Himani Singhal 110020031 - Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Himani Singhal 110020031
Chemical Engineering UG Second Year
Indian Institute of Technology Female
Specialization: None DOB:8 june 92
Secured All-India Rank 702 amongst more than 500000 candidates in IIT JEE (2011)
Ranked among top 0.1% of successful candidates of CBSE in Mathematics and Hindi (2008)
Awarded Brilliant Student Medal in all Rajasthan Talent Scholarship Award Examination
conducted by Saraswati Shikshan Sansthan (2008)
Awarded distinctive performance certificate in 10th National Science Olympiad (2008)
Pursuing minor in Industrial Design Centre
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
C O O R D I N A T O R R O B O T I C S C L U B , IIT B O M B A Y (2012-2013)
Organized XLR8, first tech event for first year students
2 day event with participation of more than 150 teams
- Designed the track to check different aspects of a bot such as strength, stability and torque
- Conducted workshops on the basics of L293D and 7805 and the stability of the bot
Organised technical workshops on basics of Solidworks, Hydraulics, weapons
T E C H N I C A L M E N T O R H E A D (2012)
Head of 10 mentors allotted to the freshmen’s to enhance their technical skills
Guided a group of 80 students to participate in XLR8
CAMPUS AMBASSADOR,NOKIA MOB SQUAD (2013)
Selected among top 30 youngsters team of Nokia Mob Squad Mumbai
Team works for youth and digital marketing and promotes the events of Nokia India
AWARDS AND HONOURS
H O S T E L T E C H S P E C I A L M E N T I O N A W A R D
Awarded for excellent performance in intra collegiate technical events throughout the year
Made remote control car using L293D and 7805 that travelled through given path
Qualified 3rd round in Robocon - Made wired bot that took blocks and dropped in the pit
Secured 34th position in wall-E, Techfest 2012- Bot followed a wall using arduino and Tee Saw sensors
BEST SOPHOMORE DANCER
By Institute Cultural Council 2012
Awarded to 4 students out of 900 2 nd year UG and PG students
Received in sophie dance league – inter hostel group dance competition
TECHNICAL SKILL - C, C++, Javascript, MS Office, MATLAB, Photoshop, Solidworks
KEY PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
RESIDUAL PROPERTIES VARIATION (December 2012)
Prof Sandip Roy, IIT Bombay

Studied the behaviour of compressibility factor for low temperatures and their deviation
Evaluated the values for Residual internal energy in the Lee-Kesler tabular form using Matlab
Processed the data and graphs of the same for the recently published book by Prof Sandip Roy
I I T B R A C I NG (May - June 2012)
Conceptualized India's 1 st student electric car for racing at SAE Collegiate Design Competitions
Worked in Drivetrain team that designed the differential mechanism of the car
ARTIFICIAL INSTRUMENTALIST (TECHNOVATION) (December 2012)
Music playing bots based on the series Animusic
Using impact actuation mechanism for the drummer and a pair of robotic hand.
Developing different mechanism for guitar using servo motors.
B I O S Y N T H : I N S T I T U T E B I O D I E S E L P R O J E C T (May - June 2012)
Student Initiative of installing biodiesel plant at IIT Bombay
Worked under Prof S Mahajani to find the end point of trans-esterification process.
Performed experiments to produce biodiesel from waste vegetable oil and sunflower oil
Conducted tests to ensure adherence of produced biodiesel with current ASTM standards
S U L P H U R I C A C I D A N D M E T H A N O L A C I D A N A L Y S (February 2012)
Process calculation of sulphuric acid and Methanol plant
Reviewed the Process technology involved in manufacturing of methanol and sulphuric acid
Performed material and energy balance calculation for 99% pure sulphuric acid
AMAN DAY CARE CENTRE PROJECT (November 2012)
Under Prof Raja Mohanty, IDC
Worked with children at the creche at IIT Bombay exploring different ways of introducing them to fun.
Explored their vision of the world and the differences they face that helped for their betterment.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
D A N C E
Learnt Kathak (Classical Dance) for 4 years and performed on ETV Rajasthan
Performed in All Insync Dance Show with a footfall of 2000 (2012)
Performed Contemporary dance in Performing Arts Festival (2012)
D R A M A T I C S
Acted in 3 movies made for competitions in Mood Indigo , Fresshiza and Mumbai fest
Performed in Fresshiza Street Play , first cultural event for first year students (2011)
O T H E R S
Made an oil painting for the Chea Voice ( department magazine ) (2012)
Part of the Basketball team under National Sports Organization
Help Age India: Awarded Silver medal (2 times) for creating awareness and convincing more
than 300 families to donate money for the betterment of old aged people