SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Secured 9th position out of 1000 teams in the international NASA Tech brief contest,’12 Winner of Undergraduate research symposium, ‘12 for the best poster presentation in IIT Bombay

PUBLICATIONS

Co-authored paper ‘Design and Development of Multi-Stage Contra-Rotating Axial Compressor’ presented at American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Texas ‘12 and National Propulsion Conference ’13, IIT Madras

Submitted a paper titled ‘Design, Development and Experimental Study of Multi Stage Axial Contra-Rotating Compressor-A Mini Demonstrator’ to be presented at ASME Turbo Expo Düsseldorf ‘14

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, GERMANY [May ‘12-Jul ‘12] Designed and analyzed air and liquid cooling systems for electrical engine to maximize space utilization in CATIA Proposed and integrated a novel air cooling system for hybrid research airplane STEMME S10-VTX Increase flight range by 30% by accommodating an extra battery in wing pod Results will be used by German Aerospace Centre (GAC) in next generation aircraft

RESEARCH PROJECTS

MULTI-STAGE CONTRA ROTATING COMPRESSOR [Nov ‘12-Present] Idea recognized as one of the Top 10 viewers’ choice in NASA Tech Briefs Innovation global contest Developed and integrated a 98% efficient power transmitting system from driven to drive part Solved the mechanical intricacies to get the alternate rotors to counter-rotate; resulting in 50% reduction in stages Mock-up Contra-Rotating compressor, exhibiting 27% improvement in thrust compared to conventional compressor

EXPERIMENTS IN PLASMA ACTUATOR (MASTER’S THESIS) [May ‘13-Present] First of its kind experimental project in India on applications of plasma in the aviation industry

Designed and currently fabricating a plasma actuator to increase the aerodynamic efficiency of aircraft engine

1st stage results resulted in upgrade to industrial oriented project, to be used for improving fuel consumption CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF MULTIPURPOSE TOOL [Jul ‘10-Nov ‘10]

Critiqued the industrial process to transform user demands into design qualities, using multifunction tool as example Implemented Quality Factor Deployment(QFD) to translate customer requirements to technical design

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

AEA (AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION) CORE GROUP MEMBER [Apr ‘11-Mar ‘12]

Worked along with a team of 9 core group members which conceptualized and executed all events under AEA Organized first ever Professor-student cricket league in Aerospace Department

Adjudged BOB (Best Office Bearer) for notable and distinguished work

MANAGER (LOGISTICS) OF ZEPHYR ‘12, the largest student aviation festival in India [Apr ’11-Mar ‘12]

Coordinated with a team of 8 managers to make this festival the largest aviation festival of India

Led a 2-tier team of 15 volunteers to successfully organize all events with budget of INR 1 million

Received coverage in leading national dailies and footfall with 25% y-o-y increase

DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC MENTOR [Apr ’12-Present] Chosen for two consecutive years to guide students based on their academic performance Coordinated with faculty to help students overcome course backlogs through comprehensive course planning

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Performing Arts Festival (PAF) - Fine arts in-charge; Awarded Special Mention; Team stood 3rd Overall [‘12] - Actor and fine arts team member; Awarded PAF Color; Team stood 2nd Overall [‘11] - Production team member; Awarded Special Mention; Team stood 2nd Overall [‘10]

Appointed as a Teaching Associate for NSS team to provide academic guidance to underprivileged children [’09-‘10] Currently enrolled in a 1 year French course from a certified by Alliance francaise in IIT Bombay [’13-Present] Student member of AIAA ( American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) and participated in Undergraduate

Team Aircraft Design Competition, an international competition organized by AIAA [‘13] Represented hostel in drama general championship and ad making general championship