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1 Ankita Bhutani Materials Research Laboratory, Supercon 3020 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL Education Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering Aug Dec (Expected) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign GPA 3.96/4.00 B.Tech. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee GPA 9.108/ Research Experience Graduate Student Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Advisor: Prof. Daniel P. Shoemaker Combined computational and experimental search for new functional inorganic compounds Collaborated with computational scientists to search for phases in an open ternary system, Ba-Ru-S and solved the crystal structure of a high-temperature BaS2 phase using in-situ X-Ray diffraction Screened 31 ternary transition-metal chalcogenide phase diagrams for new phases using solid-state synthesis Discovered 9 new Na/K-Zn-S/Se phases with potential use as wide band gap semiconductors Discovered a new magnetic compound Ni7V5O17 with a new structure type Solid solution between magnetic compounds to perturb magnetic ordering Mapped the magnetic phase diagram of K2MnSxSe2-x and investigated the effect of anion site substitution on magnetism Mapped the magnetic phase diagram of MnxFe1-xPSe3 and investigated the effect of competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions using cation substitution at Mn 2+ site Research Intern, University of Wisconsin-Madison Advisor: Prof. Todd Allen, Prof. Kumar Sridharan May-July 2011 Development of coatings of nanoparticles to prevent Fuel Chemical Cladding Interaction (FCCI) Developed and analyzed Vanadium and Vanadium (III) Oxide coatings on test flats of cladding materials using Modified Electrophoretic Deposition Performed high temperature diffusion couple experiments to test efficacy of coatings (Vanadium, Titanium, Zirconium and its oxides) to mitigate FCCI

2 Research Intern, University of Wisconsin-Madison Advisor: Prof. Todd Allen, Prof. Kumar Sridharan May-July 2010 Development of coatings of nanoparticles to prevent Fuel Chemical Cladding Interaction (FCCI) Developed a technique utilizing boiling nanofluids to deposit candidate diffusion barrier materials (Titanium and Titanium Oxide) on test flats of cladding materials Optimized coating deposition parameters on test flats including post-coating sintering experiments and investigation of coatings Undergraduate Researcher (B.Tech. Thesis Project), IIT Roorkee Advisor: Prof. Mukesh Bhardwaj Development of corrosion resistant protective coatings on Mg alloy through pulsed current electrodeposition Developed surface modification techniques and coatings of Zn on Mg based substrates (AZ91) by Pulsed Current Electrodeposition Characterized Zn coatings using open circuit polarization, linear polarization and tafel plots Research Talks and Presentations Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ "A high-throughput approach to find new ternary chalcogenides" American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA "A high-throughput approach to find new ternary chalcogenides" Electronic Structure Interest Group, UIUC, IL (Invited Talk) "A high-throughput experimental approach to study new ternary chalcogenides" Center for Emergent Superconductivity Workshop - Junior Symposium, Brookhaven National Lab, NY Center for Emergent Superconductivity Workshop - Junior Symposium, Argonne National Lab, IL "Rapid search for new materials in Ba-Ru-S system using a combined approach of experiment and theory"

