Mountain View, California, United States
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Volunteer Experience

  • SAE International Graphic

    Volunteer

    SAE International

    - Present 5 years 5 months

    Education

    I like Volunteering in SAE. It gives me two things, an opportunity to learn things in areas that are interesting to me and the feeling of satisfaction after giving back to the organization.
    The first project I worked on was reviewing their online course on Design of Experiments for Engineers.
    It involved learning various methods of Design of Experiment and how to analyze them. It also involved learning Minitab for Analysis.
    The second opportunity that I am currently volunteering on is,…

    I like Volunteering in SAE. It gives me two things, an opportunity to learn things in areas that are interesting to me and the feeling of satisfaction after giving back to the organization.
    The first project I worked on was reviewing their online course on Design of Experiments for Engineers.
    It involved learning various methods of Design of Experiment and how to analyze them. It also involved learning Minitab for Analysis.
    The second opportunity that I am currently volunteering on is, developing standards for Light Duty Vehicle Performance and Economy Measurement. Examples are J1634, J2263, J2264, J1711, J2951, J3066 for use by the automotive industry.

  • Goonj Graphic

    Volunteer

    Goonj

    - Present 14 years 8 months

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Worked For the Collection Drives during the Joy of Giving Week 2010 in Association with MIT,Pune and Goonj (NGO)

Projects

  • VLSI Floorplanning using Cohort Intelligence Algorithm

    • Develop an artificially intelligent model in a way that it learns from itself and generates multiple intermediate solutions to ultimately converge to one optimum solution in MATLAB.

  • Seminar Presentation on Shape Memory Alloys

    A Detailed Presentation on Shape Memory Alloys, their Properties and Uses in Today's Modern World

  • Engine Modeling and Simulation in GT Power – Wayne State University

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    • Optimize cycle work output and volumetric efficiency as a function of spark timing and intake valve opening timing over speed range in a 4-cylinder gasoline engine.
    • Found that with speed increase there is a need to advance spark timing to achieve best performance.
    • Intake valve opening time can be changed by +/- 20 CAD to give same results, if we go further there is drop in performance.

  • Model NOx, Soot, CO and Unburnt Hydrocarbons in CHEMKIN

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    • Use Zeldovich mechanism to find NOx production and modified Hiroyasu mechanism for soot.
    • Report a plot of the temperature (1200 - 3000K) vs equivalence ratio (0.25 – 3.0), showing superimposed contours of soot, NOx, UHC and CO as predicted by CHEMKIN, along with a brief discussion on best conditions to get minimum emissions and how to achieve them.
    • Maximum NOx occurs at equivalence ratio of 0.75/1 at high temperatures, maximum soot occurs at equivalence ration of 1.5/1.75 and…

    • Use Zeldovich mechanism to find NOx production and modified Hiroyasu mechanism for soot.
    • Report a plot of the temperature (1200 - 3000K) vs equivalence ratio (0.25 – 3.0), showing superimposed contours of soot, NOx, UHC and CO as predicted by CHEMKIN, along with a brief discussion on best conditions to get minimum emissions and how to achieve them.
    • Maximum NOx occurs at equivalence ratio of 0.75/1 at high temperatures, maximum soot occurs at equivalence ration of 1.5/1.75 and temperature between 1400 – 1800K, maximum CO occurs at high equivalence ratio and high temperatures and high UHC at high equivalence ratio and low temperatures.

  • Model the Vaporization of a liquid fuel droplet in air.

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    • Develop a new finite thermal conductivity/mass diffusivity model for heat and mass transfer in MATLAB.
    • Model and determine the vaporization of n-pentane and a blend of n-pentane (80%) and ethanol (20%) to help understand combustion characteristics of the fuel and relate them to engine parameters like ignition delay, flame speeds, etc.

Honors & Awards

  • Member of Tau Beta Pi

    Tau Beta Pi

    The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States. It honors engineering students in American universities who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity. Membership in Tau Beta Pi requires that candidates be ranked within the top eighth of their junior class or the top fifth of their senior/graduate class. My performance at Wayne State…

    The Tau Beta Pi Association is the oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States. It honors engineering students in American universities who have shown a history of academic achievement as well as a commitment to personal and professional integrity. Membership in Tau Beta Pi requires that candidates be ranked within the top eighth of their junior class or the top fifth of their senior/graduate class. My performance at Wayne State University earned me this honor and privilege. To be considered for membership, i had to demonstrate exemplary character by taking an active role in the organization, university, and surrounding community.

  • WSU Champions of Diversity and Inclusion

    Wayne State University

    The student organization Internationals@Wayne is a platform for students who want to create lasting friendships with people from different cultures and backgrounds, build a global community, and explore the great city of Detroit together. Internationals@Wayne is being recognized for its work in supporting and enhancing an inclusive global campus environment for domestic and international students. Diversity and inclusion are the core values of the group, and its members work hard to promote…

    The student organization Internationals@Wayne is a platform for students who want to create lasting friendships with people from different cultures and backgrounds, build a global community, and explore the great city of Detroit together. Internationals@Wayne is being recognized for its work in supporting and enhancing an inclusive global campus environment for domestic and international students. Diversity and inclusion are the core values of the group, and its members work hard to promote these ideals through their functions, with the overall mission of working to increase cultural awareness on campus.

  • Joseph Sirotnak Endowment Scholarship

    Wayne State University

    Scholarship on behalf of my involvement in research on engines at the Center of Automotive Research at Wayne State University ($2,500).

  • Master of Science Dean's List - Highest Distinction

    College of Engineering at Wayne State University

  • Graduate School Dean’s Strategic Initiative

    Wayne State University

    Scholarship on behalf of my excellent academic achievements and diverse background.
    Totaling to $12,000 over 2 years of my masters degree.

Languages

  • English

    Professional working proficiency

  • Hindi

    Professional working proficiency

  • Marathi

    Limited working proficiency

  • Gujarati

    Limited working proficiency

  • Marwari

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Tau Beta Pi

    Member

    - Present

  • Internationals@Wayne State University

    President

    - Present

  • Society of Automotive Engineers

    Member and Volunteer

    - Present

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers

    Member

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