Dear Professor,

My name is Devanshu Dash and I'm a 4th-year (8th semester) Integrated M.Sc. Student at UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai, India with a major in Biology. My institute is set up as a collaboration between the University of Mumbai and the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. Our mentor institutes include Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). A majority of our faculty visiting us belong to these institutes. As a part of our 9th semester curriculum, we are required to do a Master's Thesis Project. The approximate duration of the project is from May to December 2024.

I have worked under Dr. V. K Jain at UM-DAE CEBS in the winter of 2023 (September-November). I am working on XRD of intermetallic compounds, mainly Cerium and Lanthanum compounds. I have already undergone two summer projects:-

List of projects

1)     Preparation and XRD Characterization of compound CeCo2Al8 and LaCo2Al8 and analyzing its magnetic property

2)     Preparation of silver nanoparticles and showing its antimicrobial properties by disc-diffusion method.

I am also known to Origin for making graphs and FPS for XRD Interpretation. I have a great interest in applications of material science.

I would be highly obliged if you would have me as an intern for doing my master's thesis project under your guidance. As a part of the project, I would like to enhance my knowledge and gain working experience and at the same time, contribute to your work based on my curiosity and knowledge gained through my current projects and courses. I am available for the project any time after May 14th and can work up to the beginning of December. I'm always open to interaction via Google meet or Zoom.

For your review, I have attached my Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Transcript. If there is any additional information that I have not included or reference that you would like, I would be happy to provide it to you.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Regards,

Devanshu Dash,

Semester VIII,

School of Chemical Sciences,

UM-DAE CEBS