Education

National Institute of Technology–Tiruchirappalli CGPA: 8.48/10

B.Tech Major-Metallurgical and Material Engineering Expected Grad. May 2022
Saraswathy Vidyanikethan Public School 95.4/100
12th Grade (CBSE)-Computer science Grad. May 2018
The Village International School 10/10
10th Grade (CBSE) Grad. May 2016

Academic Achievements
• Recipient for National Instiute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli Alumni scholarship 2021, for excellence in Academics
and Co-curricular activities
• Placed in top 10/355 teams, New Generation Ideation Contest (NGIC-2020), energy materials category, conducted
by Hindusthan Petroleum, for silicon anode production from iron and steel slag
• Placed 2/15 teams in Caterpillar Industrial Problem Challenge, 2020 at Shaastra, IIT Madras(National Rank 1
engineering institute) for designing a efficient and small-scale landfill gas to electricity converter
• Placed 2/15 teams for Industrial Design Challenge at Gravitas, 2020, VIT for designing an industrial-grade clogged
pipeline prevention and removal mechanism
• Top 1% in National Level Engineering Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) among 1.4 million Engineering aspirants

Research Work
Deep learning for accelerated discovery of energy materials Feb 2021 – Present
University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto
∗ Developed algorithm to identify neighbours using Crystal Graph Convolutional Neural Networks
(CGCNN) to predict properties of inorganic materials resulting in a 10% improvement under Prof. Oleksandr
Voznyy
∗ Explored methods to screen new battery materials with high energy storage capacity and voltage accounting
lattice voids
∗ Improved model for predicting properties of ceramic materials (330k materials) crucial for batteries, solar cells and
electronics by 5%
∗ Explored global feature guided prediction of voltage and ionic conductance using lattice structure, vacant volume
and orbital overlap for better prediction in electrodes and solid-state electrolytes
Carbon and silica coated silicon nanostructured anode for Li-ion battery Dec 2020 – Apr 2021
National Institute of Technology-Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
∗ Investigated battery life boost caused by SiO2 / Carbon coating due to cyclic stability in silicon nanowires
(SiNW) and nanotubes (SiNT) with Reactive molecular dynamics (LAMMPS) under Prof. V Karthik
∗ Conducted literature survey (100+ journal articles) on silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries, modelled initial
systems and create input file for simulations
∗ Studied atomistic mechanism behind mechanical failure of silicon anodes with silica and carbon
coatings, under lithiated and de-lithiated conditions
∗ Reported influence of coating type, coating thickness and lithium concentration on ultimate tensile strength and
ductility were studied using factorial analysis in SiNT and SiNW
High-Temperature electrochemical CO2 sequestration Apr 2020 – Mar 2021
National University of Singapore Lower Kent Ridge, Singapore
∗ Assisted Dr.Andrew B. Wong to design a system that converts harmful carbon dioxide emissions into carbon
nanomaterials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes and fullerenes
∗ Estimated binding energy of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) competing with CO2 reduction at high
temperatures on graphite surface using Density functional theory (Quantum espresso)
∗ Designed CO2 conversion cell using Ansys Thermal and Computational fluid dynamics to study catalysts’
conversion performance at high temperatures (up to 11500 C )
 ∗ Introduced to electrochemical and characterisation techniques for catalyst design
Small-scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Nov 2019 – Jan 2020
National Institute of Technology – Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
∗ Self-undertaken project to build low-temperature Solid oxide fuel cell for landfill gas (LFG) conversion to
electricity with 20-25% higher efficiency compared to traditional conversion systems
∗ Spearheaded design, transport calculations, and material selection of miniaturized regeneration, gas filtration and
ceramic electrolyte
∗ Proposed improved ionic conductor Ce0.2 Sm0.8 O1.9 for humid and low temperature conditions
Assistive device for Jaw Tremor patients Jun 2019 – Dec 2019
National Institute of Technology – Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
∗ Coordinated with an inter-disciplinary team to develop a unique assistive device to address a million jaw tremor
patients finding difficulty in eating, speaking, sleeping and other day-to-day activities
∗ Performed material selection and design model in fusion 360 by analysing structural performance using Ansys
∗ Jaw structure 3D printed using ABS material with close dimensional tolerance and good surface finish

Publications
Rajiv, Navneeth. Thomas, Bestin. Mathias, Neil. M S, Amal. ed. Reactive Molecular Dynamics Study of Silicon
Nanotube as Anodic Material for Next-Gen Li-Ion Batteries. SRM IST,Chennai: Abstracts, 6th International
Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2021), 2021. Print.
Harikrishna, K. Dhivakar, K M. Puthiyavan, L N. Meenatchi, L S. Rajiv, Navneeth. Premkumar, S. Girithar, T A.
“Benchmark Device to Mitigate Jaw Tremor Using Gyroscopic Effect.” Journal of physics. Conference series 1831.1
(2021): 012022. Print.
Kumar, Atharva. S M, Deepsikha. Thomas, Kevin. Yadav, Kunal. Rajiv, Navneeth. K, Rohit. K, Vedhanarayan.
“Novel Design of Selective Action Knee Assistive Device.” Applications of Computational Methods in Manufacturing
and Product Design. Manuscript submitted for publication

Technical Skills
Languages: Python, C/C++, MS Excel
Softwares: Quantum Espresso, Lammps, ANSYS (CFD, FEA, Thermal), Minitab, Matlab
Platform: Windows, Linux, High Performance Computing
Modelling and Visualisation Tools: Fusion 360, Solidworks, Atomic simulation environment, Vesta, VMD
Experimental Tools: SEM, Optical microscope, Potentiostat, Spectrocolorimeter, Viscometer

Certifications (Coursera)
Advanced functional ceramics (Yonsei University), Nanotechnology:A Maker’s course (Duke University), Molecular
spectroscopy (University of Manchester), Material processing, Material data science and informatics, Introduction to
high throughput material development (Georgia Tech)

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Project Manager, Designers’ Consortium, the Official Product Design club of NITT, focused towards designing and
fabricating new products and solutions to social, industrial problems and daily life opportunities imbibing project
management, team work and presentation skills
• Co-Head, Events and Guest Lectures, Mettle 2021, National level technical symposium of NIT-Trichy organized 4
guest lectures and 2 events, incharge of raising finances, communicating with delegates and judges, and managing a
team of 14
• Manager, Rotaract club of NIT Trichy, organized events to recycle technical books to incoming batch (benefiting
around 100 people) from poor background, low cost access to registration of ID cards through government officials for
students and awareness programmes about engineering in 3 village high schools with about 500 students
• Coordinator, National Service Scheme (NSS) team of NIT Trichy, organized free eye testing camp for 200 people in
campus, temple and sports ground cleaning
• Silver medallist in school level 50m freestyle swimming competition