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The best way to reach me is via email:
 

 mahiramer@u.yale-nus.edu.sg  

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EDUCATION

 

YALE-NUS COLLEGE, Singapore

August 2018 – June 2023*

BSc with Honours in Physical Sciences (Physics)

• Thesis: Low-Cost Bio-dosimetry using C.elegans (Grade: A-).

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

SCRIPTWRITER, APERTURE (YOUTUBE CHANNEL)

Remote

May 2020 - August 2023

• Independently researched, and wrote scripts on formal/informal/story-telling topics: Black Swan Theory, Nuclear Warfare, Future of Spaceflight and comedic story-telling   

• Added around 700,000 new subscribers and amassed over 10,00,000 views; awarded "Show of the Year -2023" by parent company

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER

(Various projects, locations, dates)

June 2016 - March 2023

• Designed logos, stationary, banners/posters for social media campaigns as well as event use for 2 high-school events: Naturenlight 2016 and Rajuk Nationals 2016.

• Designer for "Cosmoscience" - Yale-NUS Science Magazine. (2019). Readable issues here and here.

• Freelance designer. (2016-2019)

• Project-related design work at MG Sustainable Engineering AB during internship. (see below.)

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERN, MG SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING AB

Uppsala, Sweden

February 2023 - March 2023

• Researched technical/non-technical hurdles for AC-to-DC transition; devised Concept note, work packages, microgrid schematics. Collaborated with an international team and a consortium of 10+ European companies/institutes. 

• Completed a 45-page proposal in a considerably short timeline of 2 months.

• Full-time role offered.

 

RESEARCH/ ENGINEERING ROLES, YALE-NUS COLLEGE

Singapore (Various projects and dates)

January 2020 - May 2022

• Built radiation sensor to infer radiation effects from roundworm fertility; leveraged analytical tools like Python, Machine Learning, Raspberry Pi to design image recognition algorithm and conduct data analysis; independent project. (NUS E6, Yale-NUS Science Center, The Centre for Ion Beam Applications).

  • We wanted to develop a dosimeter in a cube-sat form factor to address issues of conventional methods of measuring radiation in outer space. Thesis here. Supervised by Prof. Jan Gruber, co-supervised by Prof. Ben Andrew Olsen.

• Built an enamel decay sensor prototype using cheap LEDs and 3D printing for diagnostic convenience and early detection. Featured on college website for project's interdisciplinary nature (Yale-NUS Science Center, NUS Center for Oral Health).

  • Final project for “Experimental Methods in Physical Sciences”. Report. Supervised by Prof. Ben Andrew Olsen.

• Built an acrylic enclosure for ultracold atomic lithium experiment, designed in Adobe Illustrator, laser-cut acrylic panels; created laser-cutting documentation (Yale-NUS Science Center). 

  • Goal of this research is to study exotic quantum phases using gases of ultracold atomic lithium and their dynamical behavior. Supervised by Prof. Ben Andrew Olsen.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

• Languages: English (native fluency), Spanish (intermediate), Bengali (native), Hindi (intermediate).

• Analytical/Technical skills: MS Office products (coursework; taught to children with learning disabilities), Adobe Illustrator (College science magazine artwork, schematics), Raspberry Pi (Thesis), Python (Thesis, coursework), LaTeX (Thesis, coursework), SolidWorks - CAD.

• Interests: Music, Sketching, Sports, Language tables, Travelling (17 cities).

 

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES 

• INCLUSIONX (2017): Taught basic computer skills to children with learning disabilities.

• TRANSLATOR (2020): During the height of the pandemic in Singapore, I helped translate English letters, messages, and rules written by Singapore ministers and co. for the Bengali migrant worker groups that were stuck in COVID quarantine. Towards the later stages, I helped translate some messages written by the SG public in support of the migrant worker community.

 

*B.Sc was completed in the typical 8 semesters with surplus credits; delay due to COVID-19-related voluntary LOA.