Hi, I’m Pria.

I am a junior at MIT studying materials engineering with a minor in design. My research interests lie in material uses in biological applications, and how we can take inspiration from natural structures to inform design choices.

Experience

Skills


Summer 2025:

Imperial College London, MaXtaoly Group, Intern

IAP 2025:

MIT Media Lab, Critical Matter Group, UROP

Summer 2024:

Harvard Medical School, Church Lab, UROP

IAP 2024:

MIT, Self Assembly Lab, UROP

Summer 2022:

Harvard Medical School, Artzi Lab, Intern

Summer 2021:

Ocular Therapeutix, Intern


Software

Fusion 360, Blender, Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Suite

Lab Techniques

Aseptic technique, Spectrophotometry, glove box, formulation workup, cell culturing, PCR, Gibson assembly

Digital Fabrication

3D FDM printing, SLA printing, multi-media laser cutting

Manual Fabrication

Wood + metal, powder coating, sewing, ceramics