About

Mayank Khichar is a Senior Engineer at Gamma Technologies, LLC with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. minor in Computational Sciences. With over 4 years of relevant experience, Mayank has developed a diverse skill set that includes modeling skills such as Multiphase Combustion, Gaseous Emission Analysis, Transport Processes, Quantum Mechanics, Chemical Kinetics, Reaction Mechanism Development, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Analysis, HVAC, Electrophoresis, and experimentation skills such as FTIR Spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Confined Rapid Thermolysis, Data Acquisition. He is proficient in software packages such as Chemkin, Cantera, Gaussian, Matlab, Proteus, Opus, Solidworks, Fluent, Trnsys, and programming languages such as C++, FORTRAN, and Python. Currently, Mayank works as a Journal Article Reviewer at Chemical Engineering Journal where he is responsible for the development of a new framework for the construction of high-performance energetic materials. He has previously worked as a Journal Article Reviewer at the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling where he identified reaction pathways using coupled spectral analysis and at Defence Technology where he assessed binder addition on propellant combustion and conducted experimental burn rate measurement for solid propellants. Mayank's education history includes a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. minor in Computational Sciences from Penn State University, a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Technology Minor in Computational Mechanics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Mayank's proficiency in Python makes him a valuable asset in the engineering industry. With his expertise in modeling and experimentation skills, he is well-equipped to tackle complex engineering problems and provide innovative solutions.