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Rhodes Scholarships 2017

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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION

Rhodes constituency (country) in which you are applying:

Region/province/district/state in which you are applying (if applicable):

India

India

PERSONAL DETAILS

Family name:
First name:

Soarabh

Title: Mr

Sunny

Date of Birth:

e.g. 01 / JUL / 2009

Middle name(s):
Preferred name(s):Sunny Soarabh

26 /JUL / 1993

Gender: Male

CONTACT INFORMATION

Permanent Address:

Preferred address for correspondence (if different):

C/O Devendra Kumar Sinha

Kali Asthan, Ganga Babu Ki Theki
P.O. Begampur, Patna City
Patna
Bihar
India

C/O Devendra Kumar Sinha

Kali Asthan, Ganga Babu Ki Theki
P.O. Begampur, Patna City
Patna
Bihar
India

800009

800009

Effective Until: 31 /DEC / 2050

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Home telephone number: 9431078542

Primary e-mail: sunny.soarabh@me.ism.ac.in

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Alternative e-mail: sunny.soarabh3@gmail.com

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NATIONALITY & RESIDENCE

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Country of nationality:
Please Provide effective dates if you have not been a national of a given country since birth.

Current Nationality:

JUL / 1993

India

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Other Nationality, if applicable:

Country and place of birth:

India, Patna

Details of permanent residence, with effective dates.

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in the USA should not complete this section.

Country and state/province:

Date resident from:

India
Bihar

JUL / 1993

Date resident until:

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UNIVERSITY / HIGHER EDUCATION

Please provide details of all university and higher education, entering your current or most recent institution first.
University/Institution Attended
Attendance Dates
Degree/qualification obtained or studying for
Main subject(s) / major(s)
Result/grade/classification/GPA to date

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Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (IIT)

JUL / 2011 - MAY/ 2015
B.Tech
Mining Engineering, Engineering Mathematics, Environmental
Sciences, Engineering Science
8.56/10/0

SECONDARY / SCHOOL EDUCATION

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secondary/school education. Candidates applying for a Scholarship in the United States should not complete this section.
School/Institution Attended
Attendance Dates
Awards achieved

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Gyan Niketan Boys School

MAY/ 2008 - MAY/ 2010
All India Senior School Certificate

Shivam Public School

MAY/ 2007 - MAY/ 2008
All India Secondary School Certificate

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PROPOSED COURSE OF STUDY

Please enter the course of study you would like to pursue at Oxford (eg MPhil in Economics, DPhil in History).

MSc in Environmental Change and Management

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COUNTRY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS (IF APPLICABLE)

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DELHI- Preferred city for preliminary interview

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LIST OF REFEREES

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Please read the Notes of Guidance carefully. Do not enter more referees than your constituency requests.

Date References Required By: 20 /AUG/ 2016

Referee 1

Referee 2

Professor
V.M.S.R
Murthy
Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad(IIT)
Professor
Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad(IIT)

Professor
Dheeraj
Kumar
Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad(IIT)
Professor
Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad(IIT)

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Dhanbad
Jharkhand
India
0326-2235445
murthy.vmsr.me@ismdhanbad.ac.in
Academic

826004

Dhanbad
Jharkhand
India
+919431711199
dk@me.ism.ac.in
Academic

Referee 3

Referee 4

Professor
Ram Madhab
Bhattacharjee
Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad(IIT)
Chair Professor
Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad(IIT)

Mr.
Anand
Kumar
SUPER-30,
Director/Founder,(Mathematician)
Ramanujam School of Mathematics
Bhagwat Nagar, Naya Tola
Kankarbagh, Kumhrar
Patna
Bihar
India
091350 60805
mail@super30.org
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Dhanbad
Jharkhand
India
+91 3262235089
rmbhattacharjee@yahoo.com
Academic

