EDUCATION
Masters of Science - Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 4.0/4.0
University of California, Los Angeles, Sept 2008 – June 201o
Departmental Fellowship
Concentration: Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Dynamics
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 8.89/10.00
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, July 2004- May 2008
Summer Undergraduate Research Award- 06
Deans Certificate of Merit
Minor Concentration: Computational Mechanics
PUBLICATIONS
K.A. Desai, Piyush K. Agarwal, P.V.M. Rao, “Process Geometry Modeling with Cutter Runout for Milling of Curved Surfacesâ€, accepted in International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
A.Rege, A.Seifert, N.Li, K.Murari, P.Agarwal, N.Thakor, â€Selective In-Vivo Imaging of cerebral Arteriole Newtorks Using Laser Speckle Contrastâ€, submitted in Neuroimage
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Languages: C, FORTRAN, C++, Parallel programming using MPI
Platforms: LINUX, DOS, Windows
Packages: AutoCAD, AutoDesk Inventor, SOLIDWORK, PRO-E, ANSYS IDEAS, FEMLAB, GAMBIT & FLUENT, MATLAB, MS Office (Extensively used in academic coursework and projects)
INTERNSHIP
Non-invasive Biomedical Imaging: Calibration of functional Laser speckle imaging
Neuroengineering and Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, JHU, May 2007 – July 2007
• Modeled contribution of blood flow rate and blood velocity in Laser speckle images
• Performed CFD of blood flow through vessel in FEMLAB and verified with images of microfluidic experiments
THESIS & PROJECTS
Mechanical Design of a Connecting Rod for an IC Engine: Design, Failure and Lifetime Analysis
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA, April ’09-June ‘09
• Designed and optimized connecting rod for nominal life and minimum weight
• Stress distribution fracture and fatigue analysis using ANSYS
• Beam approximation to obtain contact and inertial forces during combustion cycle
Heat Removal in a Concentric Cylinder: Effect of Temperature Boundary Condition and Fins
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA, Jan ’09- March ‘09
• Comparative study of heat removal from inner cylinder for various thermal boundary condition and fins
• Modeled and simulated using COMSOL forced convection between two concentric rotating cylinder
Compressible Flow in 2D Supersonic Engine Inlet: Mc Cormack Scheme with Artificial Dissipation
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA, Jan ’09- March ‘09
• Developed an original CFD code in MATLAB for flow in engine inlet of any shape and inlet condition
Design of a Coffee Maker: Brew 2 liter in 5 minute using 1000 KW
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, UCLA, Oct ’08- Dec ‘08
• Designed a coffee maker using two phase flow heat transfer principles
Mechanism design and optimization: Grasping Human Hand
Undergraduate Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi , August ‘07-May ‘08
• Simulated dynamics of robotic hand in MATLAB for given link and joint parameter and physical constraints
• Optimized using Genetic Algorithm to get most efficient hand structure for specific task
Process Geometry Modeling: Effect Analysis of Cutter Runout in Milling of Curved Surface Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi, Dec. ‘06 – April ‘07
• Verified experimentally and simulated in MATLAB variation of process geometry with curvature while machining in presence of spindle runout
• Scope of Outcome: Algorithm design to minimize surface error while machining
Innovation, Design & Fabrication: Continuous Flow Micropump
Industrial Research and Development Cell, IIT Delhi, May ‘06 – July ‘06
• Designed, fabricated centrifugal pump to provide continuous low flow rate unlike conventional pulsuatic pumps
• Modeled using Pro-Engineer, CFD analysis in Gambit and Fluent and fabricated the prototype
• Project won me Summer Undergraduate Research Award- 06
Differential Toilet flush: Water Efficient Design
Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi, Jan ‘06 – April ‘06
• Designed Variable flow rate flush that could save up to 40pc of water wasted in daily usage
• Presented in OPEN HOUSE ‘06 of IIT Delhi
ROLES OF RESPONSIBILITY
Teaching Assistant, Senior Mechanical Engineering Design
Prof. Wilbur Marner, MAE Department, UCLA, April ‘09 – June ‘09
• Supervised 5 teams in a class of 26 students in design and analysis of their project in timely fashion
• Enhanced multidisciplinary skills and developed team management skills
Reader, Transport Phenomena
Prof. M.A. Abdou, MAE Department, UCLA, Jan ‘09 – March ‘09
• Graded and maintained class records of a class of 52 students
Group Representative, IIT Delhi, July ‘05 – May‘07
• Elected consecutively in year ’06 and ’07 to represent my branch group in various academic activities
RELEVENT COURSEWORK – Fluid dynamics and Heat Transfer, Robotics, Machine Design
Finite element method Computational method in fluid dynamics Computational Aerodynamics
Robotics Engineering Probability in reliability, risk and quality control Computer Aided Designing
Damage and failure of material in mechanical design Machine Element Design
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
• First Position in Junkyard Wars, TRYST – ’06, technical festival, IIT Delhi
• Academic Excellence Award – 2001, by school society for being first in secondary school examination.
• Ranked 597 among 0.13 million students (99.54 percentile) appearing in entrance exam for IIT
• SPIC-MACY, IIT Delhi Chapter – volunteered in organizing cultural events
• TRYST ’05, IIT DELHI – volunteered in organizing events during technical fest
ABOUT ME
I consider myself to be lucky in sense of having both my interests and academic experience aligned towards the same field – Heat transfer, fluid dynamics and manufacturing. I see myself as being a positive contributor to any design, research or engineering team working in this area. Perseverance, passion for the subject and having an observant, analytical mind and ability to learn from facts are my key enablers. I would prefer to work in the industry where I will have the option of working in teams, which I enjoy and derive energy from, and be able to see my ideas taking shape.
REFERENCES: Available on request
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