Work History
2013 - 2015 Research Assistant
ABHIJEET
Mechanical Engineer
avisinghchaudhary@gmail.com
Summary
I envision myself as a researcher and an
engineer actively seeking solutions of
new engineering problems with focus
on expanding the expanse of
knowledge and development of new
products. I have experience in medical
devices, designing, in addition to the
experience in reliability engineering.
Education
Master of Sciences
Mechanical Engineering '15
University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Bachelor's of Technology
Mechanical Engineering '11
College of Engineering Roorkee, India
Engineering Skills
Software Packages: Ansys-Fluent,
Ansys-ICEM CFD, SolidWorks, AutoCad,
Pro-E/Creo 2.0
Cleanroom Experience:
Photolithography ano/microfabrication,
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical
Systems, SEM, AFM,
Computer Skills: C,MATLAB, MS Office
Suite
Machine Shop: Sand Blaster, Shear
machine, cutting tools etc.
Research: Superhydrophobic Surfaces,,
Drag Reduction, Simulations
Certificaons: edX-
A Hands-on Introduction to
Engineering Simulation
Introduction to Aerospace
Engineering: Astronautics and
Human Spaceflight (ongoing)
Introduction to Aeronautical
Engineering (ongoing)
University of Texas at Dallas
Developed super/ultra-hydrophobic surfaces to reduce turbulent drag
on marine vehicles, a 3-year project funded by the Office of Naval
Research.
Lead a team of 5 to successfully implement the ideas and available
skills. Nano/microfabrication, MEMS used to develop patterns to
fabricated water repelling surfaces, analyzing drop impacts and
behavior.
Drag reduction of 32% was observed on one of the surface with the
slip length ranging from 35μm -79 μm on different surfaces. (Office of
Naval Research)
2014 - 2015 Teaching Assistant
University of Texas at Dallas
Taught Experimental Fluid Mechanics lab to UG students.
TA to MEMS and Fluid Mechanics courses
2010 - 2010 Internship
Ashoka Leyland, India
“Maynard Operation Sequence Technique and Problems in Rear, Front
Hub Sub-Assembly”
Implementation of MOST in rear, front hub-sub-assembly.
Lead a team of 2 to successfully reduce the cycle time in the hub
assemble line from 5 mins from 8.9-9.5 mins and thus increasing the
production rate and efficiency.
2009 - 2009 Internship
Bajaj Auto Limited, India
Implementated application of Kaizen technology in the assembly line.
Exhaustive study of the various asssembly line processes namely
painting, mounting of different vehicle parts, engine assembly etc.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
"Comet Pod: SpaceX Hyperloop Competition: Levitation Subsystem" (Oct 15 – Jan 16)
Designed a levitation subsystem for the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, based on
airfoil and Magnus Effect. Performed comprehensive fluid simulations using CFD tools.
"Robustness of superhydrophobic surface against pressure perturbations" (Sept 12 -
Aug 15)
Developed superhydrophobic surfaces for the passive gas replenishment to develop
and maintain the Cassie-Baxter condition.
"Slanted Impact of Water Drops on a superhydrophobic surfaces" (Sept 14 - July 15)
Dynamic behavior of water drops making slanted impact using Weber number is
studied.
"Study of reattachment length of a fluid flows through backward facing step" (Jan 15-
May 15)
Flow analysis of a turbulent fluid flowing through a backward facing step. (CFD, Fluent)
Effect on reattachment length with different grid sensitivity and varying boundary
conditions.
"Lid Driven Cavity Flow" (Jan 13 - May 13)
Numerical solution of a 2-D lid-driven cavity problem for different Reynolds number,
using Ansys Fluent Workbench (CFD)
“Study of Laminar Flow over a Rotating Cylinder” (Aug 12 - Dec 12)
Study of vortices, velocity, pressure curves of the steady laminar ow over a rotating
cylinder to examine drag and lift forces. (CFD, Ansys-Fluent Workbench).
“Design and Simulation if a Centrifugal Pump” (Oct 12 - Dec 12)
Solid works is used to design, assemble, animate and simulate the centrifugal pump
“Power Generation through Municipal Solid Waste of College Mess” (July 10 - Mar 11)
Biomethanation process is suggested for power generation based on proximity
analysis and energy triangle process. TGA analysis was conducted on food samples.

PUBLICATIONS

Abhijeet, V. Pillutla, W. Choi, Drag-reducing superhydrophobic surfaces with high

robustness against pressure perturbations, (in preparaation)
S.S. Kadlaskar, J.H. Yoo, Abhijeet, J.B. Lee, W. Choi, Surfaces non-wettable by
Galinstan, (in preparation)
M. Garimella, S. Kopu, S. Kadlaskar, V. Pillutla, Abhijeet, W. Choi, Difference in growth
of drops on bi-philic surfaces with varying special distributions, Langmuir (under
review)
LeClear, J.LeClear, Abhijeet, K.C.Park, W.Choi, Drop impact on inclined
superhydrophobic surfaces. J. Colloid Interf., Sci. v461, 114-121,2016 (published
online)
C. Park, Abhijeet, W. Choi, Energy-Ef cient Applications Using Surfaces with Special
Wettabilities, J. Nanotech. Smart Mater. 1, 1:9, 2014

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING & ABSTRACT

Pillutla, Abhijeet, S. LeClear, H. Ling, L. Rodriguez, D. B. C. Rodrigues, J. Katz, W. Choi,

Robust drag reducing superhydrophobic surfaces with large slip lengths, 31st
symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Accepted
Ling, S. Sriniasan, K. Golovin, V. Pillutla, Abhijeet, G. Mckinley, A. Tuteja, W. Choi and J.
Katz, Flow Structure and Turbulence in the Inner Part of Turbulent Boundary Layers
over Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces, 31st symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics,
Accepted
LeClear, J. LeClear, Abhijeet, K. C. Park, W. Choi, Drop impact on inclined
superhydrophobic surfaces, APS March meeting, Accepted
Abhijeet, N. Jain, B. Chandani, M. Gupta, Power Generation through Municipal Solid
Waste of College Mess. Inter. Conf. Renewable Energy. 2011