Arjun
Angral was born in Srinagar, J&K (India). Owing to the
nature of his father's job at the Central Bureau of
Investigation (India), he moved a lot as a child. Arjun had
a rare opportunity of having attended nine schools for his
K-12 education. Moving places and changing schools almost
every year, taught him to adjust to and blend in new
surroundings and make friends easily. Right from his
elementary education, he developed a keen interest in
performing arts and elocution. At school, Arjun was an
active debater and often represented his school(s) at
various district and state level science fairs. During his
senior year in High-school, after having served on the
discipline committee, he was appointed the Vice-Head Prefect
of his School.
In 2004, Arjun joined Panjab University-Chandigarh (India)
for his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering.
During his undergraduate years, he was actively involved in
various co-curricular activities in the University. He
represented the university at various technical events
throughout the country and served in the institution’s
program organizing committee. He was always very
enthusiastic about community service programs and served as a regular
volunteer at Blood Donation Camps.
It was during his time at Panjab University that he
developed keen interest in Computational Mechanics and after
his graduation in 2008, joined the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at Auburn University for his graduate studies.
Currently, he is working as a Graduate Research Assistant
with the NSF Center for Advance Vehicle and Extreme
Environment Electronics. His research, guided by Dr.Pradeep
Lall involves mechanical characterization and life
prediction of electronic assemblies in drop and shock.
At Auburn University, Arjun has held various positions of
responsibility. He was appointed as the President of the
Indian Student Association and also held the office for the
Vice President of the International Student Organization
representing over 1000 students from around the globe and
working as a liaison between the management and the
international students. Along with his colleagues, Arjun
founded the Auburn University chapter of the Surface Mount
Technology Association in 2010.
Photography and
Music are what consume most of his spare
time. A gadget savvy, Arjun loves to follow the consumer
electronics market and happenings at the
CES
every year.
Arjun also enjoys literary works by Nietzsche, Fitzgerald,
Salinger and Wodehouse. An avid photographer, he regularly
contributes to the university's creative publication-The
Circle and has worked on various
graphic design projects
for
ISA, ISO and NSF-CAVE3.
