Ashish Srivastava (he/they)

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I'm working at the intersection of engineering, data science, and creativity to the end of serving people.

Currently, I'm exploring the world of adversarial models, AI safety and alignment, and technical governance (focusing on tech, energy and renewables, and biotech policy). Previously, I was a process aligned engineering data scientist at the plasma pyrolysis company Monolith. Prior to that I got my B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from CU Boulder and did my thesis on experimental and computational microfluidics (facilitated in part by computer vision) under the advisorship of Dr. Gesse Roure and Prof. Rob Davis.

Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Recent Work

Lab Notes: The Bazz Fuss effects pedal: Notes on the working of the Bazz Fuss guitar effects pedal circuit.
Picking the right major for the wrong reasons: Chemical engineering != Chemistry
Joining the Indie Web: Crafting my own digital garden.
CU Engineering Graduation Speech: Gave a little speech at Fall 2023 Engineering Graduation
Featured on CU ChemE Website: Ashish Srivastava - Outstanding Undergraduate of the College (Fall 2023)
Chem/Bio Engineering Senior Capstone: Designing a Lentiviral Vector through CAR-T Cell Therapy Platform

Recorded Lectures

CHEN 3210: The NTU Method for Heat Exchangers

Heat and Mass Transfer, CU Boulder, 2022F
Research + Surviving in Chemical and Biological Engineering

Intro to ChemE, CU Boulder, 2022F
APPM 2360: Final Exam Review

Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, CU Boulder, 2023S
CHEN 3200: Final Exam Review (Gerhart Ch. 6-9)

Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics, CU Boulder, 2021F

Papers

Motion of a Deformable Droplet in a Rectangular, Straight Channel

R. Chattopadhyay, A. Vepa, G. Roure, A. Srivastava, R. Davis

Cambridge Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2025

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Experimental and Computational Analyses of Droplet Motion in Straight, Rectangular Microchannels

A. Srivastava, G. Roure, R. Davis

Senior Thesis for B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2023
Coronal Heating as Determined by the Solar Flare Frequency Distribution Obtained by Aggregating Case Studies

James Paul Mason, A. Srivastava, et al.

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023

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Conference Talks

Experimental and Computational Analyses of Drop Motion in Straight Microchannels

National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Eau Claire, WI, 2023
Experimental and Computational Analyses of Drop Motion in Straight Microchannels

RMFM, Boulder, CO, 2022
Numerical Simulation of Viscous Microdroplets Flowing Through Straight Microchannels

Rocky Mountain Fluid Mechanics (RMFM), Boulder, CO, 2021
Simulating Viscous Drops Flowing in Microchannels

CU Boulder SPUR, Boulder, CO, 2021

Courses Taught

CHEN 3200: Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers

Spring 2023 • Teaching Assistant under Prof. Ankur Gupta
CHEN 3210: Heat and Mass Transfer

Fall 2022 • Teaching Assistant under Prof. Kayla Sprenger and Prof. Rob Davis
CHEN 1310: Introduction to Engineering Computing

Fall 2022 • Teaching Assistant and Programmer under Prof. Carolyn Kohlmeier
CHEN 4838: Intro to Python for Chemical Engineers

Summer 2022 • Teaching Assistant under Prof. Carolyn Kohlmeier
CHEN 3200: Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers

Spring 2021 • Teaching Assistant under Prof. Dan Schwartz