Date of Birth:: 1st August 1973
Nationality: Indian
Educational Record
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Technology
Institution : Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur,
India.
Year of Graduation: December 1995
Work Experience
- Since February 1999, associated with "Transportation Research Injury Prevention Program" (TRIPP) at
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Work involves close association with the Mechanical Engineering
Department and Applied Mechanics Department.
- Worked at "Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI)", New Delhi as Research
Associate from December 1997 to October 1998. Work involved the design and development of renewable energy technologies especially gasifiers.
- Worked with "Jayaprakash Memorial Foundation" in Ballia (Uttar Pradesh, India) in the setting up
"Jayaprakash Centre for Rural Technology (JPCRT)".
- For one and half year from August 1995 to December 1996 worked with Department of Aerospace Engineering
at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. The experimental project "Flow over Delta Wing at High Angle of Attack"
involved surface static pressure measurements and flow visualisation in low turbulence wind tunnel.
Areas of Interest:
- Modelling of vehicles for safety in crashes, modelling using finite elements and rigid body dynamics
- Computer aided design, design optimization
- Development and design of technologies for environment and sustainable development.
Computer expertise:
- Extensively worked on Unix and Windows 95. Currently working on SGI Origin 2000 and SGI O2 workstations.
- Languages known C, Fortran, Pascal and Matlab.