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Education: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 8/2006 – 5/2010
- Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering
- Cumulative GPA: 2.7/4.0
Skills: Knowledge of programming in MATLAB
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Experience with AutoCAD, Solid Edge, Solid Works, LabView, Simulink
Proficient in written and spoken Hindi
Understand conversational Urdu
Experience: Experimental Aerodynamics Group 5/2010-8/2010
Research Technician
- Tested model of helicopter hub to analyze drag effects
- Optimizing design of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for easy assembly/disassembly
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Driving the design to closure for manufacture
Micro Renewable Energy Power Group 1/2008 – 5/2010
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Project
- Developed and tested a low cost and low maintenancevertical axis wind turbine
- Conducted motorized test validation fora half-scale vertical axis wind turbine
- Integrated drag generators into lift-based designs for optimal power generation
- Analyzed factors for increased drag in the system and introduced new part designs to compensate for the negative effects
- Developed MATLAB simulation to model and predict power generation as a function of tip speed ratiousing velocity diagrams
WindFin Project
- Conducted wind tunnel tests for power curves of various airfoil models
- Constructed setup to determine the nature of the device’s oscillatory motion
- Conducted tests to measure the efficiency of mechanical power output by the device
Space Systems Senior Design 8/2009-5/2010
- Coauthored proposal for a small satellite space weather observatory mission (SWO)
- Responded to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an L2 Space Weather Monitoring Constellationfrom AIAA as part of AIAA 2010 Undergraduate Team Design Competition
- Designed and selected payload system for AIAA L2 microsatellite mission
- Designed flight systems for AIAA L2 microsatellite mission
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Conducted trade studies to evaluate various mission and spacecraft architecture choices for L2 mission
Engine Control System Research 8/2008 – 12/2008
Research Assistant
- Researched and documented current efforts in the subject of life extending control for aircraft gas turbine engines
- Examined breakdowns and failures caused by inefficient control system algorithms
Honors and Activities:
- Received Dash Undergraduate Fellowship Recipient (Summer 2008) for undergraduate research in the Micro Renewable Power Group
- AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) member
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