EDUCATION:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering (Summer 2019 to present), Concentration: Fluids and Thermal Sciences, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. 

• Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Aerospace Engineering (2017), Specialization: Aerospace Propulsion

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) 

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Aeronautical Engineering (2015)

Anna University - Chennai, India.

RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSEWORK (at IIT Kanpur):

• Fundamentals of Combustion: Chemical thermodynamics, Chemical kinetics, Laminar premixed flames, Laminar diffusion flames, Droplet evaporation and burning, Burning of solids. 

• Applied Compressible Flows: Conservation equations, 1-D flow, Normal and oblique shocks, Expansion fans, Rayleigh and Fanno flow, Shock tubes, MOC.

• Turbulence: Reynolds stress, Closure problem, Eddy viscosity, Phenomenology, Energy relations, Statistical theory of turbulence, Macro and micro scales, Kolmogorov’s hypothesis.

• Instrumentation, Measurements and Experiments in Fluids: Basics of measurements in wind tunnels, Flow visualization, Hot-wire anemometry, Pressure, Velocity and Temperature measurement techniques.

• Liquid Atomization: Theory of atomization, Spray dynamics, Types of atomizers, Design of atomizers, Spray diagnostics and measurements, Evaporation and Numerical modelling.

• Introduction to Virtual Instrumentation (VI): Data flow techniques, VI programming techniques, Sensors, Transducers and Signal conditioning, Data acquisition and analysis using LabVIEW. 

• Heat Transfer in Aerospace Applications: Heat conduction, convection and radiation, Thermal management of aerospace systems, Thermal Protection system(TPS) design and analysis.

• Mathematics: Introductory linear algebra, Ordinary differential equations, Partial differential equations, Fourier series and transforms, Complex analysis.

SKILLS:

• Programming and Softwares: C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, LATEX

• CAD and Simulation: ANSYS, AutoCAD

• Experimental: Chemiluminescence imaging (OH*, CH*) using CCD camera, high speed imaging, LDV, PDPA, direct flame imaging, operation of gas analyzers, operation of pressure transducers and thermocouples, basic combustion techniques. 

• Manufacturing and Machining: Common primary and secondary techniques

• Languages: English(Fluent), Hindi (Mother Tongue) 

TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP (TA): 

• Course: Experiments in Aerospace Engineering – III, Propulsion Lab, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT – Kanpur. (July 2016 to Dec’ 2016)

  • • Taught operation of a Continuous Combustion Unit to third year undergraduate students.

    • Prepared course materials and evaluated performance of over 50 students.

•  Course: Heat Transfer in Aerospace Applications, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT-Kanpur. (Jan’2017 to April 2017)

  • •  Helped students in course assignments and evaluated presentations given by them. 

GRADUATE AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP:

• Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Excellence (2019)

Prestigious fellowship  offered to top incoming doctoral and terminal-degree students at UTK, recipients are known as Tennessee Fellows.  

A Tennessee Fellow receives $10,000 a year for four years, as well as a tuition waiver and a graduate assistantship.

Tennessee Fellows form an elite group of the nation’s top graduate students joining UTK. 

• MHRD Scholarship for Master’s Degree

Awarded by: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Annual monetary value: INR 148,800.00

Award’s start and end dates: August, 2015 to May 2017 (22 months). The award supported Master’s Degree (M. Tech) at IIT- Kanpur for a period of 22 months.

• University 3rd Rank in Bachelor of Engineering Degree

Secured third rank among 1125 candidates graduated in the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering programme on the basis of performance in all the examinations held during 2011-2015.

Awarded by: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University - Chennai, India 

TEST SCORES: 

• IELTS (Academic) - Overall Band Score: 7.5/9, Speaking: 8.0/9, Listening: 8.0/9, Reading: 7.5/9, Writing: 7.0/9

• GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2015 in Aerospace Engineering stream : 97.13 percentile to secure admission into M.Tech Degree program of IIT Kanpur.