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Anka Datta

Anka Datta

Siliguri

Summary

Experienced Project Associate with more than two years of experience completing government funded projects with top-notch implementation and project management abilities. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams.

Personable and dedicated with self-motivated nature focused on independently handling project and team needs. Highly organized in preparing documentation, schedules and communications.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Project Associate

IIT Madras
Chennai
06.2022 - Current
  • Generating proposal for gaining funding for project titled Model Village in collaboration with IITM,IITH and DEAKIN. Deakin, IIT M and IITH have focal areas in sustainable energy, health care materials, transportation and other related technologies for self sustainable model village. Challenge is to scout for appropriate technologies that serve rural needs, and bringing in industries, NGOs and start ups to translate ideas to practise.
  • Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
  • Conducting Workshop in collaboration with various Industry and Academia.
  • Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations and publications.
  • Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
  • Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
  • Worked with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative research.
  • Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
  • Generated grant proposals to gain funding for Government funded research project.

Research Scholar

IIITDM, Kancheepuram
Chennai
01.2022 - 05.2022
  • Research-
    o Fabrication of Highly Performable and Cost-effective Thin Transparent, Portable, and Flexible Solar Cells. Aim of this research is to build a solar cell that can be installed in any place like building walls, windows, or doors; car roofs and wearable smart devices. The main objective of the research is to make anything self-sustainable in terms of energy.
    o Advanced Material in Biological Implants and Surgical Tools.
    o Recent advancement and Future Trends in Next generation Materials for Biomedical application.
  • Currently in process of publishing two book chapters and one journal Articles for above mention topics
  • Generated grant proposals to gain funding for Government funded research project.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
  • Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
  • Led and prepared lectures for Mechanical Engineering classes.
  • Contributed to planning appropriate and engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.
  • Guided students in researching, structuring and presenting debate case.
  • Impartially evaluated papers, projects and homework assignments of students, delegating grading to teaching assistants when appropriate.
  • Incorporated instructional technologies in course delivery for both in-class and online instruction.
  • Met with students to dispense study and career advice and provide guidance and potential opportunities within chosen field.
  • Graded over 96 assignments per week and entered grades into Codetantra software and excel sheet.
  • Reviewed program materials and coordinated updates to keep department materials relevant and accurate.

Project Associate

IIT Madras, Agri Fresh Produce
Chennai
12.2019 - 12.2021
  • Research- Cold Supply Chain for Indian, onwards)
  • Currently in process of publishing Journal Articles for following activities
  • Established current thermal profile of fresh produce from farm-to-folk
  • Reviewing current state-of-art of Indian Fresh Produce Supply Chain
  • Identify drivers of Post-Harvest losses in Fruits and Vegetable Supply Chain
  • Study different Thermal Engineering Technique for on farm Low-Cost storage of fresh produce
  • Identify indigenous BIO materials for low and effective insulation
  • Formation of Cryo-kitchen incubator hub and co-design experiments
  • Proof of concept testing.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems

Assistant Professor

Icfai University
07.2019 - 11.2019
  • Took attendance, graded assignments and maintained student records over 100 students to assist teachers with administrative tasks and maintain smooth daily operations
  • Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement
  • Supported weekly Fluid Mechanics Lab Sessions, contributing to student engagement, comprehension and learning objectives.
  • Proctored exams and provided remediation for learning improvement goals
  • Handled classroom administration for professors
  • Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress
  • Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts
  • Communicated with students about classroom, lab and study session expectations to help professors maintain order in large classes
  • Performed research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication
  • Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities
  • Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress

Project Assistant

IIT Guwahati and NIT Silchar
Silchar
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • IIT Guwahati and NIT Silchar, Assam Worked in “Bamboo bricks/laminates from
  • BMFs for low cost housing structure under Indian Himalayan region, NMHS/2016- 17/SG08/07”
  • Performed extraction of bamboo micro fibre using tannic acid treatment
  • Prepare bamboo bricks using bamboo fibers.

Education

M.Tech - Mechanical System Design & Innovation Technology, Mechanical System Design and Innovation Technology

National Institute of Technology
08.2016 - 06.2018

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Tripura Institute of Technology
Tripura
08.2012 - 06.2016

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Publication:
  • Anka Datta, Avinash Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Varun Pratap Singh, Advanced Material in Biological Implants and Surgical Tools, Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications (2022), (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA). http://doi.org/10.1201/9781003344810-2
  • Avinash Kumar, Anka Datta, Ashwani Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Recent advancements and future trends in next-generation materials for biomedical applications, Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications (2022), (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA). http://doi.org/10.1201/9781003344810-1
  • Anka Datta, Shubhajit Das, Ravi Kumar Dwivedi, Avinash Kumar, "Surface Coating and Tribological Investigation of Conventional Cutting Tool Material", Materialstoday (Elsevier), (2023, accepted), ISSN 2214-7853.
  • Previously reviewed current state of Fruits and Vegetables Supply Chain logistics in India and different low-tech and high-tech cooling system for storing fresh fruits and vegetables. And also done Design of Experiment (DoE) for formation of Cryo-Kitchen incubator Hub to study the shelf life of perishable produce.
  • Participated in workshop on ‘ Recent Trends in Thermo-Fluids Engineering (RTTFE 2018),organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Industrial Training at ONGC Tripura in Drilling Process.
  • Project work on the topic ‘Operation sequence of Gas Turbine Power Plant' at NEPCO, Tripura

Software

Mini Tab, Taguchi, MS Office, MS Excel, Mendaley

Work Availability

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Timeline

Project Associate

IIT Madras
06.2022 - Current

Research Scholar

IIITDM, Kancheepuram
01.2022 - 05.2022

Project Associate

IIT Madras, Agri Fresh Produce
12.2019 - 12.2021

Assistant Professor

Icfai University
07.2019 - 11.2019

Project Assistant

IIT Guwahati and NIT Silchar
01.2019 - 05.2019

M.Tech - Mechanical System Design & Innovation Technology, Mechanical System Design and Innovation Technology

National Institute of Technology
08.2016 - 06.2018

B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Tripura Institute of Technology
08.2012 - 06.2016
Anka Datta