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