Isha Rustagi

Contact Information Vth Year Dual Degree Student Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India mobile: +91 9013628924 e-mail: ch7090721@iitd.ac.in isharustagi@gmail.com

Academic Details

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering GPA: 9.5/10.0 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering GPA: 8.4/10.0 Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, New Delhi Class XII, Central Board of Secondary Education Percentage: 92.5% Bal Bharati Public School, GRH Marg, New Delhi Class X, Central Board of Secondary Education Percentage: 93.8%

July 2012 onwards

July 2009 onwards

April 2009

April 2007

Scholastic Achievements

Winner, Ultimate Chemical Engineer, National level problem solving event,Tryst, IIT Delhi,2013 Winner, Chem Cross, National level chemical engineering crossword event, Tryst, IIT Delhi, 2012 Winner,Technical Symposium,National level paper presentation competition,Tryst,IIT Delhi,2012 Publication: Drug Delivery Based on Chromonic Self-Assembly, Tryst Technical Journal 2012 Awarded Summer Undergraduate Research Award with full project grant by the institute, 2011 Awarded Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance overall, DPS, R. K. Puram, 2008

Technical Skills

A Programming: C/C++, Java, MATLAB, L TEX Engineering Tools: ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM, Paraview

Internships & Projects

Production of High Value Biochemicals May 2013 onwards M. Tech. Thesis, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dr. Sanat Mohanty) Designed a novel solid state fermentation set-up for low cost production of anti-biotics Characterized the product via high performance liquid chromatography and UV photometry Future work comprises standardising the process and scaling out for commercial production Laboratory Characterization of Toothpaste Performance May 2012 July 2012 Internship, Hindustan Unilever Limited(HUL) R&D-Oral Care, Mumbai Simulated the complete brushing process through a rheometry model with relevant shear rates Modeled the toothpaste matrix disintegration right from the squeezing action to avour release Designed standard operating procedures based on the model to predict nal product performance SOPs appreciated for their versatility and preserved as proof of concept experiments for lab testing. Adaptation of CFD simulations to OpenFOAM March 2012 Internship, TetraHedrix, A Start Up Providing CFD Solutions Meshed and solved geometries from case studies in OpenFOAM; simulated the results in Paraview

 Adapted solutions from the companys case studies, previously simulated in Fluent to OpenFOAM Drug Delivery Based on Chromonic Self-Assembly May 2011 July 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Award Project, IIT Delhi (Dr. Sanat Mohanty) Prepared self-assemblies encapsulating dye particles and engineered them into nanoparticles Proposed a mass transfer model to simulate dye release and compared the results with real encapsulation eciency obtained from photometry Investigation of Non Darcian Flow Through Porous Media December 2010 Winter Project, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dr. A. N. Bhaskarwar) Conducted experiments on lab emulation of porous rocks to obtain parameters for Darcian ow Veried the onset of nonlinearity in pressure dependence at increased ow rates; incorporated Forchheimer Equation in analysis Modied the solver for porous media to depict the true velocity in a 2D porous channel simulation run on OpenFOAM Course Projects Molecular Simulation of Thermodynamic Properties January 2013 Course Project, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dr. Sanat Mohanty) Simulated kinetic theory of gases(balls in a box model);added perturbations to depict real systems Obtained average thermodynamic properties from the model using statistical thermodynamics Production of Biodegradable Plastics January 2012 April 2012 Course Project, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dr. Shantanu Roy) Conceptualized (team of 20) a plant setup for production of biodegradable disposable cups Led a team of 4 to design separation and purication units; integrated them with the plant through material and energy balance Working Model of Spinning Top Powder Sampler January 2011 April 2011 Design Lab Project, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi (Dr. Ratan Mohan) Designed a spinning top powder sampler which divides bulk into 8 identical representations Sample particle size distribution obtained within 4% error of bulk particle size distribution Showcased at I2Tech 2011, annual Open House, IIT Delhi; appreciated by faculty and students Social Endeavours Stree - National Service Scheme, IIT Delhi July 2012 onwards An Initiative for the Empowerment of Women Played advisory role in conceptualization and dening of objectives, short and long term goals Core team member for idea generation of mobile app Safe Hands for safety of women in distress Team received Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award 2013 for the innovation Youth for Seva, Supported by Sewa Bharti, Delhi May 2011 Mentored and tutored 7 children (10-14 years), homed at a residential project by Sewa Bharti in primary school subjects ExtraCurricular Activities Vocalist, National level western group song event, Rendezvous (cultural festival, IIT Delhi), 2010 Vocalist, Rock Night, annual inter-hostel rock event, IIT Delhi 2011 Winner, National level article writing competition, Symposium 12, by SIMSREE, 2012