Sanskar Agrawal Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

United States

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•Apart of a team which is a collaboration of Villanova, Rutgers, Drexel college’s (VURUDU Team)•Am primary lead or principle investigator for the combined team•Apart of and managing as small team•Worked to create a NASA Proposal for a Lunar Crater Prospector•The goal for the competition was to develop a vehicle to determine the location, composition, and accessibility of water ice and other volatiles on the south pole of the lunar surface

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

•Interning at Pangborn Advanced Control Lab (PAClab) to research on Hybrid-electric aircraft simulations with Dr.Pangborn and Dr.Hall•As part of the program I went to Turbo Expo 2023 in Boston where I got a chance to network with organizations like GE Aerospace, MIT Gas Turbine Lab, SpaceX, NASA, and NETL. •PSU REU cohort recieved a special mention at the event by Dr. Thole. A professor well known for her research.•Was selected to be a member of the very first cohort for this brand new program.

•Apart of a team which is a collaboration of Villanova, Rutgers, Drexel, and Widener college’s (VURUDU Team)•The goal for the event is to develop a vehicle concept for offloading, moving, deploying, and supporting payloads on the lunar surface. Must carry at a minimum of 15,000 kg.•Worked as subteam lead for the storage and deployment team •Responsible for how the rover will carry payloads and how the system will be deployed from Earth•Developed a forklift like design to carry different sized payloads•Helped write part of the proposal (vehicle configuration, storage, deployment, and additional capabilities section) as well offer advice to other subteams (cross team collaboration)•Helped work on risk assessment, tech readiness and quad chart for the proposal•Participated in weekly and sometimes daily meetings in order to discuss, work, and share progress on the competition and design for the proposal.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• An research experience program for undergraduate students (REU) where students work under a research professor and graduate students in a particular field/topic.• This program is hosted at the University of Southern California (USC), called USC SURE and in collaboration with the Viterbi College of Enginnering. The university research projects that undergrad students get to choose from are funded mainly by sources such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and corporations like Amazon.• Employed as an intern for the USC Space Research Center (SERC) •Selected as one of 40 other interns for the REU program as a whole with an overall application size of 150. •One of 8 undergrad students working at the SERC• Working under a research professor with vast experience in the field along with other graduate students. • Attended by students throughout the world and from very prestigous colleges such as Stanford, Princeton, JHU, IIT Roorkee, UC Berkley, UChicago, UPenn, etc.• Assigned to program called Quidient. Named after the company, the goal of project is verify that the company’s claim that their image processing software can be used in broad applications, in this case the space field, and therefore should be picked by the government to be funded.•Company offers a software which can create a 3d model of a spacecraft using scans at various angles. This is done by utilizing a scanning spacecraft with a camera in orbit of the target craft. This model can then detect potential problems with the craft such as micrometeoid impacts or parts that's service life is coming to an end and needs replacement.•Amazon hosted a program called "Amazon Day" for USC Cohorts. The program is only one of three Amazon does, the other two being Columbia and Georgia Tech's SURE Programs.

•Apart of a team which is a collaboration of Villanova, Rutgers, Drexel, and technically Widener colleges (VURUDU Team)•Drexel is the lead university this year, with each university's AIAA club joining together to compete. •The goal for the event is to create a Preliminary Design Review Proposal (PDR) for a Mars Water based In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) platform. Involves creating an architecture for mining Mars water from a notional reserve and processing that water into propellant ready to use for future systems on the Martian surface. •Selected to be Co-Lead for the team's enviormental section•The section requires me to be responsible for understanding the conditions on Mars that the equipment may experience during its mission.

•Student at NASA L'Space NWPEE Academy for Summer 2021 •This course meets once a week for 1.5 hours with other students and major leaders in the space industry•It is a 12 week long program where I work with a team (Team 12) to help to create innovative proposals like those at NASA •Learned how to grade proposals as done at NASA. Was acting chair for one grading session•Selected as Co-Lead for the Science/Engineering Section of my team•Worked on an electrostatic filter to be used for space applications

•Student at NASA L'Space Academy for the Spring 2021 Mission Concept Academy•The MCA is a workforce development program •This course meets once a week for 1.5 hours with other students and major leaders in the space industry•It is a 12 week long program where I work with a team to help design projects and write proposals like those at NASA•Worked as a member apart of the science section of my team (Team 17)•Gained skill badges for various tasks such as org charts, risk management, heat transfer, etc.•Worked on a design to help study the atmosphere of Venus

•Selected out of around 80 different college teams. Competed with the likes of MIT and the US Naval Academy •Team is now tasked with submitting a final technical paper, presenting Jemison Crewed Ascent Vehicle (JCAV) design to judges, and creating a poster.

•Apart of a team which is a collaboration of Villanova, Rutgers, and Drexel Colleges. (VURUDU Team)•Villanova is the lead university, with each university's AIAA club joining together to compete. •The goal for the event is to create a Preliminary Design Review Proposal (PDR) for a Minimum Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). •In the beginning of the project I was a member of the team's Environmental Section •The section requires me to be responsible for understanding the conditions on Mars that the MAV may experience during its mission or at its landing site . •Was transferred and remained member of the Human Factors Section for most of the project.•This section is responsible for systems inside of the vehicle and how to keep the astronauts comfortable during their journey. Such systems include thermal environmental control, ventilation systems, pressurization, carbon dioxide removal, etc.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

•A continuation of the ICESAT project which was done during the NASA internship. Was invited to present the project with my team at MIT during the school's undergraduate research conference. •Presented the project in October 2020 (was virtual this year)•According to schedule presented in Poster Session 1 Room A

Austin, Texas, United States

•Selected among <8% of the applications nationwide for NASA project to measure ice sheets.•Worked as part of the ICESAT Team•Used real data from ICESAT I and II to analyze how climate and the Earth has changed over many years•Targeted specific areas such as Antarctica and the Arctic to assess rising sea levels and coastal flooding.•Encompassed data from other sources like a Satellite from the European Space Agency and Space Shuttle Missions for a through analysis.•In collaboration with NASA and UT Austin Cockrell School of Engineering

New Jersey, United States

• Selected as one of 70 scholars across NJ among 500 high schools and 62 Colleges and Universities• Conducted quantum mechanical simulations of several chemicals such as serotonin using state-of-the-art electronic-structure techniques at the Rutgers Supercomputing facility.

Los Angeles, California, United States

•A multi-week program designed to educate students on how game development works•The UCLA Game Lab fosters the production of games and game-related research within an experimental Art and design context.•Programmed mobile games with using a coding template & World Building 3D game using Unity Engine

New York, United States

•Worked on a project called H20 Challenge. •One of the 50 inventions invited globally out of a pool of 7000 applications to the NYAS•Presented in May, but started development of the filter the previous year for the challenge• Presented my invention of a novel ecological water filter at the Academy at World Trade Center, NYC.• Presentation attended by Nobel Prize Laureates: Dr. James Watson, Dr. Paul Berg and Dr. Jerome Friedman.

Master Of Science In Engineering - Mse, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIAA, SEDS, MRover, Amateur Radio Club, MASA, MJet

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Graduated Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: AIAA, IEEE, Ellipsis, Villanova University Amateur Radio Club (VUARC), Engineering Student Council (ESC)In VUARC.

High School Diploma, 9Th-12Th

Activities and Societies: Model UN Club Member, Panorama Literary Magazine Club Editor, Science Olympiad Member, Bulldog Reporter.