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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Phase-change heat transfer in microchannels • Led the design, fabrication, and evaluation of a microscale pumped two-phase loop (P2PL) cooling system for high-power electronics, ensuring project success from conception to implementation.• Automated experiment data acquisition and control using LabVIEW, while integrating safety precautions.• Formulated, validated, and employed a comprehensive dynamic thermal-hydraulic flow network model of P2PL to study flow boiling instabilities, with the findings aiding in the analysis, design, and implementation of P2PL technology.• Communicated key research findings through technical papers published in prestigious journals and conferences.Thermal management system for UAV – Hybrid-electric optimization and integration tool (HEART)• Scripted and tested a comprehensive library of UAV-specific thermal management components using Simscape. • Crafted a detailed user guide and a collection of examples to facilitate seamless adoption by the end-users. • End-user feedback was actively incorporated to refine the library's components for enhanced usability and performance.

Aberdeen, Maryland, United States

Electric Motor Thermal Modeling and Validation• Developed a finite element analysis (FEA) and lumped parameter thermal network (LPTN) model of an axial-flux motor. • Validated FEA and LPTN models using measurement data collected from the experimental setup in the laboratory.• LPTN model accuracy was within 2 % of the measured temperatures while being ~ 12 times faster than the FEA model.High-speed visualization of flow boiling phenomenon in microchannels• Designed, fabricated, and evaluated a mobile experiment setup to test a microchannel evaporator in a pumped two-phase loop. • Conducted visualization experiments using a high-speed camera to investigate local flow boiling regimes and the mechanisms of two-phase flow in microchannels for a range of operating conditions.• Qualitative and quantitative results from the study will serve as the foundation for developing flow-regime based models.

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Development of magnetic particle tracking algorithm using Hybrid numerical algorithm• Developed a MATLAB code to reconstruct the position and orientation of a magnetic particle simultaneously in 3D.• Performed an experiment to study granular flow using MPT technique to validate the theory.• Compared the accuracy of this algorithm with those available in the literature and found this algorithm to be faster in magnitude and comparable in accuracy.

Lawrence, Kansas

Teaching assistant for Statistics course in the Mathematics department.• Assisted the students in understanding the concepts taught in the class and also acted as the source of communication between the professor and the students.• Conducted occasional course reviews and also graded the homework and tests.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering, 3.88

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, 3.80

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5