D-316/9, IIT Kanpur

Balsant Shivanand Tiwari Kanpur U.P.-208016, India

H (+91) 964 808 3171
B balsant@iitk.ac.in
Qualified for admission into IIT’s at an early age of 14 Í home.iitk.ac.in/ balsant

Education
2014–present B.S., Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, UP, India.
CGPA: 6.9/10
2014 Twelfth Grade, All India Senior School Certificate Examination, CBSE, India.
Percentage: 93.4%

Awards and Achievements

2017 Selected for Summer Research Internship at Paris Diderot University, Paris, France.
2014-present Merit cum Means scholarship of Year 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18, awarded on the basis
of academic performance.
2015 Recipient of PSB Prasad Memorial Scholarship of the year at IIT Kanpur
2014 Akhil Bhartiya Saraswat Parishad (ABSP) Award By Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischa-
lananda Saraswati
2014 Selected in top 1.7% in IIT-JEE Advanced among 1,50,000 students appeared
2014 Selected in top 0.04% in IIT-JEE Mains among 1.8 million students appeared
2013 Secured Gold Medal in IMO (Science Olympiad Foundation) and Bronze Medal in NSO (Science
Olympiad Foundation)
2010 Selected in TAPS program of Narayana IIT Academy and got full Scholarship
2010 Completed Up to 10th Grade (Pre-College) mathematics when was actually in 5th Grade (at
the age of 10)

Research Experience
Internships
Summer Research Internship at Paris Diderot University, Paris, France. (May-July, 2017)
Research Projects
Jan 2018 Radiation Reaction and Higher Derivative Theories
-present Undergraduate Theses, Mentor: Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharya, Physics Department, IIT Kanpur
· We are implementing techniques (esp. higher derivative theories) to study the problem of
radiation reaction
Aug 2017 Experimental Research Project
-Nov 2017 Term Project, Mentor: Dr. K P Rajiv, Physics Department, IIT Kanpur.
· Experimentally explored the existence of a new phenomenon in electrolysis like experiment on
Tungsten (W) under various environments.
· Wrote a term paper (here)
 May 2017 Large deviation functional of the density profile in the one dimensional symmetric
-Jul 2017 simple exclusion process by Macroscopic approach.
Supervisor : Frédéric van Wijland, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
· Applied Quantum Path integrals approach in study and analysis of the SSEP problem.
· Further tried to figure out finite size corrections in this large deviation functional by the
same Path integrals formulation.
Jan 2017 Magnetorotation Instability: Understanding and Analysis with a new approach
-Apr 2017 Team Project, Mentor: Professor Mahendra K. Verma, Computational Physics, IIT Kanpur.
· We implemented computational Physics techniques in understanding and analysis of the
Magnetorotation instability.
· Wrote a term paper (can be found here)
May 2016 Philosophy of Space and Time
-Jul 2016 Mentor: Dr. Philose Koshy , IIT Kanpur, UP, India
· Compared Classical and Relativistic account of Space and Time and studied philosophy behind
the both approach
· Studied the philosophy of the Big Bang theory and Black Holes.
· Analysed the Direction and Topology of Time.
Course Projects
Sept 2016 - CPU Fan RPM Measurement With Hall Effect Sensor
Nov 2016 Mentors: Dr. M.K. Harbola & Dr. Rajiv Gupta, Modern Physics, IIT Kanpur.
· Builded the basic hall-sensor circuit and controller circuit of 1602 LCD display
· Builded the magnetic CPU fan system
· Wrote Code for Arduino Due and LCD display and made digital input-output connection
Jan 2016 Fabrication of a scaled down prototype of a cement mixer
-Apr 2016 (Team Project for Manufacturing Processes-1), Mentor: Dr. Krishanu Biswas, Material Science
and Engineering, IIT Kanpur.
· Designed and modeled the cement mixer, Innovated and improvised a new and easier technique
of cement mixing, Used processes like casting, grinding, welding, brazing, etc
Aug 2015 Double Cutting Machine
-Nov 2015 (Team Project for Manufacturing Processes-2), Mentor: Dr. Arvind Kumar, Mechanical Engi-
neering, IIT Kanpur.
· Designed model of machine using Autodesk Inventor, Manufactured the product using processes
like turning, drilling, milling, Organised and divided the work load equally to all the members of
the team.

Technical Skills
Languages C & Python including basics of MATLAB, HTML, CSS and LATEX
Software AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, MS-Office, MATLAB, Mathematica
Platforms and Windows, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Android, Arduino
Others

Selected Coursework
Astrophysics* Nuclear and Particle Physics* Experimental Physics#
Special and General Relativity Quantum Mechanics Mathematical Methods
Classical Electrodynamics Classical Mechanics Computational Physics
Statistical Physics Thermal Physics Introduction to Electronics#
Philosophy of Science Optics#
 #(Laboratory based)
*(Ongoing)

Extra Curricular Activities

December Visited following places along with former Indian Team Leader of International Physics
2016 Olympiad (IPHO) and Executive member of IPHO to motivate and guide local children and
parents about different competitive exams
· Ara (Bihar), Siwan (Bihar), Patna (Bihar)
Feb 2016 - Took Part in Self-Defence Training Program (By Taekwondo Club, IIT Kanpur) and got
March 2016 certificate
Aug 2014 - Took active participation in National Cadet Corps and got certificate under Very good category
Apr 2015
Programming: I learnt the programming languages including C, Python, with basics of MATLAB, HTML and
also helped in building websites that you can find their links on my homepage.
Takneek’14: Took part in Nut-Cracker (solving Physics Problems)
2007 - Delivered Talks on Spirituality from early age of 7 (mainly on Srimad Bhagavad-Gita,
present Ramayana, Mahabharata) on 35 occasions by now.