Sathvik Iyengar

Sathvik Iyengar is a Senior Quad Fellow and a PhD student at Rice University, specializing in Materials and NanoEngineering in the Ajayan Group.14 His academic journey includes several notable achievements and research interests:

Academic Background

Sathvik is currently pursuing his PhD at Rice University, where he works in Prof. Pulickel Ajayan's lab.4 His research interests include:

• 2D materials
• Physics and chemistry of atom-thick interfaces
• Bioelectronics

Fellowships and Programs

Sathvik has been awarded several prestigious fellowships:

• Senior Quad Fellow1
• JSPS Fellow '241
• NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Bioelectronics Program Fellow13

He joined the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Bioelectronics Program in Fall 2021.3

Entrepreneurial Ventures

In addition to his academic pursuits, Sathvik is also involved in entrepreneurship:

• Co-founder of EmpathAIse, a startup focused on mental health and AI2
• EmpathAIse was accepted into the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub in November 20232

Recognition

Sathvik's achievements have been recognized by various institutions:

• Selected as one of only 100 students invited to a multinational scholarship program, along with fellow Rice University graduate student Utana Umezaki6
• Serves as a student ambassador for Rice University's Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies program4

Sathvik Iyengar's LinkedIn profile username is indeed sathvikajayiyengar, as mentioned in the query.125