Education

"Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the oftener and the more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above and the moral law within." — Immanuel Kant

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
2011 - 2015

Doctor of Philosophy (Neuroscience)

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)

Trieste, Italy

Summa cum laude

Advisor: Giorgia Silani

Thesis: A multimodal investigation of moral decision making in harmful contexts

University of Pune
2008 - 2010

Master of Science (Physics)

University of Pune

Pune, India

Thesis: Effect of hypergravity on amylase and total protein content in germinating rice seeds

Fergusson College
2005 - 2008

Bachelor of Science (Physics)

Fergusson College

Pune, India

Satish Bhide Prize for the Best Undergraduate Thesis

Thesis: Theoretical studies of static friction at atomic scale for unlubricated BCC solids

Thesis PDFs and supplementary materials are available on the Publications page.