Utkarsha Dasamantarao
Optical Engineer
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
To seek and maintain a full-time position in Optics that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Project Scientist
04.2021 - Current
- Involved in surface figure tests of off axis parabolic mirror and lens assemblies.
- Calibration and testing of Linear Scan Mechanism for Fold Mirror assembly.
- Hands on experience in using Interferometers for measuring surface figure.
Project Scientific Assistant
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Aditya Project: IIA is involved in developing a payload, i.e., Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) for Testing of Optical assemblies for payload.
- VELC is designed for simultaneous spectroscopic observations of solar corona in coronal emission lines centred at 530.3 nm, 789.2 nm and 1074.7 nm and continuum imaging of solar corona at 500 nm.
- This involved:.
- Testing and calibration of optical assemblies used in the payload.
- Involved in Thermovac testing of Detector Head Assemblies.
R&D Engineer
L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad, KA
04.2017 - 02.2020
- Thermal Imaging: Development and establishment of Ocular surface lab for thermal imaging of ocular surface.
- This involved:.
- Working with external camera manufacturer for developing and calibration of thermal camera for using it in ophthalmology.
- Optimization of thermal sensor for different environmental conditions.
- Thermal imaging of healthy and inflamed ocular surfaces.
- Design of transmission optics: An optical system was designed to add camera into the existing biomicroscope of a slit lamp.
- Zemax' was used as the platform to design the lenses and to simulate the system for the best image quality.
- Optics lab: Involved in establishing and management of the optics lab wherein this lab would be help in quick prototyping of the optical systems and establishing proof of concepts.
Assistant Engineer
L V Prasad Eye Institute
09.2015 - 04.2017
- Adoptive optics scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope project which is in collaboration with University of Rochester.
- Learnt system building and calibration followed by an active involvement in clinical imaging.
- The imaging objectives were to see the different layers of retina; to see the image of different locations on the retinal layers for both normal and pathological subjects.
- Illumination Design: As part of the cost reduction initiative, new LED illumination modules were designed to replace the conventional modules.
- Light Tools' was used as a design platform and the principle of 'Koehler illumination' was simulated for the evaluation of different LED configurations.
- AGV Data Analysis: Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) is a glaucoma drainage device which is used to control intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes.
- Custom programs were written in MATLAB to construct the flow characteristic curves and for representation of data qualitatively.
Education
M.Sc(Tech) - Engineering Physics
National Institute of Technology (NIT)
Warangal, TG 07.2012 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science (Honors) - Physics
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL)
Anantapur, AP 06.2009 - 04.2012
12th Grade -
Padmavathi Junior College
Visakhapatnam, AP 04.2007 - 04.2009
10th Grade -
Bhashyam Public School
Visakhapatnam, AP 06.2006 - 03.2007
Board of Intermediate Education
Board of Secondary Education
Skills
Zemax
Matlab
LightTools
Python
Macleod
Certification
Zemax/Optic Studio Fundamentals( Non Sequential Mode ) Udemy
Conferences
- ‘Optimizing and calibration of thermal camera for ocular surface imaging’, SPIE BiOS Conference proceedings 2020
Conferences
- IC-IMPACTS India on ‘Development of handheld device for early diagnosis of Ocular Infection’ at India IC-IMPACTS conference meet, December’2017.
- Poster on ‘Multimodal Correlation with Adaptive Optics, Imaging in Choroiditis’ in Asia Pacific Congress Vitreo-retina Society Congress 2017.
- IC-IMPACTS Canada on ‘Development of handheld device for early diagnosis of Ocular Infection’ at Canada IC-IMPACTS –June’2018.
- Poster presentation on ‘Effect of ambient temperature on human cornea: A Finite Element model and experimental study’ in INCAM 2019 conference, IISC.
Timeline
Project Scientist
04.2021 - Current
Project Scientific Assistant
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
03.2020 - 04.2021
R&D Engineer
L V Prasad Eye Institute
04.2017 - 02.2020
Assistant Engineer
L V Prasad Eye Institute
09.2015 - 04.2017
M.Sc(Tech) - Engineering Physics
National Institute of Technology (NIT)
07.2012 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Science (Honors) - Physics
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL)
06.2009 - 04.2012
12th Grade -
Padmavathi Junior College
04.2007 - 04.2009
10th Grade -
Bhashyam Public School
06.2006 - 03.2007
Board of Intermediate Education
Board of Secondary Education