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California Institute of Technology

2022-23 Men's Tennis

Rishi Gundakaram

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Wyoming, Del.
  • High School Caesar Rodney
  • Major Applied and Computational Mathematics & Computer Science

Biography

Research and STEM Activities

Completed a summer undergraduate research fellowship (SURF) in Competitive Physics Informed Neural Operators; used competitive machine learning techniques to learn solutions to families of partial differential equations... Completed applied optics research with Delaware State University on the viability of Tin Oxide semiconductors in uncooled infrared detection... Created an interactive lesson plan on heat and energy for middle school teachers to use as a guide, under supervision of the Delaware Department of Education.

Prior to Caltech

Academic Honors: National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, Technology Honor Society, National AP Scholar.

Athletic Honors: First Singles Delaware State Champion, Two-time First Singles Delaware State Runner-Up, Two-time Team State Champion, Two-time captain, Two-time National Junior Team Tennis Competitor, Four-time Academic All-Conference.

Personal

Born in Kingston, Jamaica... Son of Anand and Deepa... Likes Caltech because of the special community and because the President, professors and peers all want to see everyone succeed... Enjoys being a Caltech athlete because it gives him the chance to battle his heart out on the tennis court, but also because it gives him memories, bonds, and a family away from home.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First-Year

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'11"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'11"