CV

Education

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2025
• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), 2023

Work experience

Research Assistant – Computational Combustion & Energy Sciences Lab, NC State

May 2024 - Present

• Conducted MS Thesis research using PeleLMeX, a high-fidelity reactive CFD code, for large-scale HPC simulations with AMR. Leveraged embedded boundary (EB) geometry to improve accuracy and efficiency in complex geometries.
• Utilized operator splitting in PeleLMeX to separate transport and reactions, optimizing reactive simulation performance.
• Integrated a Deep Operator Network (DeepONet) into PeleLMeX to replace stiff ODE solvers for reaction integration.
• Reduced computational time and resource usage by 50% using DeepONet for reaction predictions, enhancing scalability and performance while achieving 93% accuracy compared to benchmark CFD simulations.
• Visualized simulation outputs in ParaView and MATLAB, analyzing flow behavior and reaction dynamics in complex cases.

Research Assistant – Hasti Research Lab, NC State

Jan 2024 - May 2024

• Developed expertise in electrowetting and conducted 50+ simulations in ANSYS Fluent using the VOF-CSF method to capture two-phase flow dynamics between the droplet and the surrounding air under 0–32 V Direct and Alternate currents.
• Programmed a User-Defined Function (UDF) in C to model the Dynamic Contact Angle at the water-air-solid interface.
• Implemented the UDF in ANSYS Fluent to dynamically adjust the droplet’s contact angle based on electrowetting forces.
• Verified simulation results against experimental data using Tecplot and MATLAB, achieving 95% accuracy, and analyzed temporal changes in interfacial shape, contact radius, and droplet deformation with varying current magnitude and frequency.

Research Intern – IIT Kharagpur, India

Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

• Investigated Scramjet engines, focusing on aerothermal effects of transverse fuel injection in supersonic turbulent crossflow.
• Conducted 2D CFD simulations on HPC with ANSYS Fluent, generating nonuniform structured grids in Pointwise.
• Utilized Tecplot and MATLAB for post-processing, visualization, and detailed analysis of flow characteristics and trends.
• Developed a test case matrix for 13 CFD simulations, systematically varying geometry, pressure ratio, and Mach number.
• Validated results with experimental data, achieving 8% error and strong agreement in shock structures and fuel penetration.
• Analyzed variations in Sonic line angle, Separation shock angle, and fuel penetration height with changing flow parameters.

Skills

• Programming: MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, C/C++, Fortran
• CAD & CFD/Thermal Analysis:
  • SolidWorks, CATIA V5, ANSYS SpaceClaim, AutoCAD
  • ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS Icepak
  • Pointwise, Tecplot, ParaView, Chemkin-Pro, Cantera
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC), Linux

Teaching

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, NC State University
  • Assisted over 50 graduate students in Foundations of Fluid Dynamics through doubt sessions, homework guidance, and grading.
  • Provided detailed feedback to enhance conceptual understanding of numerical methods, turbulence modeling, and governing equations.
  • Evaluated assignments for Aerospace Vehicle Performance, Flight Stability and Control, and Engineering Thermodynamics courses.

Achievements

Secured an All-India Rank of 86 out of 4726 candidates in GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) in Aerospace Engineering 2022. The GATE exam is a countrywide examination for students applying for master’s programs in Science and Engineering in India.