I hail from Chennai, a tropical, bustling metropolitan city in southern India. My childhood fascination with flight grew into an interest for aerospace engineering during an exchange semester at École Centrale Paris. I completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2016 and completed my Master’s Degree in the Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment in 2018.

RESEARCH

I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in LAE. My work focuses on understanding the pathways through which emissions from aircraft impact the environment and developing novel solutions to help achieve a zero-impact air transportation system. Specifically, I focus on the design and analysis of propulsion systems and aircraft using emissions control technologies to mitigate the environmental impacts of aviation. I leverage my expertise in aircraft and propulsion systems design along with LAE’s collective expertise in lifecycle analysis and environmental impact quantification to evaluate system-level solutions that are required to enable a zero-impact air transport system.

EXPERTISE