Divya Gadkari is a fifth year PhD student in the physics program at Cornell University. She specializes in the field of experimental particle physics, specifically working as a part of the CMS collaboration at CERN, as well as developing x-ray detectors used in a wide range of applications. Divya completed her BS and MS degree program in India at IISER Pune in 2017, where she found excellent mentors and teachers who helped her advance to the next stage of her academic career. She is excited to extend the same support to her mentees and help them achieve their full potential!