Education

VIT University Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering July 2010 – May 2014

-CGPA 8.86/10

Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, ISAE SUPAERO Toulouse, France

DNM Master in Aerospace Mechanics and Avionics September 2015 – never finished

-dropped the course due to unavoidable circumstances

Relevant Experience Kota Super Thermal Power Station (KSTPS) Kota, Rajasthan

Graduate Apprentice Trainee November 2014 – August 2015

Responsible for maintenance of hydrogen plant and compressors.

roboVITics Club, VIT University Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Project Manager July 2012 – May 2013

Responsible for design, development and completion of following projects – 1. Line Follower – robot designed for following either black line on white

surface or white line on black surface. Used AVR microcontroller as a

controller and programmed in embedded C.

2. Robotic Arm – designed and built a robotic arm using acrylic sheet as

material and fabricated using laser cut technology. Used servo

motors and stepper motor for rotation and arduino microcontroller as

a controller. Designed in Solidworks and used Ansys for structural analysis.

3. Ornithopter - an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings.

Robosapiens Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Summer Internship Programme June 2011 – July 2011

Training Module – Robotics and Embedded C

Kota Super Thermal Power Station (KSTPS) Kota, Rajasthan

Engineering Intern December 2011 – December 2011

-Certified Industrial Experience of 28 days

Studied the operation and maintenance of steam turbine and generator.

Studied overall functioning of a thermal power plant including boiler, cooling tower,

electrostatic precipitator (ESP), water treatment plant, control room.

HEMANT KUMAWAT D-50, THERMAL COLONY, KOTA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Phone: +91 7073195809

E-mail: hemantkumawat1991@gmail.com

hemantkumawat1991@yahoo.com

SEDS, VIT University Vellore, Tamil Nadu

(Students for the Exploration and Development of Space)

Student Member July 2010 – May 2011 Learned a lot about Cansat, Cubesat, Stellarium, Mars Rover, aeromodelling,

quadrotor, space robotics, spacecraft’s structures and various systems

of a satellite and was also a part of various fun filled educational activities,

competitions and events like workshop and lecture session by director

of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), education trip to Radio Astronomy Centre (RAC)

in Ooty (India), water rocket competition, watching Moon, Mars, Venus, and various other

space objects with a 50X telescope, etc.

Publications

“Surfactant Assisted Dispersion of Graphene and its Epoxy Nanocomposites”, Hemant Kumawat,

International Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology, Volume V/ Issue IV/ Oct.-

Dec.’2014/29-30

“Modelling and Simulation of Axial Fan using CFD”, Hemant Kumawat, World Academy of Science,

Engineering and Technology - International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial and

Mechatronics Engineering Vol:8 No:11, 2014

“Use of Graphene-Based Composite Pipe Materials for Transportation of Oil and Gas”, Hemant

Kumawat, ASME 2015 India International Oil and Gas Pipeline Conference, New Delhi, India,

April 17–18, 2015

Academic Projects

Hardware Project – Jan’13 – Mar’13

Design and Fabrication of Stirling Engine VIT University

- Designed, built and tested water proof model of gamma configuration Stirling Engine. - The aim of choosing this design was to make the manufacturing cost of this engine low and

keep it simple.

Design Project – Jan’13 – Mar’13

Modeling and simulation of axial fan using CFD VIT University

- Used SOLIDWORKS to model axial fan and ANSYS CFX to analyse the flow through axial fan

and draw inference from the obtained results, so as to get maximum efficiency.

- The performance of an axial fan was simulated using CFD and the effect of variation of

different parameters such as the blade number, noise level, velocity, temperature and pressure

distribution on the blade surface was studied.

The abstract got accepted in in ASME Power & Energy 2015.

Automotive Aerodynamics – Jul’13 – Oct’13

CFD Analysis for Flow over Rear Spoiler for Traction Control using variable Angle of Attack

VIT University - Used ANSYS FLUENT for analysing the flow over rear spoiler modeled in SOLIDWORKS.

- An optimum compromise between downforce and drag is achieved by varying the angle of

attack to suit the needs of the car at its current speed.

The abstract got accepted in SAE World Congress and Exhibition 2015.

Final Year Project – Jan’14 – Apr’14

Surfactant Assisted Dispersion of Graphene and its Epoxy Nanocomposites VIT University - Different concentrations of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with graphene was prepared and

investigated using UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy for obtaining maximum dispersion of PVP in

graphene.

- Then epoxy nanocomposites with 0.4(wt%) and 0.6(wt%) of graphene dispersed with PVP was

prepared and investigated using Flexural testing, Tensile testing, Scanning electron microscope

(SEM) studies for obtaining desired properties.

Abstract got published in Great Ideas booklet during the event 2014 DOD Maintenance

Symposium organized by SAE International in November 17-20, 2014 in Birmingham, Alabama,

USA.

Abstract also got accepted for poster presentation at Fourth International Conference on

Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Sitges (near Barcelona), Spain, March 9-13, 2015.

Skills/Interests

Programming – C, C++, SQL, AVR Microcontrollers, Arduino, Image Processing in Matlab

CAE Softwares – Solidworks (design software), Ansys (analysis software),

Cadem – seeNC Turn and seeNC Mill

Languages Known – English IELTS 7/9, Basic French, Hindi

Extra co-curricular Activities -

Volunteered for National Service Scheme(NSS) camp in March 2012

Event coordinator of Robowars event in Gravitas (technical fest) 2013

Event coordinator of Grid Follower v 2.0 event in Gravitas (technical fest) 2012

Participated in Grid Follower event in Gravitas 2011

Awards – Awarded ISAE – MBDA/ French embassy in India joint scholarship (2015-2017) for Master studies

at ISAE Supaero, Toulouse, France

Research Interests – Space Technologies, Rockets, Satellites, Robotics, Aerospace, Rocket Engines