Pranav Krishnamurthy Email & Phone Number

Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area

Founding team of Tidal Flight. We are developing a 9-12 passenger hybrid-electric seaplane for commuter and regional travel.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

- Implementing finite-state dynamic inflow models for eVTOL applications- Creating a comprehensive 6DOF SIMULINK model and framework for detailed dynamic trade studiesAdvisor: Dr. Brian German

Burlington, Vermont, United States

- Worked extensively with a full vehicle 6DOF SIMULINK model to conduct trade studies and size critical aircraft components- Conducted detailed mission performance evaluations- Developed constraint (loads, VRS etc.) mapping methodology for transitioning between hover and forward flight- Implemented constraint mapping methodology in pilot in the loop.

Redondo Beach, California, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

--Held recitation and office hours weekly and interfaced with the professor and GTA to provide students with the best learning opportunities.--Awarded Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Aerospace Engineering and nominated for campus-wide TA award competition.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

--working with an OpenMDAO framework to model and size an eVTOL concept aircraft-- currently developing 3-DOF and 6-DOF models within the OpenMDAO framework to trim eVTOL aircraft during the transition from vertical to forward flight-- sized and provided power requirements for a 3000 lb electric quadcopter conducting a medevac mission-- developed a blade.

Redondo Beach, California, United States

-- Conducted initial Breguet range sizing for multiple programs to create target requirements for propulsion and aerodynamics--Validated and expanded a tool used to calculate excess power and level acceleration point performance characteristics--Developed a python-based optimization wrapper for an internal Northrop Grumman tool to calculate supersonic.

Worked on research and development for inital propeller and electric motor design.Developed analytical first order tools to conduct propulsion trade studies.

Assisting with the aerospace thermodynamics class by teaching a recitation, creating problem sets and holding office hours.

Running LES and DNS simulations for stratified turbulent channel flow using a two-level simulation code developed at the Computational Combustion Laboratory.

Greater Atlanta Area

Analyzing the feasibility of near term urban air mobility solutions through multidisciplinary optimization of STOL vehicles. Developed an in-house panel code, worked on predicting landing performance for STOL vehicles, and created CFD grids using Pointwise.

Greater Atlanta Area

Using SysML and Magic Draw to conduct Model-Based Systems Engineering on a mock Apollo 11 mission.

Greater Atlanta Area

Conducted CFD analysis on the NACA 23012 and verified results with empirical wind tunnel results.

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace Engineering, 4.00/4.00

I am a graduate research assistant with a research focus on aerodynamics and flight dynamics modeling of eVTOL aircraft.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace Engineering, 4.00/4.00

Activities and Societies: eVTOL Researcher, Undergraduate TA, Design-Build-Fly, Sigma Gamma Tau, Alternative Service Breaks

High School Diploma, 4.00/4.00

Activities and Societies: Policy Debate, Mu Alpha Theta, First Robotics Competition, First Tech Challenge.