He received his Ph.D. from State University of New York at Stony Brook and his B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, both in Mechanical Engineering. In the past 10 years, he has conducted more than 100 projects with a cumulative funding of close to $3M. He won a SUNY Research Foundation Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) award which enabled him to develop a multifunctional Sit-to-Stand-Walker assistive device. Dr. Purwar gave a TEDx talk on Machine Design Innovation through Technology and Education.