The document is a resume for Sounak S. Nandi, a Masters student at the University of Freiburg studying Microsystems Engineering. It summarizes his technical skills in programming, microfabrication, and characterization techniques. It also lists his education history including a Bachelors in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from KIIT University in India and current Masters studies at the University of Freiburg in Germany. His research experience includes projects in lithotripsy laser development, light-actuated polymer actuators, and thin film gas sensors.

1. Sounak.S.Nandi
Master’s Student
Uni Freiburg
Krozinger Str. 23, 7. stock,
79114, Freiburg im Breisgau.
sounak.0611@gmail.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/sounak-sankar-
nandi
http://thetetrahedron.home.blog
(+49) 176 74196962
Technical Skills
Programming:
Python, Linux, High-Performance
Computing, JAVA, MATLAB, Arduino IDE,
C/C++
µFabrication:
Photolithography,Sputtering (DC/RF), PVD,
PECVD, Spin coating, µED, Electroplating
Characterization:
UV/Vis and XRF Spectroscopy, Raman
Spectroscopy, Profilometer, Hall effect
measurements, I-V characterization, XRD
(basic), Electron Microscopy(basic)
FEA/CAD:
COMSOL (intermediate),Inventor,ATLAS
Silvaco(basic),CadenceVirtuoso,
LabVIEW(basic)
Language Skills
• English: Advance (20+ years)
• German: Beginner (A1)
• Hindi: Advance (Native)
Education
2019-now IMTEK, University of Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
MSc. MicrosystemsEngineering (Grade: 2.9/5.0)
Concentrations: MEMS processing, Personal profile
Major Courseworks: CMOS MEMES, Micro-electronics, Micro-optics,
Material Analysis, Microstructure Polymer, Clean room (Practicum),
Sensors and Actuators, Nanotechnology, Signal Processing.
2015-2019 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Bhubaneswar, India
B.Tech. Electronics & Electrical Eng. (GPA: 8.3/10)
Major Courseworks: Analog and Digital Electronics, Semiconductor
Physics, Photonics, Sensor Technology, Signals and Control systems.
Thesis: "Noble metal (Au2+
) doped ZnO thin film for gas sensing
applications."
Research Experience
Feb – July Research Assistant – Universitätklinikum Freiburg Germany
2021 Urotechnology Section, Urology Clinic
Project: TELAX: Plasma-induced material ablation during Holmium laser
lithotripsy: A fundamental study.
• Performed wide-range testing of newly developed laser system for
stone treatment.
• Collaborated with colleagues from the Department of Physics to
analyze results for plasma formation and made feedbacks to the
system accordingly.
Supervisor: Lea Kraft, M.Sc., Project head: Dr. Arkadiusz Miernik.
Feb - July Research Assistant - University of Freiburg Germany
2020 Gisela & Erwin Sick Chair of Micro-optics
Project: Autonomous light-actuated LCE actuators.
• Experimented with and defined necessary design parameters and
constraints for tunable aperture (polymer chemistry.)
• Implementing the newly developed LCE material to be adapted
and customized to allow microfabrication using high-resolution
thin-film processes and photolithographic structuring.
• Optimized processing parameters and actuation profiles.
Supervisor: Jasleen Kaur Lall, M.Sc., Project head: Dr. Hans Zappe.
July, 2017 - Research Assistant – KIIT & IUAC India
March, 2019 Thin Film Photovoltaics Lab, School of Electrical Eng.
Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi.
Project: Oxide and doped oxide based thin film ZnO gas sensors.
• Developed ZnO and AZO based thin films as the sensor element by
pulsed DC sputtering.
• Investigated methods on improving sensing properties via doping
with additive metal dopants (Au NP’s)
• Performed optical, electrical and chemical characterization of
deposited films.
Supervisor: Dr. Arindam Basak, Project head: Dr. Udai Pratap Singh.
Teaching and Talks
Apr - Sep TeachingAssistant - University of Freiburg Germany
2021 Clean Room Laboratory for Engineers (Summer Semester 2021)
Supervised and assisted processes: PECVD, ALD.
Aug 2018 - Teaching Assistant- KIIT India
April 2019 Supervised Courses: Photonics; Nano-science and Technology.

2. Conferences and
Workshops
• International Conference on “Current
trends in Material Science and
Engineering” CTMSE 2018
• Embedded and Robotics-
advance,2018
• Embedded and Robotics-basics,2017
StandardizedTests
GRE, 2018:
301 (Q - 144, V - 157, AWA – 3.5)
IELTS, 2018:
7 (L - 8, R - 7, S – 6.5, W – 6.5)
Additional Act.
• Coordinator at “Kartavya” a
leading NGO organization
(India)for various women
empowerment projects &
educational drives.
• Ex-coordinator at KIIT
Robotics society [2017-2019]
• Ex-coordinator at KIIT MUN
society [2016-2019]
• Ex-coordinator at KIIT
Dramatics society [2016-
2019]
• Virtual Speaker at CWMUN 2021
for UN General Assembly.
Internships and Trainings
April – Sept. Graduate Intern–Masstech Switchgears Pvt. Ltd. India
2021 Design and simulation intern.
• Developed CAD model for smart gauge sensor (company
product) according to tuned sensor parameters on Autodesk
Inventor.
• Performed Finite Elemental analysis for predicting sensor
outputs and improvements.
15th
May – Industrial Trainee–Calcutta State Electricity Corp.(CESC) India
27th
May 2017 Undergone industrial training at a 300 MW Thermal power plant to learn
the individual components like Boiler, Turbine, Coal Plant, ESP etc., and at
a 25 MW Solar Plant learning process development and grid integration
for CIGS solar cells.
Conference Publications
S. Nandi, U.P. Singh, A. Basak “Effect of noble metal (Au2+
) on zinc oxide thin films
for gas sensing applications” International Conference on “Current trends in
Material Science and Engineering” CTMSE 2018, Id: 019
Independent Projects
1. Bachelor Thesis (Minor
project): "Impact of
additive metal (Al) on
Zinc Oxide thin films
under the influence of
ammonia gas."
(2017-18)
• Deposited AZO on glass substrate by pulsed DC
sputtering.
• Prepared substrates by growing SiO2 on Silicon
wafers by thermal oxidation for future device
application.
• Performed a simulation study of the sensor
working under varied concentration of Ammonia
gas.
2. Simulation based.
• A Study of Conical and
Quasi-Conical
Quantum Dot’s. (2019)
• Numerical simulation of
multi-quantum well
solar cells (CIGS). (2017-
18)
• Modelling of conical and quasi-conical quantum
dots by solving Schrodinger one-band equation.
• Used COMSOL to simulate electronics states for
first four quantum states.
Used ATLAS-Silvaco to simulate and tune parameters
for MWQW based CIGS solar cells.
3. Water waste disposal
bot. (2017)
Raspberry pi-based project, python coded, the bot
was able to float and move around in water and
could be controlled to collect solid wastes using
mechanical arm control.
Awards and Recognition
Feb Winner at KIIT Innovation Challenge (Team BlueBot) India
2018 Developed a multifaceted android application based on MIT AppInventor
to control the dynamics of a mechanical servo motor via Bluetooth. Also
developed a prototype based on a HC-05 Bluetooth module to control
motor speed up to 1000 rpm.