I Want to Pursue My Master's Degree at Texas A&M University

“An innovator is one who does not know it cannot be done” - R.A. Mashelkar

These splendid words of Dr R A Mashelkar have made a deep-rooted impact on my mind. He rightly states that great leaders fearlessly tackle challenges; they believe that nothing is impossible. These leaders are actually innovators who have immense passion in them to envisage solutions for perplexing problems. As a young, aspiring engineer, I find Dr R A Mashelkar’s philosophy, that the innovators have compassion in their heart and passion in their belly, very inspiring. I envision myself as an innovator who can merge passion and compassion to develop technological solutions that will transform lives and benefit the society.

In my high school days, I found chemistry to be the most intriguing subject. I liked Organic Chemistry, particularly the mechanisms of chemical reactions. As time progressed, I understood that chemistry and physics formed the basis of science and technology, and mathematics is a tool required to model these sciences. My love for chemistry and physics greatly influenced my decision to choose Chemical Engineering as my major for undergraduate studies. When it became clear that I wanted to pursue Chemical Engineering, I wanted to do so at the number one institute in the country and I achieved my goal by getting admission in the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT, formerly UDCT).

During my undergraduate studies, I developed an interest in several core chemical engineering subjects such as Material and Energy Balance Computations (MEBC), Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Interfacial Engineering and Separation processes. Studying thermodynamics gave me an insight into the problems faced while dealing multi-component and multi-phase syste...

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...iomolecular Engineering, Reaction Engineering as well as Nanotechnology. I also found the curriculum layout very interesting. There are several projects in your department that have caught my attention which includes the work of Dr. Mustafa Akbulut in the field of interface science with focus on drug delivery and biomedical interfaces. I am also interested in Dr. Kenneth R. Hall’s work on development of molecular-thermodynamic models and correlations because of my delight in studying thermodynamics. I believe that TAMU would provide me just the right platform to become a successful researcher. I also see myself becoming a teacher along with being a researcher. My ultimate ambition in life has always been to contribute to society and I believe that education is the greatest gift one can give to society. This in turn will contribute to the diversity of the university.