - Developed an English Crash Course centred around persuasive analysis and delivered it online over 2 hours.- Coached IBDP coursework completion in Mathematics; stimulated 13 pages of writing, calculations and graphs on the topic of Statistics in the span of 1 week with a strong result of 5/7.- Designed 300+ IB exam-style Paper 1 and 2 Physics questions for the Ascientia resource bank, Abaccus. Show less

    • I12LEARN LIMITED

      Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
      Academic Tutor

      - Tutoring GCSE and A-Level students in Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry- Tutoring UK university physics/maths entrance exams (Oxford PAT)- Providing guidance on UK university personal statements

    • Elevate Education (United Kingdom) Pty Ltd

      Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

      Presenting research-based educational seminars to classes of up to 80 Year 7-13 students across the UK. Personally coached 9 school students to better grades (avg A) and practise efficient lifestyle/studying habits.

      • Presenter

        Aug 2022 - Mar 2023
      • Coach

        Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Seneca Learning

      Jul 2022 - Nov 2022

      Promoted to first lead role in achieving Seneca’s vision to innovate in the STEM Ed-Tech market through programming 200+ dynamic JavaScript/LaTeX algorithms for exam-style question generation and user-friendly mark schemes. Covered the entire A-Level/GCSE Mathematics syllabus, each template generating ~50 questions. Created the English, Physics and Computer Science HyperLearning courses (total 100+ sections) by adding innovative question structures; all work will be accessed by 8.5 million+ students globally.

      • Middle-end Developer

        Sept 2022 - Nov 2022
      • Creation and Development Intern

        Jul 2022 - Sept 2022
    • Students' Union UCL

      Sept 2022 - Jun 2023
      Academic Representative

      As an academic rep, I fought for better in-person problem-solving tutorials, engaging lectures in the post-Covid era and departmental support for a transition to in-person exams for Year 3 students. I collected, collated and distilled feedback from over 120 students and presented the same to the relevant boards. Progress was made on these initiatives by terms 2 & 3.

    • UCL

      Jun 2023 - Sept 2023
      Research Intern

      Developing a finite-difference-based MATLAB program to model the propagation of waves by solving the wave equation in 2D, after having modelled the Navier-Stokes equation using the same methodology. Also investigating the quantum speed-up of the algorithms using quantum amplitude estimation techniques (QAEA) & Python's Qiskit.Supervisor: Prof Reza Haqshenas

    • Neuroute

      Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
      Founder’s Associate
    • Blue Education

      May 2024 - now
      University Admissions Tutor
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