NAVDEEP SINGH

***, ****** **., *** *, College Station, TX-77840; Tel: 979-***-****; abo9ph@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

PhD candidate specialized in computational and experimental thermal-fluids engineering using multi-phase flows, seeking

full time career opportunity. Result oriented, good communicator, proven ability to multi -task.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University PhD in Mechanical Engineering Aug. 2010

Dissertation: Computational Analysis of Thermo-Fluidic Characteristics of a Carbon Nano-Fin

3.68/4.00

Advisor: Dr Debjyoti Banerjee

Thapar University (India) M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering Dec. 2003

Thesis: Numerical Simulation of Flow around a Circular Cylinder

8.81/10.00

Advisor: Dr H.N. Chandrawat

Punjab Technical University (India) B. Tech Mechanical Engineering May 2001

Project: Condition Based Monitoring of Critical Components in a Sugar Mill

70.5/100.00

Advisor: Dr. S.S. Gill

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics Intermediate Heat Transfer

Computational Fluid Dynamics Combustion Science and Engineering

Convective Heat Transfer Methods and Applications of Partial Differential Equations

Fluid Mechanics Computer based Finite Element Methods

COMPUTER SKILLS

FEA/CFD/CAD: CFD-ACE+, CFD-GEOM, GAMBIT, FLUENT, CATIAv5R8, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS

Molecular Dynamics: LAMMPS, NAMD, VMD, Materials Studio, Discover, Cerius2

Programming: C/C++, MATLAB, TCL, VB

Others Packages: MS-Office, EES

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows, DOS

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Multi-phase Flow and Heat Transfer Lab (TAMU) - Graduate Assistant Research

Computational Analysis of Thermo-Fluidic Characteristics of a Carbon Nano-Fin (Sponsor: DARPA) Jun. 2007 - Present

Evaluated the performance of carbon nanotubes as nano -fins.

Researched the interfacial thermal resistance between carbon nanotube and coolants.

Explored the effect of chemistry, polymer chains and molecular structure on the interfacial thermal resistance.

Studied the mechanism of heat transfer at the interface.

Performed MD simulations using LAMMPS.

Flow Boiling on Horizontal Heaters coated with Carbon Nanotubes (Sponsor: ONR) May 2008 - Oct. 2008

Conducted experiments on bare horizontal heaters and those coated with carbon nanotubes.

Studied the effect of flow rate and sub -cooling on heat flux enhancement.

Compact Condensers for Electronic Cooling (Sponsor: ONR /ASPEN Systems) May 2008 - Dec. 2008

Performed theoretical analysis of varying conditions on the performance of the condensers.

Studied effect of inlet conditions on heat flux and pressure drop within the condenser to enhance its performance.

Prepared project report and helped with proposal preparation for ASPEN systems

Aug. 2007 Dec. 2009

Modeling and Simulation of a Real-Time Polymerized Chain Reaction (PCR) CD Platform for

Anthrax detection (Sponsor: DARPA-MF3)

Conducted theoretical analysis of the flow inside the micro chambers.

Conducted CFD simulations of the flow inside the rotating micro chambers.

Performed experimental validation for numerical predictions.

Performed contact angle measurements using Goniometer for variety of substrates

Aug. 2007 Dec. 2009

Vaccine Packs and Temperature Controllers (Sponsor: DARPA-MF3)

Numerical simulation of heat transfer in paper based microfluidic concentrator.

Developed user subroutines to dynamically change the boundary conditions based on temperature vari ations.

Performed calculations of evaporation rates, sensible and latent heat during concentration process.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (Chandigarh, India) Nov. 2004 - Aug. 2006

Designed and developed the Voice Operated Electronic Hand (VOEH).

Generated the production drawings for the electronic hand.

Fabricated and tested VOEH.

Assisted in designing the Functional Electrical Simulator (FES).

Worked on the proposal for the development of MultiLeaf Collimator for Linac.

Participated in the team that de-commission the Linac installed at PGI hospital, Chandigarh, India.

Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Manawallan (Amritsar, India) Feb. 2004 - Oct. 2004

Worked as a Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Taught Engineering Drawing, Machine Drawing, Strength of Materials and Machine Design

Setup the Fluid Mechanics and Computer Aided Design (CAD) Laboratory.

PUBLICATIONS

Singh, N., Banerjee, D., Analysis of Thermal Interfacial Resistance between Nanofins and Various Coolants,

International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, (submitted, in review)

Singh, N., V. Sathyamurthy, W. Peterson, J. Arendt and D. Banerj ee, Flow Boiling Enhancement on a Horizontal

Heater Using Carbon Nanotube Coatings, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol 31, pp 201-207, 2010

Siegrist, J., Amasia, M., Singh, N., Banerjee, D. and Madou, M., Numerical Modeling and Experimen tal

Validation of Uniform Microchamber Filling in Centrifugal Microfluidics, Lab on a chip, 10, 876 886, 2010

Singh N., Gargate, R., Patil, A. and Banerjee, D., Using Dip Pen Techniques for Synthesis of Nanostructures,

Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 7318, 2009

Singh, N., Unnikrishnan, V.U., Reddy, J.N., and Banerjee, D., Molecular Dynamics simulation of interfacial

thermal resistance of nanofins, ASME Paper No. ENIC2008 -53049, Proceedings of ASME - 3rd Energy

Nanotechnology International Conference 2008, 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer, Fluids, Energy & Energy

Nano Conferences, August 10-14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Singh, N. and Banerjee, D., Effect of polymer chains on heat transfer on nanofins, ASME Paper No. HT2008 -

66390, Proceedings of ASME - Summer Heat Transfer Conference 08, 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer, Fluids,

Energy & Energy Nano Conferences, August 10-14, 2008, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Singh, N., Unnikrishnan, V., Banerjee, D., and Reddy, J.N., Multiscale analyses of transient th ermal interface

resistance between CNT Nanofins and various fluids, International Conference on Multiscale Modeling and

Simulation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, January 2 -4,2008.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since 2006

HONORS & AWARDS

CSIR Diamond Jubilee Research Intern Award in 2006.

Awarded Scholarship through the course of Master s Program (2001 2003).

Certificate of Excellence by Governor of Punjab, India in 1995.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Co-founder of Sikh Student Association (SSA) at Texas A&M University

Webmaster of Sikh Student Association

Volunteer for orientation activities of new Mechanical engineering graduate students in Fall 2008

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