Sampriti is a PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the department of Mechanical Engineering doing research on underwater robotics for nuclear reactor inspection. Coming from a small college in Kolkata, India, Sampriti realized that the opportunities for engineering research and creativity were too limited in her country. This led her to start the Lab-X Foundation to provide hands on engineering training to those with limited resources and bring world class education in developing countries.Sampriti has a Masters in Aerospace Engineering, a bachelors in Electrical Engineering and has worked with Fermilab, NASA, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research among others. Her research interest ranges from accelerator driven nuclear reactors, aircraft controls to advanced robotics and renewable energy. Sampriti aspires to work on technology for developing economies.

Bhattacharyya has developed underwater drones that are capable of autonomously communicating and working together to scan the ocean to look for lost planes, or measure oil spills or radiation under the sea. Her company Hydroswarm won $50,000 in prize money at this year's MassChallenge.

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