AYUSH PATNAIK

https://ayushpatnaik77.wixsite.com/ayush
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayush-patnaik-3398a316a/
Davis, CA-95616
Email-ayupat@ucdavis.edu
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer

Education
B.S, Dual Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
GPA-3.6
University of California, Davis [September,2019 to Present]
Expected Graduation Period- [Spring, 2023]
Relevant Coursework- Thermodynamics, Fluid dynamics, Wave Phenomenon, Circuits, Statics, Dynamics,
Optics, Electrodynamics
MBS Public School, Bhubaneswar, India (2017 to 2019)
Passed high school with an overall 87% in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Physical Health and Education
(PHE)
Work Experience(s) –
• Serving as an Orientation Leader at UC Davis
• Volunteered with Rotary Club (Bhubaneswar division) in India.
Skills
• MATLAB (proficient)• Solidworks (proficient) •Catia (intermediate) • Python (intermediate)• Microsoft Office
(proficient), especially Excel• Java (intermediate)• HTML (proficient)• Experienced in CNC machine shop and 3D
printing •Attended HackDavis2020
Apart from the above skills, I also have excellent leadership, social and communication skills required by every
organization.
Languages- Fluent in English and Hindi
Other Experiences
Space and Satellite Systems Club
• I am part of the Altitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS) team for the REALOP, UC Davis’s first
CubeSat, to be launched into space under CSLI (Cube Satellite Launch Initiative) by NASA.
• I optimized the magnetorquers (both torquer rod and air coils) dimensions and test data (using MATLAB).
• Implementing machine learning to program the satellite.
Eclipse Rocketry
• I am part of the vehicle sub-team in Eclipse Rocketry at UC Davis, which participates in the annual NASA USLI
Competition in Huntsville, Alabama.
• My work is mainly to model all the parts of the rocket, carry out the calculations for its apogee, flight time etc.
model it in Solidworks and OpenRocket and machining different parts like nose cone, fins, rocket body with
relevant materials.
Apart from the above clubs, I
• Have a black belt in Karate. I participated in many state and nation-wide events and won medals for my school
and city.
• Have a diploma in playing Tabla (a classical Indian musical instrument) during my period in school and played the
instrument in many events and school annual functions.
• Also participated in many inter-school and statewide quiz and elocution competitions • Also played cricket and
football in my school and high school, was the captain of my high school and won the inter-school cricket
tournament in my senior year.