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Yajur Kumar

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Students' Senator at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

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FGIET, 3rd Year Batch, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, FGIET, The Aerospace Research
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

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I am an Aerospace Engineering student at IIT Kanpur and my field of research and study is Flight
Mechanics and Control. I authored an engineering publication project 'Advanced Rocketry and Manned
Space Vehicles' which was related to Aerospace Industry in my graduation college. My areas of research
and work are Advanced Autonomous Air Vehicles, Cryogenic Rockets and Manned Space Vehicle
designs.

Ratan kumar rai 3rd

Works manager at Esstech Engineering Service
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I own a Bachelor's engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering with subjects including

Aerodynamics, Aircraft Systems, Wind Tunnel, Space Exploration, Space Systems, Engineering
Analysis, Aircraft Structures, Aircraft Propulsion, and certificate in Qunatum Mechanics and Quantum
Computation from University of California at Berkeley, and certificate in Elements of Structures from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
I am currently pursuing Masters of Technology post graduation from IIT Kanpur.

Experience

Students' Senator

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

September 2014 Present (2 months)
Taking care of various institutional activities and ensuring that everything goes smoothly.
Also responsible for taking decision in various matters related to IIT Kanpur as a member of Senate.

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Project Engineer at National
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Roshni Ramnane

Editor in Chief

Student at Mount Carmel College,

Bangalore

FGIET
October 2012 April 2013 (7 months) | Rae Bareli Area, India
Worked as Editor in Chief of the departmental aerospace technology magazine 'Prakshep', for
Department of Aeronautical Engineering, FGIET.

Zuti Engineering Solutions

Zuti encourages and fosters a culture
of team work and knowledge sharing.

jayashri manoharan

Representative
3rd Year Batch, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, FGIET
May 2011 July 2012 (1 year 3 months)

Design engineer at Espiem Engines &

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The then description of the post:

I am the Representative of the 3rd Year batch of my department in my institute. As a representative, it is
my responsibility to ensure the level of study and environment of study is good and maintained. I worked
previously to raise the level of my batchmates to attend flight simulations and laboratories. As a
representative, I also launched an online networking website, solely for people with interest in our field,
http://aero.wall.fm
Currently, I am working to make the whole course material online at above mentioned website, so that,
everyone can gather knowledge accurately and free of cost.

Advanced

Aerospace Engineer with knowledge of

CAD/FEA

GAJANAN SHANABHAG
Manager, Costing at Volvo India Pvt.
Ltd

Girish kandan
Trainee in TERADATA at Cognizant
Technology solutions.

Administrator
The Aerospace Research Foundation

Saraswati Tiwari

September 2010 April 2012 (1 year 8 months)

Design Engineer at TATA HAL

Introduction and research on aerospace technology.

Mohammed riyas C
Fresh Aerospace graduate

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Opportunities Yajur is looking for:

Joining a nonprofit board
Skills-based volunteering (pro bono consulting)

Causes Yajur cares about:

Animal Welfare
Education
Environment
Health
Human Rights
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Politics
Poverty Alleviation
Science and Technology
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Honors & Awards

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

IIT Kharagpur
March 2014

Skills & Expertise

Obtained AIR 179 in GATE (Aerospcace Engineering)

Additional Honors & Awards

1. Merit Certificate for Outstanding Position in Literature at Highschool
2. Runner-up Team Member of TechQuiz of College Fest Anusandhan 2011
3. Nominated for Best Personality of College in 2011

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Advanced Rocketry and Manned Space Vehicles

February 2013
This project was aimed at estimating the feasibility of human space exploration and use of enhanced
space vehicles for the purpose. [Information Classified]

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Delta Wing Analysis

January 2013

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Project dealing with the analysis of Delta Wing and optimization of design for a drone.
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Courses

Independent Coursework
Certificate Course in Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computation from University of California,
Berkely, USA (3)
Certificate Course in Elements of Structures - a course on the mechanical behavior of deformable
structural elements from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4)
Certificate in Scientific Computing & High Performance Scientific Computing from University of
Washington, USA (5)

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Flight Dynamics (AE647)

Automation Control
Scientific Computing
Mathematics for Aerospace Engineering

Languages

English

Hindi

French

Punjabi

Skills

Top Skills
1

Flight Modeling and...

Flight Testing

Catia v6

Solidworks
4

Matlab

Systems Engineering

C++

FORTRAN
1

Python

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Java

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Microsoft Excel

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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Aerospace Engineering (Flight Mechanics and Control)
2014 2016 (expected)
Study and Research in the field of Flight Mechanics and Control
Activities and Societies: Elected as the Students' Senator for M.Tech. 2014th batch
4 courses

UPTU
Bachelor of Technology, Aeronautical Engineering, 8/10
2009 2013
Acquired Bachelor of Technology in Aeronautical Engineering
Activities and Societies: 1. Represented 3rd year batch, DOAE 2. Technical Paper Presentation 3. Group
Discussion 4. Nominated for Best Personality: Anusandhan 2011 5. Technical Quiz Debate Team 6.
Presented Project Report on 'How Space Shuttle Works' with a team of 5 members
1 project

Space Shuttle (Presented Report)

BVM CS School
Highschool, All India Secondary School Certificate Examination
1995 2009
Aquired Senior School Secondary Certificate
Activities and Societies: Debates and Literature Works
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Integration Analyst (Dell) at Sidra Medical and Research Center
Yajur is a highly skilled guy with strong will inside. He has been very focused from school days & I wish
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Interests
Space Sience & Technology, Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Investing, Singing, Song Composition,
Digital Photography

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February 25

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Advice for Contacting Yajur

Contact me via cellphone between 5 pm to 6 pm in evening. You can also contact me via email at:
yajur@iitk.ac.in

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Highschool
BVM CS School
Shikher Arya
Integration Analyst (Dell) at Sidra Medical and Research Center

Yajur is a highly skilled guy with strong will inside. He has been very focused from school
days & I wish him best of luck in his career.

September 12, 2014, Shikher studied with Yajur at BVM CS School

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