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Eesha Khare

Eesha Khare

Country of origin: United States

Subject: History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science

Matriculation year: 2017

At Trinity College in Cambridge, Eesha pursued an MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science, where she focused on broadly the study of American physical sciences in the 20th century. During her studies, she worked with Dr. Richard Staley on the role of lichen as a bioindicator for pollution in the UK, with Dr. Jacob Stegenga on the philosophy of diversity and objectivity in the sciences, and with Dr. Joseph Martin on the philosophy of military sciences and American aeronautical and automotive engineering. Her studies in this discipline not only satisfied her many curiosities on the intersections between different fields, but also continue to inspire and inform her current work as a scientist.

As a PhD Candidate in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) now, Eesha works on developing bio-inspired materials with interesting and novel mechanical properties using both computational and experimental methods. Her PhD work is conducted under the guidance of Professor Niels Holten Andersen in DMSE and Professor Markus Buehler in Civil Engineering.

She obtained her undergraduate degree at Harvard University (S.B., Summa Cum Laude) and PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).