I did my undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at Anna University, Chennai, India, during which I had the chance to attend a 3 month internship in Canada. I worked on the project “Airlift pumps - Design and manufacturing of energy efficient pumps for sustainable food systems” at the University of Guelph through which I gained immense knowledge and interest in pursuing a career in research. As a result of my internship, I decided to pursue my graduate studies in Canada and got into the University of Waterloo for my Master’s degree. I did my MASc in the department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo on the topic “FPGA based Ultrasound Non-destructive testing” in which I was responsible for developing an FPGA based system to capture and analyze the weld qualities of joints using Ultrasound. During my master’s, the field of Fuel Cell technology fascinated me, so I decided to gain in-depth knowledge about them and started my PhD study in PEMFCs which I am currently studying in the Fuel Cell and Green Energy lab.