Ashutosh Pitkar

Passionate about interdisciplinary research, leveraging expertise in mechanical engineering and computer science to advance career and pursue further education. Committed to integrating these disciplines to contribute to innovative solutions for complex challenges in rapidly evolving industries. Seeking opportunities to apply diverse skill set and make meaningful impact in research and development.

• 01/2021, Getting Started with Go, University of California, Irvine
• 12/2020, Using Python to Access Web Data, University Of Michigan
• 12/2020, Python Data Structures, University Of Michigan
• 12/2020, Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python), University Of Michigan

Academic High-school Achievements:

• Certificate of Merit 2015-16: General Proficiency - Cambridge International AS Level
• Certificate of Merit 2015-16: Highest Grade in Applied Information and Communication Technology (AICT)- Cambridge International AS Level
• Certificate of Merit 2015-16: Academic Excellence in AICT, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics- Cambridge International AS Level
• Certificate of Merit 2014-15: General Proficiency - Cambridge IGCSE Program
• Certificate of Merit 2014-15: Academic Excellence in Chemistry, Economics, French, Mathematics, and Physics- Cambridge IGCSE Program
• Athletic High-school achievements
• Annual Athletic Meet 2013-14: Winner in Tug of War Boys Category
• Annual Athletic Meet 2012-13: Secured 1st Position in 4x100 meters Relay
• Annual Athletic Meet 2011-12: Secured 1st Position in 4x100 meters Relay
• Annual Athletic Meet 2011-12: Secured 3rd Position Long Jump

Notable Chess Achievements:

• The Miami Student-Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Issue (Miami Newspaper), interviewed and published an article for winning the MAP Open Chess Event at Miami University in 2021.
• FIDE rating: 1648
• 10th Mumbai Mayor's Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2017: Best Player U-20.
• Commonwealth Chess Championship 2015 (Under - 16 Boys): Secured 12th Position.
• ISSL (International Schools Sports League): Secured Gold Medal.
• ISPL (Interschool Premier League): Secured 3rd Rank13th ASEAN (Association of South-East Asia Nations) + Age Group Chess Championship June 2012: Secured Bronze Team Medal for India Open-14.
• Consistently came 1st in Inter House Chess Tournaments in High School.
• Selected to play in Simultaneous Exhibition Match against the Former World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand.
• Times of India- Student Edition November 2012 (National Newspaper), interviewed and published an article about my chess achievements.

• Spatial variation in nanoscale wear behavior of chemical vapor deposited monolayer WS2, Applied Surface Science, 605, 12/2022
• Load-Dependent Friction Hysteresis for Graphitic Surfaces in n-Hexadecane, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9, 10/2022

• Lecture 1 : Introduction to PTFE Wear and Friction
• Lecture 2 : Topic 1 Filler Content and Geometry
• Lecture 3 : Topic 2 Internal and External Conditions at Sliding Environment
• Lecture 4 : Topic 3 Tribochemistry and Tribosurface
• Lecture 5 : Summary and References