Arjun Sharma in profile
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Arjun Sharma

Junior in Penn’s Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER), studying Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and working where hardware meets software. I do battery research, run operations for a 140-person EV racing team, and ship tools that scientists and teams actually use.

Looking for PM and engineering internships and full-time roles.

Selected work

Experience

  • Penn Electric RacingOperations Lead, Accumulator subsystem2024 – now
  • VIPER, PennProgram Operations Coordinator2025 – now
  • Mallouk Lab, PennResearch Assistant2024 – now
  • Shao-Horn Lab, MITResearch Assistantsummer 2026
  • Chen Lab, NJITResearch Assistant, 2 publications2022, 2023

Recognition

  • 1st of 108, FSAE EV Business Presentation2026
  • 2nd of 90, FSAE EV Business Presentation2025
  • USNCO High Honors finalist, top 50 of 16,000+2023, 2024
  • National Merit Scholar