Divay Talwar

Highly motivated 4th year mechanical engineering student at Panjab University with excellent academic record. Have experience working with multiple design and numerical simulation softwares like Solidworks, Ansys and MATLAB along with knowledge of 3D printing technology and CNC. Ability to work under pressure and efficiently in a team.

• Oct 2020 - Feb 2021 | Adaptive Vibration Control in a time varying system using Genetic Algorithm

Created stability model of a pendulum system in a time varying system using MATLAB/Simulink and performed adaptive vibration control using Genetic Algorithm and PID Controllers

• Oct 2019 - Feb 2020 | Auto India Racing Championship

Improved the design from previous competition, performed simulations & fabricated an IC engine run Go Kart. Team Member and secured 10th rank in the competition.

• June 2019 - Aug 2019 | Student Kart Design Challenge

Involved in designing, performing simulations and fabricating an IC engine run Go Kart. Participated in the competition organised by SMAE

• June 2018 - July 2018 | Innovation Product Design

Designed and fabricated a Smart Blind Stick for assisting impaired people using Arduino Nano, ultrasonic & infrared sensors and GSM modules

• Course on 'Wind Energy' | April2021 - May 2021
• Course on 'Global Navigation Satellite System' | IIRS, ISRO | Sept 2020
• Course on 'Introduction to Basic Vibrations' | June 2020 - July 2020
• Course on 'Satellite Photogrammetry & its Applications' | IIRS, ISRO | June 2020 - July 2020
• IIT Mandi Astro-Meet | March 2020

Participated in the annual Astro-Meet, AstraX'20 held at IIT Mandi &took part in hackathon and astronomy quiz & attended seminars by eminent professors in the field of astrophysics

• 1st Position and Certificate of Merit in the CanSat competition held at IIT Mandi (2020)
• Participated in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration - Asteroid Search Campaign jointly organized by NASA and SSERD and made multiple Preliminary Discoveries of near-Earth objects.
• Secured 'Silver Honor' in Final Round of International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition (2020)
• Hero Campus Challenge Season 5 | Participated in the Online Assessment and selected for virtual round
• 3rd Position in the District level quiz competition (2017)
• Represented school twice by attending the workshop as part of the certified Google Web Rangers program (2016,2017)
• Vice Captain of the school during the 2014-15 academic year

• Convener of Space Science and Technology Club of Panjab University (2019-present)
• Organized & attended a seminar on 'Hydrogen Spectrum' by Prof. J.S Bagla from IISER Mohali (2019)
• Member of SAE collegiate club of college (2019)
• Part of the organizing committee for annual cultural event of Panjab University (2018)
• Volunteered as a Program Lead at NGO called 'ARISE Impact' and helped in imparting education to visually impaired children (2017)
• Participated in district level swimming and table tennis competitions (2016)