Teaching, Mentorship & Leadership

Teaching & Mentorship

I have taught or assisted in 4 university courses across two continents, mentoring 300+ students in orbit mechanics, spaceflight navigation, aerodynamics, and granular physics. Beyond traditional classroom support, I am committed to creating an inclusive learning environment where students develop both technical competency and professional leadership skills.

Teaching Experience

Spring 2025

UMD

Space Flight Dynamics | ENAE 404

Undergraduate level course to introduce orbit mechanics, taught by Brent Barbee

Delivered guest lectures on specialized topics including Gravity Assists, Gravity Gradient Torques, and comprehensive material reviews.
Graded assignments and maintained marksheets for 100+ undergraduate students.
Mentorship: Hosted weekly office hours providing individualized support on topics such as Kepler elements, orbital maneuvers, and programming, helping students develop both technical proficiency and confidence.

Fall 2024

UMD

Spacecraft Navigation and Guidance | ENAE 441

Undergraduate level course to introduce spaceflight navigation, taught by Dr. John Martin

Collaborated in designing assignment and exam questions to assess student learning outcomes.
Graded assignments and maintained marksheets for 80+ undergraduate students.
Mentorship: Hosted weekly office hours providing guidance on complex topics including orbital mechanics, state estimation, probability theory, and Kalman filtering techniques.

Spring 2020

IIT Bombay

Spaceflight Dynamics | AE 713

Graduate level course to introduce spaceflight mechanics and dynamics, taught by Dr. Ashok Joshi

Graded assignments and maintained marksheets for 150+ graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
Mentorship: Provided office hour support addressing complex topics including rocket equations, two-body problem dynamics, and orbital maneuver planning.

Fall 2019

IIT Bombay

Aerodynamics of Aerospace Vehicles | AE 707

Graduate level course to introduce principles of aerodynamics, taught by Dr. Aniruddha Sinha

Graded assignments and maintained marksheets for 35+ graduate students.
Supported course project by assisting students in developing a Navier-Stokes flow solver in MATLAB, providing guidance on numerical methods and code development.

2018-2020

IIT Bombay

Annual Ground Station Workshop

Annual workshop for undergraduate and graduate students from all over India to learn skills to make a amateur radio ground station for satellite tracking

Leadership: Organized and led the annual workshop as Project Manager, coordinating logistics for students from across India.
Delivered lectures on Systems Engineering Principles and team-building practices to equip students with both technical and professional skills.
Created a collaborative learning environment where students developed hands-on skills in amateur radio ground station design for satellite tracking.

Educational Resources & Leadership

Open-Access Resource

Satellite 101 Wiki

A comprehensive, open-access educational resource for satellite fundamentals

Contributed as an author and maintainer to create accessible content for students and engineers worldwide.
Covers core topics in satellite design, launch, operations, and mission planning.
Demonstrates commitment to science communication and democratizing access to aerospace knowledge.

2018-2022

IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay Student Satellite Program — Project Manager & Systems Engineer

Leadership role in managing a 50+ member team designing and operating small satellites

Team Leadership & Mentorship: Led integration & testing phases, oversaw deputy systems engineers, and mentored team members through technical and professional challenges.
Technical Oversight: Served as principal liaison between engineering and project management, ensuring technical excellence while maintaining project timelines and budgets.
Mission Formulation: Designed and proposed new mission concepts to sustain the program's continued operation and impact.
Knowledge Transfer: Established systems engineering best practices, quality assurance procedures, and documentation standards to ensure institutional continuity.