Mechanical Engineer

NEELESH JAIN

*** ******** **** ***# *, Iowa City, IA – 52246 Ph: 319-***-**** Email: ****.*******@*****.***

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OBJECTIVE

To effectively utilize my knowledge and skills, strive for excellence and contribute towards the growth of the organization.

EDUCATION

M.S Mechanical Engineering Aug’06 - Aug ’08

The University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa) GPA: 3.54/4.0

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Jun ’02 - May ’06

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (J.N.T.U), India GPA: 3.53/4.0

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant Aug’06 - Aug’08

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Iowa

• Evaluated the variation of a criterion result (Niyama), generated by casting simulations from various CFD software packages such as MagmaSoft, SolidCast and Fluent

• Implemented a feeding algorithm to detect shrinkage porosity in steel alloy castings using MagmaSoft and compared it with experimental results

• Investigated the use of the Niyama criterion to predict leakage in castings

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Mechanical Engineering Department, J.N.T.U Jan ’06 - May ‘06

• Evaluated the efficiency of a Parabolic Solar Heat Concentrator

• Designed various machine components using AutoCAD

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

• Developed codes in Interactive Thermodynamics and Interactive Heat Transfer to incorporate implicit and explicit numerical techniques associated with conduction heat transfer.

• Studied various kinds of motion of micro organisms in fluids involving low Reynolds numbers and evaluated the forces associated with these movement patterns

• Implemented finite element methods using Mathematica and ANSYS to solve typical problems involving contact of bodies, geometric nonlinearity and asymmetric loading

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant Jan ’07 - Jun ’08

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Iowa

• Assisted students in various courses such as Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Transport Processes, and Thermodynamics

SKILLS

Interactive Thermodynamics, Interactive Heat Transfer, ANSYS, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Mathematica, MagmaSoft, FlowLab, C, Matlab

COURSEWORK

Advanced Finite Element Analysis, Thermal Fluids Engineering, Intermediate Mechanics of Fluids, Continuum Mechanics and Elasticity, Math Methods in Engineering, Intermediate Heat Transfer, Viscous Flow, Intermediate Thermodynamics

PUBLICATIONS

• Jain N., Carlson K. D. and Beckermann C., “Round Robin Study to Assess Variations in Casting Simulation Niyama Criterion Predictions”, Proceedings of the 61st Technical and Operating Conference, SFSA, Chicago, 2007.

• Carlson K. D., Jain N. and Beckermann C., “Shrinkage Porosity Modeling in Steel Castings: Parametric Studies and Comparison with Experimental Results”, (Manuscript in preparation).

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Member of Indian Society for Technical Education

• Organizing secretary: ‘Connaissance 06’ and ‘Connaissance 05’, a national level technical symposium at J.N.T.U, India

• Member of Mechanical Engineering Association (MEA), J.N.T.U, India

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