SIMRANA AZAM

Chicago, IL https://www.linkedin.com/in/simrana-azam/ 312-***-**** advgr7@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

Institute of Aeronautical Engineering Hyderabad, India Aeronautical Engineering, (gpa:3.5) November 2020

● Organizations: Head- Student Magazine. NGO- Make A Difference, TEDx, Conferences-IRAJ

● Coursework: Introduction to Automobile Engineering, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Space propulsion, Computer-Aided Design, Aircraft Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Finite Elements Methods, Unmanned Air Vehicles, Engineering Drawing, Mechanics of Solids, Engineering Mechanics, Aircraft Materials Production laboratory, Mechanics of Solids Laboratory, Flight controls Laboratory

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, (gpa:3) December 2022

● Organizations: society of women engineers (SWE), student magazine (Tech News)

● Coursework: Advanced Thermodynamics, Engineering Analysis 1 and 2, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer projects, Manufacturing Methods, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Advanced Aerospace Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Finite Elements Methods WORK EXPERIENCE

DRDO Hyderabad, India

Internship Student June2018-June 2019

• Learnt about usage of materials like silicon carbide as abrasive coating on the chamber of engines to prevent structural damage caused due to high temperatures.

• Analyzed and observed different launch stages of real-time rockets.

• Worked closely with manufacturing team of propellants for real-time rockets. Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois Research Assistant May 2022-August 2022

• Evaluated design and micro-structures of different nickel and copper-based alloys.

• Built and studied samples manufactured by different powder-bed techniques, Injection molding, casting, forming.

• Estimation of grain-size of as-build samples by STEREOLOGY

• Prepared samples with and without post-heat treatment processes.

• Studied microstructure of sintered SL16 samples using an Optical Microscope

• Found in research that samples sintered at higher temperatures have fine micro-structures with higher density

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Institute of Aeronautical Engineering Hyderabad, India Project Lead August 2018-August 2022

• Project lead and Team lead for the academic projects throughout Bachelors.

• Led teams of 5 students each responsible for their own tasks.

• Responsible for final documents and presentations related to projects

• Assigned tasks to individuals to report to me with results by EOD

• Managed and Organized TEDX event at university level

• Head of Student Magazine

PROJECTS

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL

Independent Project August 2020- May 2021

• Designed a novel vacuum insulation panel using ANSYS

• Built prototype by 3D printing

• Evaluated for performance reliability under different conditions using ANSYS

• Results showed reliability and low-cost production potential Institute of Aeronautical Engineering Hyderabad, India Project Lead August 2020

• Fabricated and developed a five-hole pitot tube by casting to replace a conventional pitot tube.

• Tested the prototype using ANSYS and then in the wind-tunnel for design and performance reliability in both the environments

• Results showed improved performance in comparison to data from an already existing conventional pitot tube

Project Lead October 2019

• Proposed and created a small-scale novel resistojet that used water as fuel to produce thrust.

• This resistojet can be used as a main-propulsion unit for rockets sent to space

• Based on the principle that water that is produced as a waste product can be in turn used as fuel

• Prototype tested for the same

Aeromodelling Competition Boeing March 2019

• Fabricated RC aircraft with payload dropping facility for a competition hosted by Boeing

• Implemented hot-wire cutting for airfoils

• Carried a payload of 50g which dropped when needed

• Created a blimp without any internal structure capable of holding payload up to a designated distance.

• Helium gas filled inside to provide lift up to where the payload is required to be dropped

• Camera acted as payload to record the distance travelled by the blimp filled with Helium gas

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skills:

• Project and program management, Excellent communication, Prototype Development, Adaptability Problem-solving, Leadership

• Computer Aided Design, 3D modelling, MATLAB, CATIA, ANSYS, C++, SOLIDWORKS, PYTHON, MS Office, AUTO-CAD Drawing, Selection of Materials, Mechanical Design, Casting processes, CNC, Rapid prototyping, Stereology, 3D printing.

• Certifications: Autodesk CAD/CAM for Automobile Designing

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