Hardik successfully defends his dissertation proposal on ‘Transforming Optimized Static Trusses into Shape-morphing Functional Systems’. He begins to work towards the dissertation.

Hardik serves as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) for the first-ever offering of ENG 100: Introduction to Adaptable and Deployable Structures at the University of Michigan.

Hardik graduates with a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering from the University of Michigan with a GPA of 4.0.

Hardik graduates with a Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) degree with Honors in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay with a GPA of 8.5/10.