Over the Fall 2024 semester, I will be teaching an introductory professional development course for 20 first-year aerospace engineering students. This course aids students in their transition to the college environment through instruction about the greatest hurdles in college compared to high school and strategies to succeed on our campus, all while forming community among their peers. While my primary role is to teach material that is provided to me through active learning, based on my recent… Show more Over the Fall 2024 semester, I will be teaching an introductory professional development course for 20 first-year aerospace engineering students. This course aids students in their transition to the college environment through instruction about the greatest hurdles in college compared to high school and strategies to succeed on our campus, all while forming community among their peers. While my primary role is to teach material that is provided to me through active learning, based on my recent experiences in their shoes I can better adapt the lessons to highlight experiences that I went through or saw my peers go through. I aim to encourage them on their educational journeys through both realistic and honest, group and individual discussions about aerospace engineering student life at UIUC. Show less

Over the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters, I was elected to the position of Vice President (External) on the executive board. In this position, I will be responsible for interfacing with academic and industry members to encourage them to present at our general meetings. On that note, if you're interested in presenting the work your company does / your research to an audience of UIUC Aerospace Engineering undergraduate students looking for future employment, please feel free to reach… Show more Over the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters, I was elected to the position of Vice President (External) on the executive board. In this position, I will be responsible for interfacing with academic and industry members to encourage them to present at our general meetings. On that note, if you're interested in presenting the work your company does / your research to an audience of UIUC Aerospace Engineering undergraduate students looking for future employment, please feel free to reach out to me at 'aroskov@illinois.edu'! My other responsibilities include collaborating with the rest of the executive board to plan events to engage our members while delivering professional and academic development opportunities - a most recent example being the New Student Conference we organised in conjunction with the Department of Aerospace Engineering at UIUC. Show less

I joined AIAA at UIUC (a UIUC Registered Student Organization) as a member in August 2022. In January 2023 I joined the 'Future of Aviation Technologies' technical project which focuses on exploring sustainable aircraft technologies which could be used in the future. We are currently creating a blended wing body aircraft powered via a novel compressor and nozzle design. My work has been centered on this thruster design where I have completed literature reviews to investigate airflow attributes… Show more I joined AIAA at UIUC (a UIUC Registered Student Organization) as a member in August 2022. In January 2023 I joined the 'Future of Aviation Technologies' technical project which focuses on exploring sustainable aircraft technologies which could be used in the future. We are currently creating a blended wing body aircraft powered via a novel compressor and nozzle design. My work has been centered on this thruster design where I have completed literature reviews to investigate airflow attributes of impellers and designed three impeller prototypes in Autodesk Inventor. I had brief experience with trying to learn Ansys Fluent to conduct CFD simulations on our compressor's designs, however these didn't progress due to personal time constraints. I'm currently working on researching concepts and design functionality of nozzles to incorporate on our future prototype. Show less

I joined RailTEC (Rail Transportation and Engineering Center) as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in June 2023. My first summer consisted of working on a UTP evaluation project to determine the reduction in maintenance costs seen between two different UTP and a non-UTP track. Here I used geometry car data in Excel and Python to analyse (through graphing and TQI calculation) the change in surface, alignment and elevation metrics over time for the three different sections. In coordination with… Show more I joined RailTEC (Rail Transportation and Engineering Center) as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in June 2023. My first summer consisted of working on a UTP evaluation project to determine the reduction in maintenance costs seen between two different UTP and a non-UTP track. Here I used geometry car data in Excel and Python to analyse (through graphing and TQI calculation) the change in surface, alignment and elevation metrics over time for the three different sections. In coordination with my graduate student, I conducted a literature review to select (and then partially implement) a degradation prediction model for us to use for the maintenance cost aspect of the project. Over the following academic year I would pickup assorted jobs given by other graduate students since I was balancing academic coursework - these typically involved data analysis. In Summer 2024 I was moved to take on a more leading role on a project involving the evaluation of UTP effect on wheel-rail interaction at an RBM frog. Here I learned VI-Rail (which uses the Adams multibody simulation software) to implement five revenue service wheel profiles and helped modify the track to implement our frog. Along with this, I headed a 2-day summer camp engaging 23 high school students in railroad engineering and I inventoried the RailTEC student office desktops to create and follow through on individualised upgrade plans for each student's desktop. Show less

I joined the UIUC AREMA Student Chapter (a UIUC Registered Student Organization) as a member in August 2022. In November 2022 I was elected to the Treasurer position on the executive board, which I have since been re-elected for in November 2023. My primary role has been maintaining a balanced budget for the long term, which has been in part challenged by consistently changing policies from the university and our yearly travel to the AREMA Conference. Along with the rest of the executive board,… Show more I joined the UIUC AREMA Student Chapter (a UIUC Registered Student Organization) as a member in August 2022. In November 2022 I was elected to the Treasurer position on the executive board, which I have since been re-elected for in November 2023. My primary role has been maintaining a balanced budget for the long term, which has been in part challenged by consistently changing policies from the university and our yearly travel to the AREMA Conference. Along with the rest of the executive board, I have planned events to excite students on campus about railway engineering through field trips, industry speakers and participation in the yearly UIUC Engineering Open House. I have also become the de facto compliance officer for the RSO, ensuring that we follow all procedures highlighted by the university and keeping the President aware of deadlines/events we need to act on. Show less

I joined Student Aircraft Builders (a UIUC Registered Student Organization) as a member in October 2022. As the club was being revived from the COVID pandemic, I was taught the process of working with sheet metal in aircraft construction in preparation for work on the club's Zenith STOL CH750. Over the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters, I was selected for the position of Treasurer on the executive board. My position primarily involved completing project proposals and budget applications for… Show more I joined Student Aircraft Builders (a UIUC Registered Student Organization) as a member in October 2022. As the club was being revived from the COVID pandemic, I was taught the process of working with sheet metal in aircraft construction in preparation for work on the club's Zenith STOL CH750. Over the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters, I was selected for the position of Treasurer on the executive board. My position primarily involved completing project proposals and budget applications for various on-campus bodies to gain funding for the restart of our Zenith and Composite team projects. These efforts ultimately raised $800 which among other things, went towards starting a new composites project and providing our workspace + hangar with more tools for our expanding member base. Show less

I joined Smoothie King in Summer 2021 as a summer job which I returned to over my other high school breaks in Winter 2021 and Summer 2022. As a Crew Member, I was part of a team responsible for all general store duties including interacting with customers to facilitate orders based on their individual needs, creating smoothies in a timely manner, preparing smoothie ingredients for future use and maintaining the cleanliness of the store. I predominantly held closing shifts (sometimes closing… Show more I joined Smoothie King in Summer 2021 as a summer job which I returned to over my other high school breaks in Winter 2021 and Summer 2022. As a Crew Member, I was part of a team responsible for all general store duties including interacting with customers to facilitate orders based on their individual needs, creating smoothies in a timely manner, preparing smoothie ingredients for future use and maintaining the cleanliness of the store. I predominantly held closing shifts (sometimes closing alone), where my efforts in organising deeper cleaning of the store resulted in the managers bringing back 'Employee of the Month' awards and awarding me it for July 2021. Due to my quick mastery of the role, I was delegated training duties for new hires where I trained 5 people to adequately perform Crew Member duties including safe food handling and preparation, friendly customer service, and efficient store organization. Show less