About Me

Hello! I’m Ankit, a final-year graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, passionate about using computational tools to design advanced materials and molecules.

My expertise lies in first-principles methods like Density-Functional Theory, ab initio thermodynamics and process modeling. My goal is to make quantum-mechanical calculations more accessible and efficient for accelerating in-silico materials design.

Check out my portfolio page to see the range of projects I have been involved in. Or download my Resumé from the link.

Selected Awards and Honors

• Jan 2024 - Joint 4th place at Young Scientist Symposium at the Catalysis Club of Chicago
• Apr 2023 - Received Hanratty travel award to present research work in NAM 2023, Providence, RI
• May 2022 - Named on the list of teachers ranked as excellent. Link. Search for GAUTAM,A
• May 2020 - Selected as best group presentation for the course Process Systems Engineering
• Jul 2018 - Awarded undergraduate research awards URA01 and URA02 for exceptional work
• Apr 2018 - Selected as best senior-year research project by a committee of external industry experts