University Service

♦ Member, Organizing Committee, 25th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, Charlotte, NC (SMiRT25, 2019)

Worked with other members of the research group, Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures in organizing an international conference attended by approximately 550 participants from all over the world.
Conducted website testing for proper submission and approval/rejection of abstracts and papers.
Designed swag items such as post-it notes, banners, etc., for give away.
Presented research papers at the conference which were very highly received.
Collected forms from session chairs about the quality of papers presented at all the sessions. These forms were further used as a basis to print selected conference papers in a special journal edition.
Worked in shifts at the registration desk to help participants with all the relevant information about various sessions.

♦ Council Representative & Social Media Coordinator, Civil Engineering Graduate Student Association (2015–2018)

Represented student of Civil Engineering Department at the Graduate Student Association.
Worked as the Social Media Coordinator: Created Email ID, Facebook, and Instagram account for the group which led to a sharp increase in attendance of graduate students at our events.
Helped organize annual events of the association as well as proposed new events which helped professional development of graduate students.

♦ Member, Graduate Student Association (2015–2018)

Actively attended the monthly general meetings which discussed various graduate student issues.
Worked with the Research Recognition committee. The committee awarded graduate students funds for travel to conferences every semester. Each committee member evaluated applications from graduate students independently and then the committee collectively decided the students who receive the funds.
Represented the Graduate Student Association at other University committees.
Attended meetings with Assistant Dean of College of Engineering updating him on issues faced by Engineering Graduate Students.

♦ Graduate Student Representative, Council on the Status of Women at NC State (2016–2018)

I represented Graduate Student Association on this committee. This committee tackled various issues faced by women undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff at the university. One of the biggest issues tackled by this committee during my tenure was Paid Maternal Leave which is a huge issue for all working women in the United States. In addition to attending the committee meetings, I also worked with the following subcommittees:

Chair, Safety Subcommittee (2016-2017)
- As one of the main objectives, I started the initiative to offer graduate students working/studying late at the university a transport service by University Police. It was an extension of the service already provided by the Police for On-Campus locations to Off-Campus locations as 90% of the graduate students lived off-campus.
- Toured the 911 center of University Police and understood safety protocols at the campus.
- Walked with University Police in student living areas to identify danger areas and further provide solutions for the same.
Member, Equity for Women Awards Subcommittee (2016-2017)
- Conduct an independent assessment of the applications submitted on behalf of extra-ordinary women students, staff, and faculty who work to create Equity for Women on and off-campus.
- The committee collectively finalized the winner of EWA in each category.
Member, Sisterhood Dinner Planning Subcommittee (2016-2018)
- Sisterhood Dinner is a major annual event organized to showcase the work done by the committee, honor the winners of Equity for Women Awards, and fund the Women’s Centre Initiatives via silent auction.
- Helped organize this huge event which was attended by hundreds of university members as well as alumni.
- Also donated my photographs for the silent auction.

♦ Vice President of Academic Affairs, Graduate Student Association (2018–2019)

Attended all monthly meetings of Executive Board of Graduate Student Association.
As an Executive Liaison to the Research Recognition Committee, I organized the Award for Conferences every semester. During my tenure, the committee received more than 100 applications from graduate students so responding to queries from all applicants as well as organizing the application was a giant task.
Allotment of applications for evaluation to committee members and making sure that all evaluations are submitted on time.
Notifying the winners of the Award for Conferences after the decision of the committee.
Attending the monthly general meeting of the Graduate Student Association and updating the members on the work done on various issues related to Academic Affairs within the university.
To help graduate students submit a good application, I started organizing a workshop explaining the application process as well as the evaluation process.
Member of University Committee to implement TurnItIn.com in Moodle NCSU. The addition of this feature helped with a fair evaluation of assignment and examination on Moodle NCSU.
Represented Graduate Students at the Administrative Board of Graduate School and further update the Executive Board as well as the general body of the Graduate Student Association.

♦ Member, Administrative Board of Graduate School (2018–2019)

Attend weekly meetings chaired by the Dean of Graduate School.
Approval of new courses proposed by various graduate departments of the university.
Approval of new programs proposed by various graduate departments of the university.

♦ Member, Mental Health Initiative Committee (2018–2019)

The committee was started based on the observation of the mental health of graduate students in the university.
The committee started with creating an extensive survey for graduate students to assess their needs.
The committee is working closely with various university departments to propose solutions to the mental health problems of graduate students.