Referee 5

826004

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800026

Referee 6

Dr.
Abani R
Samal
GeoGlobal LLC
Principal/ Founder
Salt Lake City, Utah

Mr.
Sanjit Kumar
Adhya
TATA STEEL
Head(Mine Planning)
Top Camp, TATA STEEL TOWNSHIP
Noamundi, West Singhbhum
Noamundi
Jharkhand
India
+91-8092001062
sanjit.adhya@tatasteel.com
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826004

833217

Salt lake City

Utah
United States
+1 (618)9673679
arsamal@hotmail.com
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Referee 8

84101

While the guide at the quondam temples of Bodhgaya took the mass of student citing the
anachronism of certain stone structures, the manifestation of rocks favouring the presence of a
moribund volcano vested my attention. By mere trek of erudite words he duped that the lava may
erupt out of earth anytime; with the nearby fires in the shrubs being the attestation to his
statement. Not in a position to moot owing to constraint of knowledge, I mingled with the group
of students who were tethered to the guide moving to the next stone veneer and temples.
However my inquisitiveness which was in chaos then led me put that rock in my pocket without
any foresight for what I will do with it. That was in the summer of 2003 and the strand of events
that accounted for the specific experience was the school trip to a historical place. Back in the
freshman class at IIT(ISM), not only did the metamorphosis and fractional crystallisation stirred
my deep interests in the earth sciences but also aided me in answering long lost questions of that
summer trip. It seemed though that the volcanic sedimentary sequence necessary for such
occurrence was presence. That day the Guide would have happily attested if he knew that he was
actually pointing in the right direction.

Transformation and metamorphosis in nature is usually accompanied by high temperature meta

elements. For the minerals it is the hydrothermal deposits, for the contemporary meteorological
state of climate change it is the unprecedented rise in the temperature, for ones life it is often the
boiling brawl from affluence to penury. The count of time during my high school tenure was
replete with early life experience about the value of money and dint of hard work. Coerced with
financial pauperism, my parents never let monetary problems cross my ways with the education.
The journey to the elite Indian Institute of Technology seemed to answer both my early life

question on earth & environment and the clutches of economic trough. My time at SUPER-30,
the ambitious program for students from marginalised background, stirred my intellection about
the Indian bourgeois thought process. While I successfully made my way to the elite IIT(ISM), I
realised how vital the mentoring process is for the Indian middle class students who aims to
realise the American Dream on Indian soil. Throughout my college I remained inveterate to my
wish to teach and mentor the students from lowly profile. Initially I took up this task whilst
regular mentoring in Super 30 which I later continued with NGOs. My zeal was no solitary,
some of my colleagues pitched their time and resources and we ended up being the progenitors
of a program we called BRAINOMANIA that tend to escalate the amorphous dreams of those
who need positive transformation.
My interest towards energy and environment was shaped to a larger extent by my independent
case study readings on Gulf of Mexico and Barnett Shale gases. During sophomore year, my
project on Insitu Energy Production using Induction Coils was proclaimed me laurels at the
national event CATALYCA by Central Fuel Research Institute. I participated in multiple
industrial case studies to amply acquaint myself to the energy and environment sector.
Throughout my senior years I participated in multiple industrial case studies to amply acquaint
myself to the energy sector. My ebullient interest in energy studies also led me into winning
Shell Energy Case Study. My superior academic record conjugated with indomitable keen
towards energy sector led me in winning esteemed international awards. I was amongst 5
students chosen globally for John Sidney Marshall Scholarship in 2014 and Coal & Energy
Divisions Award in 2015 by Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).

