Mayank Khichar, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Westmont, IL, US

Westmont, Illinois, United States

• Lead, manage, and assist R&D activities for both reactive and non-reactive Thermal Fluid Systems.
• Lead developer specializing in electrolyte flow dynamics within channels.
• Expertise applied to corrosion modeling inside water supply pipelines.
• Developing and optimizing simulations for future applications in flow battery performance.
• Addressed practical challenges and theoretical considerations in fluid dynamics and electrochemistry.

Westmont, Illinois, United States

• Improved fuel cell modeling by developing intricate flow geometries, successfully mitigating issues of local starvation and enhancing overall cell reliability and functionality.
• Enhanced safety, reliability, and energy efficiency of heat pump systems by using a comprehensive model accounting for phase change phenomena.
• Spearheaded the comprehensive redesign of mechanical and electrical pumps and fans, employing advanced non-dimensional theory to optimize performance and efficiency.

Westmont, Illinois, United States

• Developed advanced models for compressors and turbines to enhance performance predictions of turbochargers and superchargers, improving efficiency and power output.
• Created detailed simulations to analyze reverse flow and reverse rotation in compressors, aiding in the prevention of performance losses and mechanical failures.
• Designed comprehensive stall models for pumps and fans to predict and mitigate performance drops, ensuring stable and efficient operation.
• Encrypted the… Show more
• Encrypted the performance data of turbochargers and superchargers to ensure data safety. Show less

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Developed a three-phase combustion model for RDX monopropellant and RDX-TAGzT pseudo-propellant with detailed chemical kinetics, bubble formation, and molecular diffusion.
• Successfully demonstrated the need of including detailed chemistry in propellant combustion models.
• Conceptualized a novel experimental procedure to estimate the interfacial mass transfer rate at bubble surface.
• Developed detailed liquid-phase reaction mechanisms for a rocket fuel (RDX) and a burn-rate… Show more
• Developed detailed liquid-phase reaction mechanisms for a rocket fuel (RDX) and a burn-rate modifier (TAGzT) using computational chemistry.
• Developed less computationally expensive sensitivity analysis techniques to systematically reduce a reaction mechanism.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Responsible for reviewing cases with allegations of violations of academic integrity policy.
• Played a key role to bridge the communication gap among members of the committee with technical and non-technical backgrounds.
• Successfully resolved conflict between accuser and accused at several occasions.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Assisted the course instructors to prepare new assessment material with detailed solution.
• Conducted tutoring sessions for senior undergrad students to improve their problem solving skills.
• Based on my performance, got a research assistant position offer from the course instructor.

Bangalore, India

• Identified the need of autonomous machine monitoring for fool-proof post-processing of CNC machine data logs.
• Developed a secured overseas data transfer module for OKUMA CNC controllers using C# programming language.
• Implemented and proof-checked the module at a Gas Turbine Plant of General Electric at Greenville, SC, USA.

New Delhi, India

• Coordinated with an interdisciplinary team of 20+ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
• Optimized designs of several robots as per size, weight, and manufacturability constraints.
• Implemented design change by replacing heavy high-torque motors with light-weight pneumatic systems in robots.

New Delhi, India

• Delivered introductory lectures on robotics for freshmen to ignite interest in the field.
• Organized a series of hands-on workshops and competitions for talent development.
• Conducted interviews for talent assessment and acquisition.

Jaipur, India

• Performed root-cause analysis for prolonged production shutdowns and conceptualized the use of an Andon gadget.
• Developed an Arduino-microcontroller based adapter to provide working condition of a machine in real-time.
• Implemented the adapter at the local manufacturing plant and achieved a significant decrease in maintenance delays.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Association for India's Development (AID) || Thesis: Combustion modeling and analysis of nitramine based.

Phd Minor, Computational Sciences, 4.0

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Association for India's Development (AID) || Thesis: Computational analysis of RDX thermolysis in liquid state

Bachelors Of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 8.44 (10)

Activities and Societies: Robotics club, DD – MIT Robocon, Aeromodelling club, Saarthi education, Rees52, Tryst || Thesis: Non Linear.

Bachelors Of Technology Minor, Computational Mechanics, 8.0 (10)