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Analytical Tool Development- Structures- Loads & Dynamics- Thermal Fluid Systems- Turbomachinery- Full Stack Web Dev- Distributed Systems- Solvers

Starship and Falcon: Coupled Loads Analysis, Structural Analysis, Flight Data Processing, Exceedance Dispositions, Computing Cluster, Desktop App, Web App, Automation, etc

Aircraft conceptual design, detailed design, finite element analysis, test planning, analysis tools development.

• Airframe analysis• System analysis• FEA: Nastran, Abaqus, Hypermesh, Vision• Classical calculations• MRB support and disposition • Analysis tools development• Data mining • Data management system development• Python, Java, Fortran, SQL, Shell, TCL• Java Spring, Java EE, MySQL, PyQt

Group: Compression SystemSkills applied: Python, CFD, ANSYS, static structural analysis, modal analysis, Goodman diagram, Campbell diagram, NX, Creo.FEM Automation Tool:• Proposed and developed in Python an FEM Mesh input file generator with adjustableparameters. • This bypasses the labor intensive GUI structural simulation mesh creationprocess, and also allows interfacing with in-house optimizer.Compressor Rotor Blade Trade Study:• Studied the effect of geometry on rotor aerodynamics efficiency, vibration characteristics, and fatigue life.• Generated potential solution configurations.

Group: Propulsion and Combustion Engineering LabTopic: Premixed Combustion• Generated flame chemistry models. • Explored simulation data select candidates for physical combustion experiment. • Designed burner components and configuration.

Group: Biomedical & Clinical Informatics LabSkills applied: Matlab, Objective-C, iOS• Developed GUI for remote health monitoring device.• Prototyped in Matlab and developed final iOS app in Objective-C.

Group: Experimental Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics Laboratory• Operated wind tunnel to characterize energy harvest in boundary layer using piezoelectric cantilever. • Operated smoke flow visualization, recorded using high speed camera.• Developed Matlab script to track vortices.