Philip Panicker

Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Engineering Academic Laboratories Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: pkp3@nyu.edu
Education: MS and PhD, University of Texas, Arlington

Research Areas: waste-to-energy conversion, experimental gas dynamics, supersonic and hypersonic aerodynamics, experimental development of pulsed detonation engines, high-speed air-breathing propulsion systems

Philip Panicker is an aerospace engineer and member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Panicker joined NYUAD in September 2012 and also serves as the coordinator of academic labs for the Engineering Division and as faculty coordinator of the Engineers For Social Impact initiative.

Panicker’s research work centers on waste-to-energy conversion, experimental gas dynamics, including supersonic and hypersonic aerodynamics and experimental development of pulsed detonation engines and high-speed air-breathing propulsion systems. He received his MS and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Panicker was awarded a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at UT Arlington from 2008 to 2010, during which he was the lead researcher heading the development of pulsed detonation engines, which was a project funded by Temasek Labs at the National University of Singapore.

- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
  Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (August 2008)
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
  M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (August 2003)
- M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
  B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (1996)
- New York University Abu Dhabi,
  Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Teaching Labs, Engineering Division
  From: October 2012 – Present
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
  Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Aerodynamics Research Center, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering Department
  From: May 2008 – March 2010
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
  Lecturer, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering Department
  From: May 2007 – May 2008
- University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
  Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering Department
  From: September 2001 – December 2003 and September 2004 – May 2007
- TelVista, Inc., Dallas, Texas
  Internet Technical Support Specialist
  From: July to August 2004
- Refrigeration Equipment Enterprises, Dubai, UAE
  Sales Engineer
  From: 1996 - 1999
- John DeYoung Outstanding Research Award, 2003, 2007
- Rudolf Hermann’s Graduate Fellowship, 4 years, Fall 2004
- Kalpana Chawla Scholarship 2007/08, Fall 2007
Activities
- Volunteered at HOPE (Helping Our Pupils Excel) Tutoring, Boys and Girls Club, Mission Arlington, UT Arlington Mentors, etc.
- Started and managed various student organizations at UT Arlington including soccer club, rugby club, motorcycle riding club and other students’ social groups and helped organize events for the group activities, including soccer tournaments, seminars, etc.
- Held membership in Aikido Club, International Students Organization, UTA Volunteers, Engineers Without Borders-UTA
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) member 2002
- Trained in CPR (certified), first aid, and usage of fire extinguishers.
Computer Skills
- Applications and Languages
  Pro/Engineer, some experience with Catia and AutoCAD, MS Office, MS Visio, MS FrontPage, LabVIEW (NI systems, DIAdem, etc.), C, C++, Matlab, Mathematica, Visual Basic, Fortran, Comsol.
- Operating Systems
  Windows 3.1 and above, Unix and DOS.
Language Skills
- English
- Arabic (read and write, limited conversational)
- Hindi
- Urdu (conversational)
- Malayalam.

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