University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Advanced Design Office
Authored or co-authored the following papers:
Other Activities:
VIDYA, a nonprofit NGO, Delhi, India
Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics(LASP), Boulder, CO
The NASA Academy: Goddard Space Flight Center,Greenbelt, MD
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, VA
Research Assistant, Ann Arbor, MI
Space Physics Research Lab(SPRL), Ann Arbor, MI
Science Applications International Corp.(SAIC), Germantown, MD (6/95-8/95)
Work Experience:
Center for the Study of Evolution & the Origin of Life, Los Angeles, CA
Served as the lead engineer on the following projects:
-Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket demonstartion unit for Space Station
-Mars Sample Return Vault Design
-Crew Transfer Vehicle, Space Lauch Initiative/Alternate Access
-Differential Scanning Calorimetery of Phyllosilicates at Reduced Pressures: A Mineral Database for the Thermal Evolved Gas Analyzer
-Technologies for Human Exploration: "Beyond Earth's Neighborhood"
-KC-135 "Vomit Comet" mentor for High School Program. Flew in July 2001
-Science Advisor at Seabrook Intermediattte
-Texas Aerospace Scholars Mentor
-Speaker at Space Center Houston
Taught English, and led activities such as sports and arts for children (ages 5-12)
from the slums of South Delhi.
which is a camera designed for use aboard a Mars rover mission, and was funded by JPL's.
Mars Miniature Instrument Program
intensive combination of leadership & research. Purpose of the program was for NASA
to pick students which it considered to be canidates as leaders in the future of
Space in both government and industry
and payload testing, as well as part of Orbcomm-2 launch team sent to NASA
Wallops Island to assist launch-ops from mission control.
test-bed for verification of his control algorithms.
plasma and telemetry data from Ulysses Spacecraft to aid in solar wind
research.
Interned in Special Projects division where I helped engineers evaluate incident reports from
a nuclear test facility they were monitoring as part of a DOE contract.
Technical Skills:
-Skilled in PC's, Macintosh, HP, Sun, Unix
-Programming fluency in FORTRAN, MATLAB, HTML
-Experience using Solidworks(CAD), ENVI(Satellite Image Analysis), STK
Advanced Courses:
Propulsion
Space Systems Design
LEO Spacecraft Design
Advanced Space Propulsion
Controls
Remote Sensing Instrumentation
Remote Sensing of Atmospheres and Oceans
Remote Sensing of the Earth Environment
Spaceflight Dynamics
Statistical Orbit Determination
Fluid Dynamics
Geology and Geochemistry of Mars
Numerical Computation Methods
Intro to Astrobiology
Other Activities:
-FAA licensed Private Pilot
-NAUI SCUBA certified
-Red Cross Emergency First Responder, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and AED certification
-1998 U.M. Midwest Indian American Studeents Conference Executive Committee
-Previously Officer in U. of Colorado South Asian Student's Association
-University of Michigan Men's Boxing
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