Aerodynamics is the thread running through Aaryan's coursework at Purdue: he has simulated vehicle aerodynamics in CFD, swept geometry to study its effect on drag and downforce, and carried graduate aerodynamics coursework as an undergraduate.
AAE 412: Computational Fluid Dynamics, an advanced CFD course in Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Simulated the aerodynamic performance of a car using an Ahmed body approximation, sweeping slant angles to study their effect on drag, downforce, and overall vehicle behavior, then wrote up the methodology and results in a course report.
Result: The full report is available from the Academia section of this site via OneDrive.
See the Academia pageGraduate-level aerodynamics coursework taken as an undergraduate in Purdue's aerospace engineering program.
Completed AAE 514 Intermediate Aerodynamics alongside AAE 550 Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, deliberately loading graduate courses on top of the standard aerospace curriculum while serving as a teaching assistant for AAE 251.
Result: Carried a 3.73 GPA and Dean's List standing every semester through that load.
Coursework detailsAaryan Lath's multidisciplinary design optimization work: a modular MDO framework for electric aircraft accepted to AIAA Aviation 2026, plus graduate AAE 550.
Aaryan Lath aircraft design: leading Purdue SAE Aero competition aircraft as Chief Engineer, plus XFLR5 wing analysis, DBF and AAE 251 lunar mission design.
Aaryan Lath's aerospace propulsion work: a distributed electric propulsion survey in AAE 339 and turbofan bypass ratio and engine-cycle analysis at Purdue.
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