Systems Engineer in Fluid Dynamics, Acoustics and Fluid-Structure Interaction at Zeiss SMT.

Distributed Electric Propulsion for electric air transport (for passengers and cargo) using Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations for fluid flows.Grade/CGPA - 10/10Thesis - Numerical Investigation of Propeller-Airframe Integration in Distributed Electric Aircraft PropulsionAdvisor - Prof. S. R. Chakravarthy, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras

Spearheaded the R&D of the following departments of the company -Experimental Aerodynamics,Numerical simulations (CFD) and3D modelling

Fluid Mechanics (Undergraduate lecture-based course) - Jul to Nov 2018Role: Responsible for conducting weekly lectures/tutorials to an undergraduate batch of Aerospace Engineering students and their assessmentAerodynamics (Undergraduate lecture-based course) - Jan to May 2019Role: Responsible for conducting weekly lectures/tutorials to an undergraduate batch of Aerospace Engineering students and their assessment

Guide: Dr. S.R. Chakravarthy, Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT MadrasTitle: Urban Mobility and Regional Transportation problems and solutions in India

Designed, Developed and Fabricated a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) inspired by the Northrop Grumman BatSuccessfully built a remote-controlled electric aircraft that flew as per design in its maiden flightHighly praised by the faculty and awarded a perfect 10 for the project

Guide: Dr. G. Rajesh, Associate Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT MadrasTitle: Study of shock wave reflection phenomenon and RR-MR transition

• Creator and Founding Editor-in-Chief of The Sportscope, IIT Madras' first online sports news platform and the official handle of Tapti Hostel, IIT Madras.• URL: https://taptisports.wordpress.com/• Spearheaded this project involving a team of 15+ members including editors, writers, creative developers, media developers, and web-operations' personnel• Successfully garnered 10,000+ views as a result of various publicity campaigns and outreach initiatives • Published an article every week during the academic year 2016-2017 on the following topics:i. Intra-hostel sports competitionsii. Schroeter (IIT Madras' annual inter-hostel championship) eventsiii. Inter-IIT tournamentsiv. Famous sportspersons of IIT Madras• Collaborated and interviewed team captains of various sports like volleyball, football, athletics, water polo, cricket, etc• Initiated and led several team-expansion and media outreach plans• Felicitated by the Warden for contributions towards Creative and Literary field during the Annual Hostel Meet

Guide: Dr. R.I.Sujith, Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT MadrasTitle: Analysis of thermoacoustic instabilities in turbulent combustors

Department: Aero Engines Research and Design CentreTitle: Study of Gas Turbines• Analyzed and modeled the following Gas Turbine Engines designed/developed/licensed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - 1. HTFE 25 - HAL's indigenous 25 kN turbofan engine2. Shakti - HAL/Turbomeca's (France) turboshaft helicopter engine 3. Adour MK804 - Turbofan aircraft engine developed by Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited (licensed by HAL)4. Artouste IIIB - Turboshaft engine used for Cheetah and Chetak Helicopters by Turbomeca Limited (licensed by HAL)

• Academic mentor to a group of freshmen• Assisted in the learning process by conducting weekly group discussions, problem-solving and tutorial sessions• Gave monthly motivational lectures to boost the morale and confidence of mentees• Conducted personal discussion sessions with those lagging in studies and finding it difficult to cope with institute life

Design of a remote-controlled electric Tilt Rotor UAV• Chosen to spearhead this project with 10 members in my freshman year• Successfully designed Phase 1 of the aircraft which included preliminary aerodynamic design and structural design• Objective was to design an aircraft with the ability to rotate its propeller-motor systems to achieve VTOL (vertical take-off and landing)