Graduate Student of the Month - Jatinder Sampathkumar
Mechanical engineering graduate student Jatinder Sampathkumar.
Where are you from?
I鈥檓 from Bengaluru, a city in southern India.
What schools have you attended?
For my undergraduate degree, I attended BMS College of Engineering.
What do you like to do in your free time?
色戒成人直播 has spoiled me. I enjoy being outdoors and exploring and taking in the food scene and limitless cafes and bookshops. I also love cooking and have been trying my hand at fusion cuisines. I鈥檓 also working on improving my badminton; the CU Rec Center is an amazing place to make friends and develop skills.
Please share about your research.
I am currently enrolled in the mechanical engineering PhD program and am co-advised by Dr. Nicole Labbe and Dr. Greg Whiting. My research focus involves developing innovative digital manufacturing techniques. I鈥檓 currently working on creating a new processing route to manufacture specialized Silicon Carbide reactors for combustion applications.
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
R&D manager, working with teams developing cutting edge manufacturing solutions for aerospace applications. I鈥檓 confident that the efforts of groups at NASA, Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace and others will usher in a new era in how we sustainably design and manufacture for the future.
Anything else you'd like to share?
I鈥檝e always been passionate about aviation. I鈥檝e recently gotten into building scale model aircraft. It鈥檚 been amazing to learn the history of these machines and to be able to build them, one component at a time. I鈥檓 hoping to build a large enough collection to one day to be able to share with the world.