UIUC · Materials Science + Data Science · Class of 2028

Ahaana Goswamy

Materials Science Engineer building at the intersection of materials, data, and computation.

UIUC Materials Science & Engineering student applying data science, machine learning, and experimental engineering to real-world materials problems.

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01 Materials research02 Data & computation03 Experimental design
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Introduction

Engineering across scales.

I work where materials science, data science, machine learning, and engineering experimentation meet.

At UIUC, I study how material behavior can be understood through both physical experiments and computation. My experience spans silk fibroin biomaterials, release-kinetics modeling, spectral analysis, technical software, and data engineering foundations. I am especially interested in turning experimental observations into useful models—and using those models to make better engineering decisions.

Usually working with music in the background.
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Featured projects

Evidence in the work.

Selected work showing how I approach engineering problems—from physical prototypes to computational models.

01 / Published research · Sole author

Application of Fourier Transform in Analyzing Guitar Harmonics

Where music meets mathematics.

Investigated how guitar-playing techniques influence harmonic content using Fourier-transform-based frequency analysis. Recorded and analyzed natural and artificial harmonics across multiple fret positions and compared the strength and frequency distribution of harmonic components.

Fourier TransformSignal ProcessingData AnalysisAcousticsExperimental ResearchGuitar
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02 / Materials ML

Oxidation Classification Research

Exploring whether unlabeled material images contain useful oxidation-state structure.

Work in progress investigating convolutional and variational autoencoders, latent-space representations, UMAP, HDBSCAN, and self-supervised learning for materials characterization.

Machine learningAutoencodersUMAPHDBSCANImage analysis
ScholarMatch Android application demo Watch demo

03 / Android software

ScholarMatch

A Kotlin app matching students to scholarships by GPA, major, citizenship, and eligibility, with filtering, saving, and application tracking.

21 hours to functional MVP · Nominee, Best Everyday Utility App
KotlinAndroidProduct designEdge-case handling
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PlastiBuild community water station made with reused plastic bottlesPlastiBuild station in its street setting

04 / Sustainable materials

PlastiBuild

A community water-station project applying recycled polymer bottles and material-reuse constraints to low-cost construction, created with Palash Bharti.

3+ years in service after a six-month expectation
Materials scienceSustainabilityPrototypingCircular design
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Experience

Learning by doing.

Research, data, teaching, and laboratory work—edited for the contributions that matter most.

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2026 — Present

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Dr. Rucha Joshi’s Lab · Plaksha University

  • Quantifying how silk fibroin gelation routes affect pore architecture, swelling, degradation, and drug release for a Biopolymers manuscript in preparation.
  • Fit Weibull models in Python across 8 replicates per formulation, extracting shape parameters and T50/T63.2 release times.
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Jun — Jul 2026

Data Engineering Intern

Celebal Technologies

  • Completed Microsoft Azure fundamentals modules focused on cloud data concepts and pipeline architecture.
  • Strengthened practical SQL querying through structured, self-directed coursework.
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Fall 2026 — Present

Assistant Tutor · CS 124

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Help students debug Kotlin and reason through introductory programming problems during help-desk hours.
  • Identify misconceptions and guide students toward solutions without giving away answers.
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Jun — Jul 2025

Research Intern

Vivek PharmaChem India Ltd.

  • Tested formulation samples using spectrometric analysis to verify composition and quality.
  • Maintained structured laboratory records and handled reactive chemicals under established safety protocols.
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2023

Assistant Chemist

Northern Solvents

  • Supported sample preparation and VOC and oil-content analytical testing workflows.
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Technical skills

A practical toolkit.

Programming & data

PythonNumPypandasSciPyMatplotlibSQLKotlinMATLAB

Materials & analysis

Materials characterizationWeibull modelingFourier / FFTStatistical analysisWelch’s t-testFiji / ImageJExperimental design

Machine learning

RegressionClassificationEvaluation metricsAutoencodersUMAPHDBSCANSelf-supervised learning

Tools & engineering

Microsoft AzureSpectrometric analysisLab safety

Certification · Supervised Machine Learning — DeepLearning.AI / Coursera, 2025

05 / Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

B.S. Materials Science & Engineering · Expected May 2028

3.3
GPA
Dean’s List
Spring 2026
Selected coursework

MSE 201 · STAT 207 · MATH 285 · MSE 401 · MSE 406 · MSE 307 · CS 277

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Beyond engineering

A little context beyond the work.

Music

Usually somewhere between a guitar riff and a new playlist.

Football · Association football

Watching it, playing it, overanalyzing it.

07 / Contact

Let’s build something meaningful.

I’m interested in opportunities involving materials engineering, data, research, manufacturing, and technology.

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Champaign, Illinois