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Akshay Shankar CV - 09 24
Akshay Shankar CV - 09 24
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Sept 2015 M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
Present Expected graduation period : March 2017, Current GPA : 3.89/4.0
Aug 2011 B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United
May 2015 States.
Cumulative GPA : 4.0/4.0
Relevant Coursework : Mechatronics, Vehicle Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence, Theory
and design of active control systems, 3D Modelling, Viscous Laminar & Turbulent flows, Jet
Engine Thermodynamics, Design of Rocket Propulsion Systems, Aerospace Structure Analysis
(using FEM), Numerical Estimation and Celestial Mechanics.
Work Experience
Summer 2016 Fossil Group, Burlingame, California.
Firmware Intern
Worked on the firmware development for time telling, animations and features like stopwatch, alarm, 24 hrs. and notifications for next generation of hybrid smart watches for 8 different
brands released in the Fall Quarter of 2016.
Project Experience
Winter 2016 Team Chiron High Speed Autonomous Robot.
Built an autonomous robot capable of sensing and acting according to magnetic fields, IR
radiation and optical sensing in 4 weeks. I was primarily responsible for all circuit design,
construction & troubleshooting nad making the state charts for performing all required tasks.
Fall 2014 Complete Design of Full Scale Personal Light Aircraft (DYEL GR-1).
Comprehensive design of personal light aircraft capable of travelling 1800 nautical miles at a
cruise speed of 0.48 Mach at 25,000 feet. Responsible for engine and stability & control systems.
Airplane reviewed by industry professionals from Lockheed Martin & Boeing on 5 December 2014.
Spring 2015 Reverse Engineering and Fuel Analysis of the Rocketdyne F-1 Engine.
The aim of this project was to understand why the F-1 was designed the way it was and what
possible improvements could be made on it in regards to the current technology.
Research Experience
Fall 2013 Retrograde Properties of Fuel Mixtures.
Fall 2014 Worked with Dr. Adonios Karpetis from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M
University to understand and utilize the retrograde behavior of fuel mixtures to our advantage
using non-linear equations of state.
Honors
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2015 Class of Whos Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges Member
Craig Brown Outstanding Senior Engineer Award Finalist, Texas A&M University
1st place SAE Aero Design West Competition, Regular Class
Outstanding Academic Junior, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
Boeing Company Scholarship, Texas A&M University
Eppright Outstanding International Student Award, Texas A&M University
Deans Student Award and Honor Roll Recipient, Texas A&M University
Volunteer Work
Fall 2014 Replant, Texas A&M University.
Leader of a 6 member team that helped in the reforestation of the Bryan-College Station area.
Summer 2013 Unpaid Tutoring for Buddhist Nuns at LNA, Leh, India.
Tutored Ladakhi Nuns in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics due to their limited access to
ideal educational facilities.