Parth Sandip Patil

Experience

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  Public Policy and Opinion Cell, IIT Kanpur

  Apr 2020 - May 2021

  Secretary

  • Bagged 3rd position in the penultimate round of the Policy Challenge Hackathon by the National Law School of India University.• Led the marketing team of the PPOC, which attracted title sponsorship of Rs. 30,000 for Policy Conclave’21.• Mentored two teams, totalling over eight freshers, for a policy framing competition organized by the PPOC.

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  Sept 2020 - May 2021

  Academic Mentor

  • Conducted academic classes to teach & guided the freshers of IIT Kanpur in the chemistry subject in their 2nd semester.• Mentored a group of 12 junior students to get a good core-sector internship during their internship season.

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  Techkriti, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

  Oct 2020 - May 2021

  Senior Executive Marketing

  • Contacted 350+ students throughout the country and developed their interest in participating in different events of Techkriti’21.• Reviewed a draft MoU to be signed by companies for the sponsorship of Techkriti’21.

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  STEMrev Refineries

  May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Developed a design of a washer unit for pulp washing to achieve 90% recovery of mother liquor from agricultural waste to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 7, 9, 13.• Analyzed research papers & conducted chemical factory visits to get a better understanding of equipment.• Drafted & analyzed a CAD design of the washer unit using physics calculations & the concept of centrifugal force.

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  Humanoid IITK

  May 2021 - May 2022

  Technical Team Lead

  • Manufactured & assembled the second prototype of the AUTOMI robot with updated designs from first prototype using sheet metal processing.• Managed a team of 23 members & trained them in mechanical design, FEA and Structural Analysis.• Qualitatively analyzed the mechanical structures of the AUTOMI robot to increase design robustness.• Incorporated design changes to bring down the robot’s centre of mass of the robot to tackle the toppling issue.• Developed a structural & mechanism design for a new adult-sized pneumatic actuated humanoid robot.• Lead a smooth transition from online mode to offline mode of operation after the pandemic subsided. Show less

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  BHS Health Tech

  Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

  Robot Design Engineer

  • Developed a telepresence robot for remote consulting in hospitals & clinics to reduce human interference.• Documented report on sensors needed for navigation & control of the robot by analyzing various papers & designs.• Designed & qualitatively analyzed a fully functional CAD model of the telepresence robot.

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  Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Global Manufacturing Operations Intern

  • Mapped section-wise electricity consumption of the newly acquired plant & pitched five solutions for maximization of solar power output.• Collaborated with senior officials like Site Head & Site Engineering Head & entire engineering team to co-create viable proposals.• Analyzed the losses of make-up water from three cooling towers of the factory and obtained a potential for saving 3400 L daily.• Implemented 5-S for the engineering service department, which resulted in increased efficiency due to reduced operation downtime.• Conducted a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of a failed spring in a Bottle Capping Machine of the factory.• Proposed & implemented an automatic trip detection system, which resulted in an increased solar output of 200 kWh on a daily basis.• Proposed implementation of the Energy Management System, which resulted in judicious resource management of the factory.• Submitted a preliminary report on the thermal analysis for installing a new Counterflow Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger.• Updated the Engineering Drawings of the Air Handling Units (AHUs) in AutoCAD. Show less

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  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Aug 2023 - now

  Graduate Teaching Assistant for MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication course (ME487).• Training 18 students in using the cleanroom equipment & fabricating Pressure Sensors & Microfluidic Mixers.• Delivered a 100% success rate in the fabrication of pressure sensors & an 80% for microfluidic mixers in Fall 2024.• Assisting the professor by managing & conducting office hours, grading work, labs & project sessions.• Skilled in semiconductor fabrication & characterization processes such as DRIE, PVD, Wet Etching, Photolithography, Profilometry, Probe Station & Direct Write. Show less Sinha Research Group, UIUC (Nanoscale Electro-Thermal Transport Laboratory)• Developing a new Thermal Interface Material for efficient heat transfer in the optical transceiver modules.• Assembled a Guarded Heat Flow Meter experiment for thermal conductivity measurement of the Aluminium chips.• Delivered cradle-to-grave development and fabrication of new electrochemical cell for electroplating metals.• Conducted analysis of the TIM using Nanoindentation, Raman Spectroscopy, Profilometry & SEM imaging.• Assembled & modified the experimental setup for 3-omega measurements for thermal characterization of TIM.• Researched a recipe to pattern a thin-film using Dry Etching to improve the TIM fabrication process.• Collaborating with industry stakeholders to ensure timely delivery & successful project completion within defined deadlines. Show less

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023