AANCHAL *****

Education:
***** University of ***** & Technology, Rolla, MO, Aug 2011
Master of ***** , Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3. 9/4. 0
• National Champion, International Partnership of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for the Economy 2010 at 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Essen, Germany
• Chancellor’s Award Recipient, Spring 2010
• Teaching Assistant: Inter Disciplinary Engineering, Spring 2011

JSS Academy of Technical Education, Delhi, India, May 2008
Bachelors of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
• Graduated in top 2% in a class of 400
• Awarded scholarship for securing 2nd position in ME, Spring 2006

Experience:
Graduate Research Assistant, ***** S&T, Rolla, MO
Fall 2009 - Present
• Led a team of 3 on design and analysis of hydrogen storage system for a fuel cell vehicle
• Involved in the stress analysis of the supporting brackets of electrical storage system

Outreach Coordinator – EcoCAR, Rolla, MO
Summer 2010
• Developed community outreach and media relations to create awareness for hydrogen fueled vehicles
• Organized and led the EcoCAR Summer Camp for 9th – 12th grade students
• Created a marketing campaign using blogging tools and social media sites

Design Engineer - MothersonSumi Infotech & Design Ltd. , Delhi, India June 2008 - July 2009
• Detailed various product designs on instrument panels, door trims and side view mirrors
• Incorporated GD&T, implemented a software solution for design automation using Visual Basic

Projects:
FEA & CFD of Wind Joule VAWT
• Determined the torque potential, stress and fatigue analysis at various speeds
• Optimized the operating rate of the turbine for different blade profiles, quantity and orientation
• Currently working on correcting the turbulence generated by the shroud, identifying the presence of a vortex, analyzing the cause and effect of turbine speed versus vortex strength

National Hydrogen Association Student Design Contest – 2010 & 2011
• Grand Prize Winner of 2010 Student Design Contest amongst 50 teams from more than 10 countries
• Led the mechanical team on the design of a reproducible and scalable hydrogen fueling station
• Planned and developed a technical design for a solar powered residential hydrogen fueling station

SHELL Eco Marathon
• First Asian designed vehicle to participate in the marathon held in France
• Designed engine and transmission system for electric hybrid vehicle with French school, Lysee Dedroit

Publications & Presentations:
• A. ***** , V. Mohan and J. W. Sheffield, “Solar Powered Residential Filling Station for Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle”, 2011 Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Conference, Washington DC, Feb 2011
• “Design of a Hydrogen Community”, 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Essen, Germany, May 2010

Computer Skills:
Modeling/ Design software: CATIA V5, Unigraphics – NX6, Solidworks, ProE, Autodesk Inventor
Analysis: ANSYS, NASTRAN,
Programming Languages: C, C++, Visual Basic, MATLAB
Additional: SAS, MS Office, FLUENT

Relevant Courses:
Fatigue Analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing
Energy and Sustainability
Design of Experiments
Fluid Mechanics
Project management
Solid Mechanics
Vibrations

Additional:
• Awarded 4th in 2011 Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Student Design Contest amongst 30 teams
• Head of Advertising, Quizzing Club at JSS Academy of Technical Education
• Women’s Singles Table Tennis champion, 2010 at India Association, ***** S&T
• GRE Quantitative: 800/800