Even though my conviction for cleaner and better energy sources at that moment was theoretical
and less than accurate, it has now been studded with the ideas on convergence of science,
economics and policy with my industrial experience. At the outset of my industrial career at Tata
Steel, the nascent view of the large scale industrialisation haunted me with the questions that my
professional only answered me half way. Can energy from fossil fuels be produced without
polluting environment? Is it possible to have renewable energy fuelling the nation? What is the
link between the energy we produce the climate change? I now believe that my choice to study a
course focused on environment and energy is the result of a mature reflection guided by
immense thought and research. With the unpredictable in energy resources and need for
economic competency of renewables, the future of energy seems to be tapering off. Future
energy solutions will require cutting edge convergence and multidisciplinary energy integration,
thus placing energy experts at the heart of these solutions. It is the interdependence of
technology, policy and business and the irrefutability of energy and environment studies being
decisive for a sustainable future that motivates me towards the MSc in Environmental Change
and Management program.
Apart from academics; I was profoundly involved in extracurricular activities. Due to
engagement in extempores, debates and Model United Nations (MUN), debating came naturally
to me. I won several debating competition at national and intercollegiate level. Due to my
efficacious interpersonal and communication skills, I was invited twice to Harvard Conference in
the panel of Energy and Environment. Owing to my leadership abilities I was selected as one of
the Campus Ambassador for United Nations RIO+22 Campaign for Sustainable Energy in 2015
and a member of Young Leaders Committee by SME in 2016. During the years my leadership
skills were also nurtured by adventure trekking, mountaineering and outdoor leadership courses

involving teambuilding. My last trekking experience to the Greater Himalayan Ranges cued me
that adventure lies in transformation and we must struggle to find the potential through our own
adventure.

Curriculum Vitae
Sunny Soarabh
TATA Steel, Graduate Trainee Hostel, Jamshedpur, INDIA
sunny.soarabh@tatasteel.com | +91-8969271695 | +91-9031086034

2011-2015

2016-Present

EDUCATION
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
Major: Mining Engineering
Bachelor of Technology | Cumulative GPA : 8.56 | First Class

Relevant Courses: Mining Finance, Operational Research and Management, Resource Economics, Fossil
Fuels, Reservoir Engineering, Unconventional Energy Resources, Systems Engineering, Numerical
Modelling, C, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Econometrics & Statistics.

Awards: Directors Merit Scholarship (2014-2015), MHRD, Merit Cum Means Fellowship (2011-2015)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Consultant, High Temperature Conversion of Waste
Developed thermodynamic model to compute the cycle efficiency of HTCW and incineration.
Investigated the overall energy production and impedance using Matlab Simulink Model.
Validated the results with the real time case study data available from DEFRA.

2015-Present

Tata Steel Limited, OMQ Division| Manager (Operations)

Lead production energy optimisation by introducing real time energy consumption reporting.
Developed VBA/Excel analytic tool for monitoring lead KPI to target productivity across value chain.
Responsible for diagnosis, benchmarking and optimizing KPI of operations and Natural Resources.
Gap identification, optimizing resources, Implementation of small capital and revenue projects.

Summer 2014

Tata Steel Limited, OMQ Division | INSPIRE Summer Intern

Decreased the delays and fuel consumption led to increase in operating hours of worth 1.4 Billion INR.
Developed Management Information System for environmental and mining compliances.
Reduced energy consumption of plant by using variable speed drive and reduced compressed air leaks.

Winter 2012

Coal India Limited | Winter Internship

Worked on the vacuum suction pump for water removal at Coal Bed Methane Site.
Learned about power distribution system for CBM based power plant.

2016- Present

LEADERSHIP ROLES
Young Leaders Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
Worked at various levels in committees for Professional Engineering exams and industry institute nexus.

2014-2015

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Student Chapter | President, Secretary
Increased student participation leading to chapter winning SME Fall Membership Challenge.

2014-2015

United Nations, IARC RIO +22 Program | Campus Ambassador

The university .was awarded Best College in India Award-Hall of Fame 2015 and Gold Plaque status.

2013-2015

Harvard Project for Asia and International Relations | Founder University Partnership Club
Institutional simulation of HPAIR in India. Lead to increased recognition of the delegates from ISM.
Members were awarded highly selective scholarships & travel bursary.

2013-2014

BASANT, The Annual Alumni Meet of Indian School of Mines | Co-coordinator, Hospitality
Managed travel resources & delegated staff as per itineraries & schedules for more than 100 alumni.

