Shloka Shriram

Shloka Shriram attended Princeton High School in Princeton, NJ. At SEAS, she plans to major in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Electrical Engineering.

In high school, Shloka pursued research in a variety of settings. As part of her high school’s research program, Shloka spent her sophomore through senior years working on quantum materials for low-power computing. Under the guidance of mentors from Rutgers University, Shloka developed physics-based, data-driven predictive models for determining the insulator-metal transition temperature and threshold voltage of the quantum material vanadium dioxide. Shloka also performed simulations of doping and characterization techniques for this material. For this work, she was awarded 3rd Place (Oral Presenter, Engineering) at the National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium and was a 2024 ISEF Finalist. In addition, Shloka collaborated with researchers at Argonne National Laboratory to further develop the models. She presented this work at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting in 2023 and 2024, and was co-author on a presentation at the American Physical Society March Meeting in 2024. Additionally, she was second author on their paper published in the Journal of Applied Physics (2024).

Shloka also pursued research during her summers. As a Laboratory Learning Program intern at Princeton, Shloka conducted research at the Nuclear Magnetic Facility, exploring the applications of this technique to complex mixtures. As a Scholar at the NJ Governor’s School of Engineering & Technology, Shloka worked on a team of 5, studying the aerodynamic behavior of SpaceX’s Starship. She was first author on their paper published in IEEE Xplore and co-presented their work at the IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (2024), where her group earned a Top 5 Paper Award. Outside of research, Shloka was an active member of her community, founding her district’s STEM mentorship program. Shloka established partnerships with Princeton University and the public library, expanding access to extracurricular STEM opportunities for younger students, while empowering high school students to serve their community through mentorship.

In her free time, Shloka enjoys thrifting, spending time with her friends, and Formula 1. At Columbia, she’s looking forward to continuing research while exploring all of New York’s best eats, thrift stores, and events.