The excitement of putting together the first website is overwhelming yet exciting; you are not sure how to shape your elements and convey who you are but at the same time, it gives you plenty of opportunities to perfectly put together who you are (to an extent!) and watch what the end product becomes!

If you are reading this, welcome!

Quick little introduction; I am Steve, a recent Aerospace graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington. I moved from India to the United States during my high school years and have thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. My passion for engineering stems from my curiosity about the inner workings of just about anything you name. Whether it be building Hot Wheels or Beyblades to assembling and coding my very own drone kit and RC airplanes (RIP Mitsubishi Zero 😢), my passion for understanding and building a product from start to finish shaped me into the engineer that I am today. My interest in Aerodynamics comes from my exposure to F1 in the 2017s; the mighty aero years, although some may argue the 2008s were intricate. The constant push for extracting maximum performance, from its very birth in CFD to wind tunnel, track testing, and validation, to be crucial to winning WDC and WCC, aerodynamics came across as a mysterious element to me, and to challenge myself and understand this phenomenon, I embarked on my journey to being an Aerodynamicist. Plus, who doesn’t love some pretty pictures with squiggly lines?!

During my academia, from the very first day, I was invested in Formula SAE (shoutout to UTA Racing). If you are not aware of FSAE, I highly recommend reading this article and encourage fellow students to join or form such a club. I cannot begin to describe how many soft and technical skills I have acquired from here but more importantly, I have made some lifelong friends. In 2021, I had the opportunity to work at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne and this was the best highlight of my life so far. From the type of work projects I got to work on, working in a diverse collaborative environment to experiencing the best that SoCal had to offer and making good friends, I’m grateful for every bit of it. Not to mention, the numerous future opportunities, this internship provided me.

On an unrelated note, I do drive an e92 328i and have a love-hate relationship with it so if you’re in the same boat, don’t hesitate to reach out and share your troubles 🤣

In my personal time, I enjoy reading articles and exploring concepts I haven’t fully grasped. At times, the available literature is lacking and after excruciating research and my own investigation, I am able to come to terms with the dilemma. I want to save others the trouble of finding answers to similar questions and hence I will be posting any technical posts I find intriguing, here. On many occasions, I may be unsure and I will make it explicitly clear; I am no perfect engineer, and being in my early years, I always welcome constructive criticism. I also enjoy personal projects in my spare time and those will be shared in due time!

So what’s next? 🤔

Currently, in my free time, I am developing a mid-section aerodynamics package to extract maximum downforce from the 2023 EV FSAE car and I will be sharing the completed design soon. Meanwhile, follow me on Twitter to get regular updates on the development stage.

And once I get my work authorization documents (hurry up USCIS!!!), I will share my exciting future! Till then, enjoy what’s to come in the next technical post!

Thanks for reading, cheers!