Meenakshi joined EQUS whilst a higher degree research student at Macquarie University, Australia. She holds a Master of Science in Physics from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, India. Her research experience lies in wet chemistry methods, encompassing material synthesis, thin-film deposition, and material/thin-film/device characterization tailored for sensing, energy conversion, optoelectronic applications, and optomechanical levitation. She is drawn to research in applied physics with a keen interest in quantum mechanics and optics for sensing applications.