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Haripriya

Permanent Address:
Srinivas”, No 19,
BHEL Officers’ Housing Colony,
Nandini Layout,

3rd August 1987

Female

Indian

alphaleonis.hari@gmail.com (Primary)

Bangalore – 560096, INDIA

haripriya@iitb.ac.in (Official)

(Mob)+91-9833706407

www.aero.iitb.ac.in/pratham/haripriya

(Res) +91-80-23496682

Educational Qualifications

Examination

Institute

Year

CGPA/%

Dual Degree (Bachelor &  Master of Technology)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

2011

9.41/10

Intermediate (12th)

National Public School, Bangalore

2005

93.6%

Matriculation (10th)

National Public School, Bangalore

2003

94.8%

GRE: 1580/1600

Quantitative: 800/800

Verbal: 780/800

Analytical Writing: 4.5/6.0

TOEFL:120/120

Reading: 30/30

Listening: 30/30

Speaking: 30/30

Writing: 30/30

IELTS: 9/9

Reading: 9/9

Listening: 9/9

Speaking: 9/9

Writing: 8.5/9

Fields of Interest

§  Product design and life cycle

§  Sustainable design

§  Extremely affordable design

§  Tools for design aid

Publications

§  Mukundarajan H. et al., "System Engineering and Integration of Pratham, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay's first Student Satellite", International Astronautical Congress, Paper ID: IAC-10.B4.1.8, Prague, 2010 organized by International Astronautical Federation

§  Mukundarajan H. et al., "Introduction to Pratham, IIT Bombay's Student Satellite Project", Indian Small Satellite Systems Conference, Bangalore, India, April 2010 organized by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Scholastic Achievements

§  Achieved the Advanced Performer (AP) grade for attaining highest scores in Computer Programming (CS101, Autumn 2006), Psychology (HS203, Autumn 2007) and Literature (HS204, Spring 2008) courses

§  Currently ranked 1st in Dual Degree (CAD & Automation), Mechanical Engineering, 2006 batch

§  Secured Semester Performance Index (SPI) of 10.00 in Spring 2008

§  Represented India at the VIII International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) in Sweden and VII IAO in Russia, winning Best Laboratory Performance and bronze medal respectively

2003, 2002

§  Secured all India 8th place and 19th place in 2 years in the Indian National Informatics Olympiad held by Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS)

2005, 2004

§  Awarded the Shantilal H Goradia Scholarship under the IIT Bombay Heritage Fund

2008

§  Awarded the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) & Government of India

2003

§  Awarded the National Talent Search (NTS) Scholarship by National Council for Education Research & Training (NCERT), Government of India

2003

 

 

Academic Projects

Pratham, IIT Bombay Student Satellite

Aug 2007 to date

Group Leader - Integration, Thermal design & Mechanisms

Mentor: Prof. K. Sudhakar

Dept of Aero Engg, IITB

§  Co-founded the 1st Student Satellite Project of IIT Bombay, Pratham, an atmospheric research satellite worth US$ 300,000, to be launched in Feb 2011 with support from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

§  As Core Group Member, responsible for project planning and laboratory facilities including setup of assembly workbench and clean room maintenance

§  Developed the Configuration Layout, Weight Budget, Integration Sequence, Virtual Integration Check, Integration Fixtures, Electrical Routing Layout, Thermal Model and Antenna Deployment Mechanism of the satellite

Satellite panels with components

Development of Neonatal Incubator specific to Indian healthcare requirements

Dec 2009 to date

Masters Thesis

Guide: Prof. C. Amarnath

Dept of Mech Engg, IITB

§  Studied neonatal thermoregulatory and healthcare issues in Indian socio-economic and climatic conditions

§  Captured requirements of neonatal incubator in the targeted market segment of rural public health centres and urban hospitals for middle & lower income groups

§  Proposed and evaluated design concepts for temperature regulation, humidification and sterilization

§  Performed experiments on prototypes of selected ideas

§  Final project aim is to bring out a product with closed loop controls and ergonomic design features for field testing

Experimental thermoelectric heater

Smart Materials for Automotive Innovations

Jan – Apr 2009

Junior Thesis

Guide: Prof. N. Ramakrishnan

Dept of Mech Engg, IITB

§  Carried out detailed literature survey of the use of shape memory alloys, piezoelectrics, electro- and magneto-rheological fluids and electrochromic gels in automotive design

§  Performed a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis of the competitiveness of smart materials as an alternate automotive technology

Product Design – Impact Detector for the Elderly

May-Jun 2009

Summer Project

Guides: Prof. P. S. Gandhi, Dept of Mech Engg, IITB;
Prof. B. K. Chakravarthy, Industrial Design Centre, IITB

§  Designed and developed prototype of a wearable detector-transmitter unit of an impact detector for the elderly based on ergonomics, stress analysis and aesthetics

§  Performed fatigue analysis, material selection and process selection for the product

Structure.bmp

Leaf-inspired design of armband base

Ergonomic Design Problems

Jan – Apr (Spring) 2010

Course Projects in BM640 – Ergonomics

Instructor: Prof. G. G.Ray

Industrial Design Centre, IITB

§  Improved design of night latch from system design perspective for easy use in the dark