3 American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA (Poster) North American Solid-State Chemistry Conference, Tallahassee, FL (Poster) "Rapid search for materials in Ba-Ru-S system using a combined approach of experiment and theory" Publications 1. Bhutani, A., Behra, P., Huq, A., Shoemaker, D. P. Magnetic phase diagram of K2MnS2Se2-x (in preparation) 2. Bhutani, A., Zuo, J. L., dela Cruz, C., Shoemaker, D. P. Spin glass behavior in MnxFe1-xPSe3 (in preparation) 3. Han, I., Jiang, Z., dela Cruz, C., Zhang, H., Sheng, H., Bhutani, A., Miller, D.J. and Shoemaker, D.P. Accessing magnetic chalcogenides with solvothermal synthesis: KFeS2 and KFe2S3. J. Solid State Chem. 260, 1-6 (2018) 4. Bhutani, A., Schiller, J. A., Zuo, J. L., Eckstein, J. N., Greene, L. H., Chaudhuri, S., Shoemaker, D. P. Combined Computational and in Situ Experimental Search for Phases in an Open Ternary system, Ba Ru S. Chem. Mater. 29 (14), () 5. Narayan, A., Bhutani, A., Rubeck, S., Eckstein, J. N., Shoemaker, D. P., Wagner, L. K. Computational and experimental investigation for new transition metal selenides and sulfides: The importance of experimental verification for stability. Phys. Rev. B. 94, () Awards and Recognition Racheff-Intel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC 2018 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Poster Prize at North American Solid-State Chemistry Conference Selected for the 1st Modern Methods in Rietveld Refinement and Structural Analysis course held in conjunction with the North American Solid-State Chemistry Conference Department Rank 2, Class of 2008, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee 2012 Best B.Tech. Thesis Project Award 2012 Won third prize in IDEAZ, Cognizance a national level student paper presentation contest on "Nanotechnology and Society" at IIT Roorkee Won third prize in SPOTLIGHT, Cognizance a national level problem solving event on reducing Carbon Dioxide emissions from iron and steel plants at IIT Roorkee All India Rank 3099 (top 1% out of 311,000 students) in Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination All India Rank 821 (top 0.09% out of 863,000 students) and State Rank 54 in All India Engineering Entrance Examination All India Rank 53 and State Rank 1 in 9th National Science Olympiad 2007

4 Leadership and Mentoring Early Career Network Representative, Center for Emergent Superconductivity, EFRC, UIUC -Present Student Host at Junior Symposium, Center for Emergent Superconductivity Workshop, Volunteer, Women in Energy Science, Center for Emergent Superconductivity Workshop Safety Representative, Shoemaker Lab Member, Materials Research Society Research Mentor Julia L. Zuo (Undergraduate, MatSe, UIUC) Rangarajan (Nitin) Thiruvengadam (Undergraduate, MatSe, UIUC) Piush Behera (Undergraduate, MatSe, UIUC) Yiyue Luo (Undergraduate, MatSe, UIUC) Ashley Hemmingway (Undergraduate, Aerospace, UIUC) Andrew Boomer (Undergraduate, Physics, U Oregon) Present -Present 2014 Summer 2014 Community Service Manager, Avanti Fellows core team (a non-profit organization supporting education of underprivileged children in India), IIT Roorkee chapter Joint Secretary of Rural Transformation Cell, National Service Scheme (NSS), IIT Roorkee Organizer, Blood Donation Camp, National Service Scheme (NSS), IIT Roorkee Past Industrial Experience Management Trainee, Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd. June 2012-July2013 Executed the changes in the Enterprise Resource Planning by coordinating with the warehouse, order management, procurement, logistics and product development departments Successfully launched the Mobiles category on Flipkart Marketplace platform Documented and standardized standard operating procedures for all warehouse processes Technical Skills Synthesis and characterization: Inorganic Solid-State Synthesis, Ex-situ and In-situ X-Ray Diffraction (1000+ hours), Neutron Diffraction, Rietveld Refinement, X-Ray Fluorescence, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements, Transport Measurements, Heat Capacity Measurements, Photo-lithography, Vacuum Technology Workshop Programming skills: Python, MATLAB, MS Office, TOPAS, GSAS, FullProf, Jade, HiScore, XND, VESTA

5 Extracurricular Activities Co-coordinator, Promotion Cell, Cognizance - Annual Technical Festival of IIT-Roorkee 2010 Co-coordinator, Help Desk, Thomso Annual Cultural Festival of IIT Roorkee st prize, Night Photography 2012, Srishti - Annual Techno Hobbies Exhibition, IIT Roorkee st prize, Spectrum 2011, Srishti - Annual Techno Hobbies Exhibition IIT Roorkee nd prize, Origami 2011, Srishti - Annual Techno Hobbies Exhibition IIT Roorkee 2011 Member, Himalayan Explorer s Club, IIT-Roorkee Member, Photography Club, IIT Roorkee Member, Fine Arts Section, Hobbies Club, IIT Roorkee