2012-2013

BRAINOMANIA, A National Educational Community Service Event | Progenitor

Organised state wide community service talent search program expanding over more than 100 Schools.
The event was titled the biggest of its genre by reputed national daily.

2011-2012
2013-2014

HONORS & AWARDS

Mahavir Prasad Foundation Scholarship; No. of Grants(10) ; No.of Applicants(5000); Criteria: Interview & Merit
SME John Sidney Marshall Scholarship; No. of Grants(5); No. of Applicants(10000); Criteria: Essays & Reco

2014-2015

SME Coal & Energy Divisions Scholarship; No.of Grants(5); No. of Applicants(10000); Criteria: Essays & Reco

2014-2015

TATA STEEL INSPIRE Scholarship; No. of Grants(24); Criteria: Internship Performance.

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PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
2016, May

Feasibility Study of High Temperature Conversion of Waste (HTCW) using thermodynamic and Matlab
Simulink models.
Proposed the report to the Client for pilot scale testing in India.

2016, March

Conceptualised and fabricated an autonomous robot for environmental risk and CO analysis at confined
operational places in coal fired plant.

2016, February

Techno-Economic study of Underground Coal Gasification with CCS in India.

Published in SME, Annual Conference & Expo-2016, Phoenix Arizona Paper No. 2354799

2016, February

Comparative analysis Simulink with Arena for performance prediction of loading & hauling fleet.
Published in SME, Annual Conference & Expo-2016, Phoenix Arizona Paper No. 2345781

2014, July

Developed Management Information System for timely compliance of policy and statutory requirements
Tata Steel using and Microsoft Visual Studio.

2014,July

Successfully decreased fuel economy and increased the operating hours of mining equipments at Tata
Steel thus ramped up the project value worth of 14 Crores INR.

2013,December

Monitoring the land cover of Bastacola area for reclamation using multi temporal RS and GIS
Published in International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, ISSN: 2229-5518, (Impact Factor=3.8)
SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Software & IT
Skills

Interpersonal &
Communication
Skills

Business Skills

Technical Skills

Operational expertise in MS Office, MS Projects, CPM & PERT, Matlab & Simulink, Eclipse Platform, DEM.

Working knowledge of Visual Studio, Linux Based Simulation, ASP.NET, JAVASCRIPT, SQL and Database
Management, VBA, Excel, R Analytics.

Best Delegate, Security Council, MUN by United Nations of India & Bhutan in March, 2012.

Winner of Shell Energy Case Study-2013 organized by Shell Technology Centre Bangalore.

Invited Delegate, Harvard University (HPAIR) in panel of Energy and Environment in 2013

Prepared feasibility report, asset evaluation, risk management, NPV and strategic cost control study for Mason
Greenfield Quarry U.S delivered by NSSGA.

Developed resource and system acceptance rating, solution design using PDCA analysis and stakeholder
engagement for Cobb Road Parcel, Brooksville South Quarry, Florida delivered using NSSGA.

Best case study solution in GREAT STEP-2013 at IIT Kharagpur for the problem statement titled NPV
optimization for offshore gas fields.

Presented Independent Project work on Mine Reclamation and Land Use Land Cover in International
Conference on Interdisciplinary Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS-2013.

Presenting Author & Keynote Speaker in International Conference on Advanced Technology in Exploration &
Exploitation of Minerals-2014 on Optimization of Unit Operations.

Presented technical paper on Geodetic Survey in Indian Conference on Mine Surveying-2012.

CERTIFICATIONS
2016

Certification on Outbound Leadership (Mountaineering) for Young Professional by Tata Steel Adventure
Foundation.

2016

Certification of completion of Reservoir Geomechanics course by Stanford University.

2016

Certification of completion of Statistical Learning course by Stanford University.

2015

Certification on Application of RS and GIS for Natural Resources by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing.

2015

Certification of RIO+22 Power India Program on Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship by United Nations.

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