§  Design of population-optimized activity chair for Indian university classrooms

§  Design of day care centre and personal aids for Alzheimer’s patients

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Sketches illustrating latch / chair designs

Hypersonic Flow Simulation for Scramjet Inlet

Jan – Apr (Spring) 2009

Course Project in AE622 – Computation of Hypersonic Flows

Instructor: Prof. K. Sinha

Dept of Aero Engg, IITB

§  Proposed design modifications in scramjet engine inlet designed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to reduce flow separation at shock reflections

§  Generated a grid using Fortran and simulated hypersonic flow using in-house Computational Fluid Dynamics code to evaluate modifications

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Flow field superimposed on proposed design

Work Experience

Milk Chilling System & Energy Generation from Automobile Suspensions

Dec 2009

Dhama Innovations Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad
Incubated at the National Institute of Design

Guide: Mr. Kranthi Kiran Vistakula

Founder & CEO, Dhama Innovations

§  Conceptualized and made a prototype of a cooling jacket and magnetic circulator for chilling of milk cans at collection stations for Amul India Pvt Ltd

§  Jacket was able to cool a filled 40-litre milk can from 30oC to 4oC in 20 minutes

§  Developed a mechanism using a bicycle pump and magnets to simulate generation of electric power in automobile suspensions using principles of electric generators

Evaluation of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle as a Robotic Actuator for SCARA systems

Jul 2009

Systemantics India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

Guide: Dr. G. Jagannath Raju

Founder & CEO, Systemantics

§  Derived a theoretical model for behavior of a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle based on geometry and thermodynamics

§  Designed the pneumatic circuit and performed an experiment to record the relationship between extension, rate of extension, force exerted and inlet pressure using a DSP based system

PAMSetup.jpg

Experimental setup to study PAM behavior

Technical Skills

Field of application

Software / hardware

3-D modeling

Solidworks, Inventor, AutoCAD

Structural analysis

ANSYS

 

Kinematic synthesis

ADAMS

 

Statistical quality analysis

Minitab

 

Real time control implementation

MATLAB / Simulink with d-Space / Control Desk

Programming languages

C / C++, Fortran

 

Microcontroller

Philips 89C51RD2 series

Microprocessors

Texas Instruments TMS320LF2407, Freescale S12XEP100

 

 

Positions of Responsibility

§  Teaching Assistant for a class of 105 students in the Machine Design course (ME423, Autumn 2010)

§  Conceived and implemented ongoing Technical Mentorship Programme in my hostel to provide guidance for girls interested in technical activities; subsequently taken up as a Hostel Council initiative

2007-2009

§  Convener of Literati, the Literary Arts club of IIT Bombay

2007-2008

 

 

Extracurricular Activities

Technical Awards

Event / Position

Judgment Criterion

Team of

Awarded by

Dates

Institute Technical Award

Outstanding performance in institute technical competitions

 

IIT Bombay

2007 & 2008

Hostel Technical Award

Contribution to hostel technical activities

 

Hostel 10,

IIT Bombay

2007 & 2008

Product Design

1st

Design & build scaled model of user friendly fruit vendor’s cart

3

Techfest, IITB

2010

SciTech

1st

Technical quiz

2

Techfest, IITB

2009 & 2010

Junkyard Wars

2nd

Build manually powered vehicle from given scrap metal in 24 hours

4

Techfest, IITB

2008

How Stuff Works

1st

Gadgets & phenomena quiz

2

Techfest, IITB

2008

Vapours

6th

Design & build mechanical device to vaporize the most acetone

3

Techfest, IITB

2007

Cultural Awards

Event

Position

Awarded by

Dates

Institute Cultural Award

IIT Bombay

2008

Hostel Cultural Award

Hostel 10, IIT Bombay

2007, ‘08, ‘10

Inter-hostel Literary Arts Championship

1st & 3rd

IIT Bombay Cultural Council

2010 & 2008 respectively

Nobel Memorial Quiz

1st

Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi

2008

Nihilanth Literature Quiz

1st

Nihilanth, Inter-IIT & IIM Quiz Fest

2008

Bournvita Quiz Contest

All Asia 2nd

Zee Television Network

2000

Discovery Quiz Contest

1st

Discovery Channel (India)

1999

Hobbies and Interests

§  Studied Carnatic vocal music for 7 years; passed the Special Music Examination in 1999

§  Completed basic course in French of 60hours duration with A+ grade

§  Completed basic and upper basic courses in Japanese of 120 hours duration with A+ grade in both

§  Drawing fictional characters; work displayed at Kaladarshan, IIT Bombay’s annual art show

References

§  Prof. K. Sudhakar

Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay

Co-PI of Centre for Aerospace Systems Design and Engineering (CASDE)

[sudhakar@aero.iitb.ac.in , Phone +91-22-27567111]

§  Prof. C. Amarnath

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Member, Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Governing Board

[amarnath@me.iitb.ac.in , Phone +91-22-27567529]

§  Dr. G. Jagannath Raju

Founder and Chief Executive Officer,

Systemantics India Private Limited, Bangalore

[gjraju@systemantics.com , +91-80-26597008]