Honours
• Winner of student modelling competition at 14th IBPSA conference BS2015, Dec 2015
• Received the best paper award in Ph.D. student competition during BSA 2015, 2nd IBPSA-Italy Conference, Feb 2015
• Part of 4-member sub-team that won honourable mention for Team Shunya in Sustainability Jury in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
• Secured 43rd rank in Indian Engg. Services 2010 in Mechanical Engg. (UPSC exam) & appointed to Asst. Dir., Central Water Engg.
• The 1st plank owner of Business Operations Division, US Coastguard (Dec 08) for implementation of Click Parts supply chain tool for US Coastguard
• Semi-finalist in Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition, 2003-2004 at Purdue Univ, USA
• Received Silver Medal for being the top student in B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Class of 2002
• Captain of IIT Guwahati Table Tennis Team, 1999-2002 and won Intra-IIT Guwahati Table Tennis Trophy 3 years in a row
• Achieved an All India Rank of 1550 among 300,000 students in the prestigious IIT Joint Entrance Exam 1998 in the first attempt
Talks
Interview in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 Workshop # 2, Paris, France
Invited Talks
• Innovation from Academia, Mumbai dialogue on green architecture, organized by Centre for Science & Envt., Delhi, Oct 2014
• 3rd Innovation Summit, Aditya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Feb 2015
Press
Article in India Today magazine (2015)