{"646487":{"#nid":"646487","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BME Undergrad Shovan Bhatia Wins 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Georgia Tech engineering students \u0026mdash; Shovan Bhatia, Katelyn Groenhout and Pradyot Yadav \u0026mdash; have been named 2021 scholars by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/goldwater.scholarsapply.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. They were chosen for their academic excellence in undergraduate research work and dedication to furthering research and development in their respective fields. From medical robotics to electrochemical energy solutions to wireless communications technology, these engineers are already making research advances in their respective fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShovan Bhatia\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3rd-year biomedical engineering student\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShovan Bhatia is a third-year student from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E on a pre-med track. He has been involved in Professor Jaydev Desai\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/robomed.gatech.edu\/jaydev-p-desai\/\u0022\u003EMedical Robotics and Automation (RoboMed) Lab\u003C\/a\u003E since Fall of 2019, where he has been able to blend his love of robotics with his goal of working in the medical field. Bhatia is currently working on creating an assistive robotic exoskeleton to improve the quality of life for those living with spinal cord injury.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeokhwan Jeong and Phillip Tran have also served as mentors for Bhatia and encouraged him to independently discover and pursue his interests in medicine and robotics from his first day in the lab.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Through the research I\u0026rsquo;m performing, I have had the unique opportunity to design and iterate at the benchtop and then translate our work into the clinical space through spinal cord injury human subject testing,\u0026rdquo; said Bhatia. \u0026ldquo;I plan on carrying what I learn from my research into medical school and beyond, where I hope to use innovative techniques to improve people\u0026rsquo;s lives.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBhatia\u0026rsquo;s on-campus activities extend past the academic sphere \u0026mdash; he is President of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ewbgt.org\/\u0022\u003EEngineers without Borders\u003C\/a\u003E at Tech and serves as a board member on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtindiaclub.com\/\u0022\u003EIndia Club at Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBhatia applied for the Goldwater Scholarship to become part of a community of highly motivated individuals that the program cultivates. Receiving the scholarship has further encouraged him to pursue his goal of practicing medicine and finding ways to translate engineering and robotics principles into his work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPradyot Yadav\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3rd-year electrical and computer engineering student\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPradyot Yadav is a third-year student from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Yadav worked in Professor James Kenney\u0026rsquo;s lab investigating radio frequency and microwave power amplifier design, which led to his winning the IMS Student Design Competition in 2019 and a publication in the Microwave Journal in 2020. As a member of Professor Yang Wang\u0026rsquo;s lab, the Georgia Tech Electronics and Micro-System Lab (GEMS), Yadav helped to implement the group\u0026rsquo;s first Gallium Nitride (GaN) MMIC design. He is currently working as a technical fellow with the Hughes Research Laboratory GaN process, which is the fastest GaN process in the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of the academic sphere, Yadav also works as a Radio Operator for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wrek.org\/\u0022\u003EWREK FM\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s Rock, Rhythm, and Roll segment and is a member of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/\u0022\u003EThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers\u003C\/a\u003E (IEEE), \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hkn.gtorg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEta Kappa Nu\u003C\/a\u003E, and the IMS 2021 Steering Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYadav applied for the Goldwater Scholarship to expand his horizons in terms of future research and graduate studies, and for him, becoming a Goldwater scholar is a testament to the extensive work he has put into research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My being awarded this scholarship marks the start of a career focused on the cutting edge in RF\/mmWave research,\u0026rdquo; said Yadav. \u0026ldquo;The scholarship also provides me with a solid academic foundation for when I apply to graduate school and seek funding for my future research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYadav plans to intern this summer at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.qorvo.com\/\u0022\u003EQorvo\u003C\/a\u003E, a leading radio frequency company, where he will work with a device physics Fellow to develop a new GaN device model that would provide its designers with more flexibility. This will be his second summer interning for the company. After he graduates next Spring, he will be pursuing a PhD in Microwave Engineering, with a focus on III-IV semiconductor research and mmWave circuit design and ultimately aims for a career in industry research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKatie Groenhout\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3rd-year chemical and biomolecular engineering student\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKatie Grouenhout is a third-year student from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E. Since the fall of 2019, she has been part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/kohl.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Elab \u003C\/a\u003Erun by Professor Paul Kohl, her research advisor, and she is currently working on a project on anion-exchange membrane electrolyzers for clean production of hydrogen. Grouenhout met two of her other mentors in Kohl\u0026rsquo;s lab: Garrett Huang, a recently graduated Ph.D. student, and Mrinmay Mandal, a post-doc currently in Kohl\u0026rsquo;s lab, both of whom Grouenhout has worked closely with. In addition to research, Grouenhout works as an undergraduate teaching assistant for the School.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGrouenhout was encouraged to pursue a career in research by her research advisor at a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at The University of Mississippi the summer after her freshman year. She was motivated to apply for the scholarship because of the many ways in which it would aid her goal of pursuing a Ph.D. after graduation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Receiving the Goldwater scholarship reinforces my goal to pursue chemical engineering at the doctorate level,\u0026rdquo; said Grouenhout. \u0026ldquo;With this scholarship, I plan to take on more independent experiments in the lab and continue to develop my knowledge of electrochemistry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter earning her Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Grouenhout plans to pursue a career in research and academia, with a focus on electrochemical energy solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious one of its kind for natural science, engineering and mathematics students, awards college sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue careers in STEM research. Its goal is to cultivate scientific talent and aid in the creation of highly qualified professionals in science and engineering fields in the US. More than 1250 STEM students were nominated for the scholarship by 438 different schools, and out of the 410 who were selected, a little over half are women. 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