My Story So far...

I've always been curious about the world around me, how everything works, how science and technology impact human life, etc., ever since I was a child. Probably, this was the beginning of my interest in the physics of everything around me. Since elementary school, it has been my habit to consider alternatives in science, which my teachers have praised or criticized as absurd. In the modern era of cutting-edge technology, everyone is driven by creative ideas. Scientists and technocrats' primary objective is to discover new things and establishing relationships between phenomena. They are broadening the horizons of science and technology with each observation we make to interpret the cosmos as precisely as possible and to maintain its brilliance.

I would never claim to have always known what I wanted to accomplish. My career goals are not based on childhood fantasies but on a process of consistent knowledge acquisition and domain study. It was all about discovering my path, and my journey began with an interest in nanoscience and technology. Growing curiosity and a natural affinity for science, particularly optics and chemistry, led me to choose a field that combines both subjects.

In the 10th grade, I earned an 85 in science, which gave me a head start in my field of interest, which is so apparent with this mindset. Even during my senior year of high school, I was far more interested in Physics and Chemistry than Mathematics. The four years of undergraduate education (V.P. &R.P.T.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat-India) and two years of postgraduate education (Department of Physics, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat-India) provided me with ample opportunities to gain fundamental and advanced knowledge in physics and chemistry. I've developed a passion for this topic because I cannot resist its allure. Therefore, I seek a setting with adequate infrastructure, competent guidance (to motivate and direct), and individuals who, roughly speaking, share my ideology and passion for the subject. During my sophomore year, I participated in a four-day workshop on aeronautics hosted by the C. C. Patel Community Science Center, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India. My group was assisted in constructing an airplane out of cardboard and plastic components. It was a great experience overall when the plane flew on the last day, as it was my first application of a studied concept. Since then, I have worked as a volunteer for the Community Science Center, attempting to spend time there at least once per month. During my postgraduate studies, I also taught coaching classes for schoolchildren. I managed my pocket money by providing private lessons on the side.

August 2014 marked my employment as a teaching assistant at P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Science, Charusat University, after completing my Master's degree. In October 2015, I met Dr. Rucha Desai, an assistant professor at the same institute, proposing a small project in optics and related fields. I became interested in magneto-optical measurements and subsequently assisted and instructed M.Sc. (Physics) students with their dissertations. The primary focus of the Ph.D. dissertation is the preparation of a water-based magnetic fluid sample with a tunable diffraction grating property. The core phenomena of tunable diffraction grating is the formation and control of magnetic-field-induced chain formation. Incorporating colloidal silica nanoparticles into a magnetic fluid controls chain formation phenomena. It improves the performance of a magnetic fluid-based tunable diffraction grating. The individual chain parameters such as chain length, chain width, interchain distance, and total number of chains per unit area are also calculated using a protocol developed in the image analysis software ImageJ. In addition, the protocol is converted using macro programming into ImageJ macros/plugins for automatic execution. Several magneto-optical and material characterization techniques have been used to examine the nature of the interaction between magnetic and silica nanoparticles. The Ph.D. training and present research work will allow me to work in multiple fields such as material science, photonics, and the Internet on Things (IoT).

Being in the scientific field, I intend to pursue a career as a research scientist. Consequently, I began to acquire new knowledge in the field of science and technology. Because "innovation is an original contribution to the advancement of existing knowledge," I am always searching for novel concepts. In the ever-changing world of contemporary technologies, each day brings new ideas and renders others obsolete. My goal is to become an independent researcher who is always eager to expand his horizons in the advancement of science. I am most interested in integrating all fundamental phenomena with technical advantages.