NARIMANE KHALED
13928 Tahiti Way Apt. 124, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 ● 310-382-7820 ● nina_khaled1993@yahoo.fr
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.54 / 4.00, May 2016
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Master’s Thesis: “High-Speed Imaging of Water Droplet Impacting a Super Cold Surface”
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Astronautical Track), GPA 3.68 / 4.00, May 2014
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA
Graduated with High Distinction
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Nexus, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Aug 2016 – July 2017
Conducted system integration and testing, completed 100-hour inspections, troubleshot technical problems, and performed scheduled maintenance and repairs on Cessna 72P Skyhawk and Cherokee (light) airplanes.
Assistant Director for Aerospace Programs, Aeroventure Institute, Worcester, MA, June – Aug 2013
Assisted in planning aviation related programs for students and teachers. Conducted events logistics, marketing, and participant recruitment. Acted as liaison and maintained open lines of communication among management, program partners, and guest speakers.
PROJECTS
High-Speed Imaging of Water Droplet Impacting a Super Cold Surface, KAUST, May 2015 – Aug 2016
Studied the impact, spread, and solidification of water droplets onto cold spheres to propose new anti-icing and deicing methods for aircrafts. Performed analyses for different sphere diameters and surface temperatures. Conducted literature review, and examined the cracking of the formed ice layer.
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Analyses, KAUST, Jan – May 2015
Run PIV analyses on a water jet and on a water tank containing Rhodamine particles, using methods that involved a continuous wave laser, colored LED lights, and a pulsed laser.
Optical Emission Study of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster, WPI, Aug 2013 – May 2014
Investigated the visible spectra of emitted radiation during the operation of Aerojet’s laboratory model Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT). Conducted requirements development, literature review, repaired NASA’s vacuum chamber leak, built a test stand and shield, and installed a pulsing and high energy capacitor circuit to the vacuum chamber.
Phobos and Mars Observation Spacecraft, WPI, Jan – Mar 2014
Preformed trade studied on the preliminary design of a high-resolution imaging mission to Mars’ moon, Phobos. Analyzed the propulsion, power, structure, launch vehicle selection, and attitude determination and control spacecraft subsystems.
Reflexed Airfoil, WPI, Feb 2014
Designed and 3D printed a reflexed airfoil that met design specification for a micro-air vehicle. Tested the reflexed airfoil model in the wind tunnel and compared its performance to the XFLR5 theoretical data.
Pressure Distribution on a NACA 4412 Airfoil, WPI, Mar 2014
Determined and compared theoretical and experimental lift and quarter-chord moment coefficients of a NACA 4412 airfoil at different angles of attack. Obtained the theoretical values using XFLR5, and collected the wind tunnel measurements using a model NACA 4412 airfoil and a manometer.
Skills
Software: LabVIEW, SolidWorks, Mathematica, MATLAB, Maple, and Particle Image Velocimetry
Tri-Lingual Languages: Arabic (Fluent), French (Fluent), and Spanish (Intermediate)
AWARDS
Innovative, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Certificate, KAUST, Jan 2015
Dean’s List, WPI, Jan 2012 – May 2014
Aerospace Engineering Program MQP Award, WPI, Apr 2014
Society of American Military Engineers Scholarship, Waltham, MA, Apr 2013