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Rin Desikan

Cambridge,United States

Summary

Third-year materials science student at MIT with a passion for sustainability and a strong interest in metals and ceramics. Excited about and experienced with laboratory jobs through a variety of internships and research opportunities. Strong leader and organizer; helped run nine theatrical productions till date.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Research and Development Intern

Sublime Systems
09.2023 - Current
  • Carried out 12 stress and flow testing on various potential blends of cement per day
  • Compiled and organized quality control data on 6 different raw materials
  • Prepared and ran small-scale test blends in ISO-CAL radiometer

Chemical Engineering Intern

Nth Cycle
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Ran pilot-scale electrochemical cell for 50+ hours to generate cobalt and nickel hydroxide products
  • Prepared small-scale samples of ~40-50 reactants and products per week to run through inductively-coupled plasma spectroscopy
  • Analyzed resulting data to judge efficiency of electrochemical cell
  • Filtered electrochemical cell output to create solid, sellable product

Undergraduate Researcher

MIT Bioelectronics Laboratory
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Investigated activity of carbon nanotube electrodes in dopamine solutions of various concentration using cyclic voltammetry
  • Mixed dopamine solutions and polished pieces of nanotubes so that above experiments could be run
  • Compiled and organized voltammetry data in Matlab to present to postdoctoral supervisor

Education

Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
10.2023

Skills

  • MATLAB
  • Standard laboratory techniques
  • Data analysis
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  • Usage of power tools
  • Leadership
  • Budgeting
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-Solving

Extracurricular Experience

Musical Theatre Guild Leadership, 02/22 to Current


  • Organized and coordinated technical departments in theatrical productions
  • Trained new carpenters on proper power tool and wood shop usage and etiquette
  • Interviewed and selected directorial staff for productions and interfaced with administrative groups and rights companies to keep show running
  • Created and enforced budget for productions
  • Created computer-aided designs of theatrical sets



Timeline

Research and Development Intern

Sublime Systems
09.2023 - Current

Chemical Engineering Intern

Nth Cycle
06.2023 - 08.2023

Undergraduate Researcher

MIT Bioelectronics Laboratory
06.2022 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rin Desikan