Jay Dedhia 13D170005

Mechanical Engineering B.Tech.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Male
DOB: 09-08-1995

Examination University Institute Year CPI / %

Graduation IIT Bombay IIT Bombay 2017 9.28

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Currently ranked 5th
in the Department amongst 150 students
Pursuing a Minor Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
Awarded AP grade for exceptional performance in Microprocessors and Controls, Numerical Analysis and Engineering Drawing
Awarded the prestigious KVPY fellowship for budding scientists for the years 2011-12
Secured All India Rank 15 in the National Mathematics Talent Search Competition, 2010
Awarded the Shivanandan Trophy for best overall academic performance in grades 8, 9 and 10
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND KEY ACADEMIC PROJECTS
ITC Limited | Foods Business Division | Aashirvaad Atta Plant | Delhi (May 16 Jul 16)
Project: Design, development and trials of automatic flour-mill |Highlight: Automatic flour-mill prototype currently being implemented
Exhaustively identified automation potential by interacting with stakeholders ranging from mill-floor workers to the managerial team
Developed an automated milling algorithm for flour mills effected using temperature, pressure, proximity sensors and PLCs
Demonstrated potential for 87% reduction in manpower (8 workers to 1) upon implementation of automation proposal
Voluntarily designed mill-stone handling device to lower occupational hazard with potential for 75% reduction in manpower
Pratham | IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project (Aug 14 Mar 15)
Inter-disciplinary student technical initiative in collaboration with ISRO aimed at the start-to-finish development of a fully functional satellite
Ensured satellite can withstand launch and orbit loads by conducting structural and thermal analyses in FEA software
Simplified change in wire-routing by moving from paper-based offline system to CAD-based online system
Acquired a system level understanding of interactions of various subsystems (mechanical, electrical, control, integration etc.)
Ignition Delay Time (IDT) measurement of hypergolic fuels | Guide: Prof. Arindrajit Chowdhury (Dec 14 Present)
Project sponsored by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad
Designed and fabricated a drop-test apparatus to measure and study IDT variation of trial fuel with various additives
Analyzed data collected using high precision optical-electrical sensors and high speed camera to measure IDT
Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) detection in a micro-fluidic device | Guide: Prof. Amit Agrawal (Jul 16 Present)
Efficient CTC detection could lead to early diagnosis and effective treatment of metastatic cancers
Conducting a literature survey of contemporary research on CTC detection in microfluidic and MEMS devices
Future work involves testing / benchmarking existing assays and development of a novel method for CTC detection
Solar-powered evaporative cooler | Course project | Guide: Prof. C. S. Solanki (Jan 14 Mar 14)
Cooler to be installed on parked cars to prevent temperature rise and reduce power consumption of car air-conditioner
Achieved 8oC lower temperature in system with cooler compared with the control system
Ensured economic viability by carrying out Life Cycle Costing which gave a payback period of 2 years
POSITION OF LEADERSHIP
Head | Department Academic Mentorship Programme (DAMP) | Mechanical Engineering Department (2016-17)
Leading a team of 33 mentors to counsel 79 underperforming students and nearly 210 students in all
Increased mentor applications by 50% by publicizing and presenting the work of DAMP among the students
Liaising with faculty on critical issues like improvement in course instruction and effective ways to help underperforming students
Organized help sessions on internships, university applications and academic courses for the benefit of the students
Enthused undergraduate research in the department by making summer projects available to 300+ students
Key Established and led the first ever DAMP cabinet to streamline the functioning of the Mentorship Programme
Initiatives Revamped the DAMP blog serving 450+ students by increasing course reviews from 25 to over 40

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Technical - Proficient in C/C++, MATLAB, SOLIDWORKS, AUTOCAD, ANSYS, NASTRAN NX

- Secured 1st position in IITB Line Follower Competition by implementing PID control on an Arduino
- Ideated, designed and prototyped a wheelchair-to-crutches interconvertible model using custom-made
joints and linkages as part of Tech Geek Social Responsibility (TechGSR), the socio-tech body of IIT-B
Literary - Awarded the 1st Prize for Creative Writing at the Odyssey International Literary Fest, 2010
arts - Worked as Junior Journalist for DNA Ya! a weekly supplement of the newspaper, DNA (2009-10)
Hobbies - Photographic pencil sketching, table tennis