Originally from Rajasthan, India, in 2016, Aditya completed his B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur where he engaged in undergraduate research on producing pure iron from mill scale and the synthesis and testing of starch-based biodegradable plastics and composites. He completed internships at the National Taiwan University with a focus on thermoelectrics with Prof. Kuei-Hsien Chen, and at the Max-Planck-Institut Für Chemische Physik Fester Stoffe with a focus on Half-Heusler compounds with Claudia Fleser. In 2019, he completed an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania on growing CdSe/CdS quantum dots and shells with Prof. Chris Murray. Aditya joined the Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. program in 2020 where his research focus is on developing sustainable materials for flexible electronics. Aside from academics and research, Aditya enjoys reading, playing video games, and watching movies.