Qualifications
• PhD Biomedical Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, 2016
• PGCert Professional Innovation Management (Medical Devices), University of Leeds, England, UK , 2014
• MSc Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, 2007
• BE Instrumentation & Control Engineering, University of Pune, India, 2003
Professional Distinctions
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) through the IET, achieved 2017
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK (FHEA), achieved 2017
• Fellow of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA), achieved 2017
• Member of the UK Young Academy, achieved 2023
Membership of Professional Organisations and Societies
• Active Member of ‘Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS)’, ‘Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)’
• Active Member carrying out range of public engagement activities through: Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET), Sense about science and British Science Association (BSA)
Other Professional Services
• Elected as a member of the UK Young Academy's first member cohort for a 5 year term (2023-2027)
• IET Executive Committee Member (2017-22) of Healthcare Technology Technical Professional Network of the IET
•Editorial Board member of Frontiers in Neurorobotics, Frontiers in Medical Technology, Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences and Societal Impacts (Elsevier) Former Editorial Board member for IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine.
• Reviewer for various leading Biomedical Engineering and Neurosciene journals (including the IEEE (Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Sensors and IEEE Access), Journal of Neural Engineering (IOP), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, European Journal of Neuroscience, Neuroscience Letters and Frontiers family)- Experience of reviewing ~50 journal articles
• Reviewer for various funding bodies including EPSRC, MRC, Royal Academy of Engineering, The Academy of Medical Sciences- Experience of reviewing grants totalling over £9 Million
• Reviewer and judge (2024- present) for the prestigious STEM for Britain competition (Engineering category)- https://stemforbritain.org.uk/
• Panel member (2024- present) for the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering research fellowship scheme- https://raeng.org.uk/research-fellowships
• Equality and Diversity Panel member (2022-25) for EPSRC Bionics+ Network
• Mentor for Engineering Leaders Scholarship awardees for Royal Academy of Engineering
• External PhD examinations: University of Aalborg (Denmark, 2020), National University of Science Technology (Pakistan, 2022), Kings College London (UK, 2023), University of Edinburgh (UK, 2023), University of Sheffield (UK, 2024)
• Organised ‘Research Symposium’ and chaired a session at University of Aberdeen, 2009 (audience 100+), organised special session on ‘communication and science engagement for researchers’ and was invited co-chair of student session on ‘technical writing and manuscript preparation’ at IEEE EMBS 2010 Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina (audience 100+)
• Served as a Postgraduate Research Student’s and Research Staff’s representative for the School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen - to liaise between academic staff, research staff and research students
Science Communication and Public Engagement
• Impact blog highlighting my research on Neurotechnology appeared on the Academy of Medical Science's website: https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/improving-lives-through-neurotechnology
Video (Improving lives through neurotechnology): YouTube Link
• Selected as British Science Association's (BSA) 2022 award lecturer in the 'Engineering, technology and industry category' https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/award-lectures-british-science-festival-2022
• Interview given to YouthSTEM2030.org for aspiring engineers and scientists. The Interview appeared originally appeared in the first print edition of YouthSTEM2030 magazine, co-sponsored by the IET; soft copy of the interview can be found here
• Board of Governor's member as a governor for RSA Academy school, https://www.ststephensfirstrsa.co.uk/
• Active STEM ambassador (STEMNET) since 2008- involved in various science/engineering communication/engagement activities in the form of hands on workshops, presentations, one to one mentoring etc.
• Was actively involved in organising and delivering ‘great bones’ annual workshop supported by University of Leeds. Targeted at engineering specialist schools in West-Yorkshire.
• Was selected in the first ever 'I am an engineer get me out of here' (Royal Academy of Engineering sponsored), online STEM engagement outreach to interact with school children of various levels. https://healthm12.imanengineer.org.uk/profile/amitpujari
• Also participated in subsequent outreach activities of I am an engineer/scientist careers zone outreach engagement. https://careers.imascientist.org.uk/profile/amitpujaricareers/