About me

Ananth Sridharan, PhD

Welcome! 

I am an Aerospace Engineer with a background in design, flight dynamics and aeromechanics of rotary-wing vehicles. 

My interests include physics-based modeling (aerodynamics, aero-elasticity, flight dynamics), multi-disciplinary optimization (MDO) and vehicle design. I also dipped my toes briefly in scientific computing and real-time piloted simulation with "true physics"; by applying code optimization to the implementation of aero-flight-mechanics models of vertical-lift aircraft, I developed a real-time "engine" for a high-fidelity flight dynamic simulator.  A large part of my work has been on simulation modeling and design using numerical computing. I developed analysis and design tools using combinations of MATLAB, Fortran 90, Python, CUDA-C/CUDA-Fortran, C, OPENMP and MPI for various tasks. For more, please explore the research section.

I completed my B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2008, followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014. I worked as an Aircraft Design Engineer working at project Vahana (A3/Airbus), now conduct research at NASA Ames through the Science and Technology Corporation (STC). I also consult part-time on elements of vertical-lift and electric aircraft design.