Recognitions: Awards & Scholarships

2025

Krynine Scholarship

Department of Geosciences, Penn State University

For graduate research and travel

2025

Lenker Fellowship

Department of Geosciences, Penn State University

For graduate research

2024

Krynine Scholarship

Department of Geosciences, Penn State University

For graduate research and travel

2024

Centennial Award

Department of Geosciences, Penn State University

For graduate research and travel

2019-24

DISHA (DAE Incentive Scheme for Holistic Science Education and Augmentation) Scholarship

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.

5 year scholarship for undergraduate studies in science and research

Leadership/Responsibilities

  • Core member of the Penn State Astrobiology Hour seminar organizing committee (Spring 2025–ongoing).
  • President of the NISER Astronomy Club - Served as the elected president of the NISER Astronomy Club (April 2022 - July 2023).
  • Tutored high school students of JNV Dhenkanal as a part of AVANTI mentorship programme in 2019.
  • Presented model on ‘Sustainable energy and management’ as the team leader at Regional Science Exhibition 2018, Bhubaneswar.
  • Team leader at the National Children Science Congress 2017, Vishakhapatnam.

Other Achievements

  • NAEST screening round qualifier 2021
    Qualified the screening round of National Anveshika Experimental Skill Test 2021 conducted by IIT Kanpur on nanihcverma portal.
  • Merit certificate in NGPE 2020
    Secured merit certificate in National Graduate Physics Examination (NGPE) conducted by Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT).
  • Bronze medal in National Quiz Competition 2020
    Won Bronze medal in National Quiz Competition 2020 organized by Raman Science and Technology Foundation, Aryabhatta Science Club.
  • RAD@Home 2019
    Experience of observational radio Astronomy at RAD@Home 2019 guided by Dr. Anand Hota, organized at IISER Berhampur.
  • Silver medal in NSO 2017
    Won silver medal in National Science Olympiad at school level 2017, and three merit certificates for national mathematics and science Olympiads successively.