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Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Responsible for propeller design and development at ERC. Performing low/high-fidelity aerodynamic and aeroacoustic analysis and optimization. Product owner of full-scale propulsion test stand for experimental testing.

Garching, Bavaria

Experimental Research (Institute of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics):Design, development, and wind tunnel testing of a coaxial propeller aerodynamic test bench with the objective of studying the propeller interactional aerodynamics and analysing the configuration performance and transient loads under various operating conditions.

College Park

Master's thesis title: "Aerodynamic Analysis of an Asymmetric Lift-Offset Compount Helicopter in Forward Flight Using the Mercury CFD Framework"Research intern at Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center, Department of Aerospace Engineering. Performed high-fidelity CSD-CFD coupled simulations of a novel compound helicopter concept based on an experimental test case. Thesis was awarded with the Willy-Messerschmitt Student Prize by the Germany Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR).

Taufkirchen, Munich

Semester project: "Development of a Method to Determine Aerodynamic Loads on Fixed-Pitch-Rotors under Non-Axial Inflow"Implementation of an in-house developed Numerical Lifting-Line method coupled to Free-Wake inflow model. Performed CFD investigations of wing-propeller interactional aerodynamics analysis using different levels of fidelity (URANS, Virtual Disk, and BEMT). Implementation of systematic automated workflow generation for CFD propeller aerodynamic analysis. Development… Show more Semester project: "Development of a Method to Determine Aerodynamic Loads on Fixed-Pitch-Rotors under Non-Axial Inflow"Implementation of an in-house developed Numerical Lifting-Line method coupled to Free-Wake inflow model. Performed CFD investigations of wing-propeller interactional aerodynamics analysis using different levels of fidelity (URANS, Virtual Disk, and BEMT). Implementation of systematic automated workflow generation for CFD propeller aerodynamic analysis. Development of aerodynamics rotor model for integrated propulsion system simulations. Show less

Otterfing

Project assignments: CFD software validation on external aerodynamic test cases using ANSYS-CFX, Fluent and AIM. Evaluation of turbulence model performance on NLF-0414 airfoil stall characteristics prediction for different Reynolds numbers. Investigation of various adaptive mesh refinement methods on ONERA M6 wing case in transonic flow conditions.

Garching, Bavaria

Research project (Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management Development):Design and construction of miniature robotic apparatus used for optic calibration in laser welding processes. Implementation of motion control using Arduino platform.

Munich Area, Germany

Pre-study internship at the tool making and special machinery manufacturing plant. Introduction and skill development of tool making processes and components manufacturing.

Master Of Science - M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, 1.5

Activities and Societies: DGLR Young Talent Prize 2020 winner. Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship recipient. PROMOS scholarship.

Master Of Science - M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Participation in TUM Exchange Program under bilateral university agreement. Coursework: Industrial Design CAD &.

Bachelor Of Science - B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, 2.3

Activities and Societies: TUFast Student Formula member (2013-2014), part-time student research assistant for Institute the for Machine.