Bio

Aditya is an MS Aero/Astro student at Stanford. He works at the intersection of flight sciences and controls and has a background in vehicle systems engineering, aerodynamics, propulsions, structures and new product development. He led his university UAV team as the Captain and spearheaded the development and testing of over seven award winning UAVs including eVTOLs, eSTOLs, eCTOLs and other projects. Many of his past projects involve industry collaboration like those with GKN Aerospace, AIRBUS, Honeywell Aerospace and Forbes Marshall. He was also associated with ASME-VIT as the Chief Editor for ASME Technical Blogs and a member of the AIAA and the Rotaract NGO.

Outside of work he likes to hike and loves to play badminton and other racquet sports.

Honors & Awards

  • JITO JEAP Scholar 2025, JITO (2025)
  • KC Mahindra Scholar 2025, KCMET (2025)
  • Narotam Sekhsaria Scholar 2025, Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation (2025)
  • Student Achiever Award, VIT University (2024 & 2025)
  • University Merit Scholarship Awards, VIT University (2022-2025)

Education & Certifications

  • MS, Stanford University, Aeronautics and Astronautics (2027)
  • Bachelor's, VIT, Vellore, Mechanical Engineering (2025)

Patents

  • Aditya Abhijeet Kothari. "India Patent 202541056455 Wear Analysis Equipment for Marine Applications", Indian Patent Office, Jun 20, 2025
  • Aditya Abhijeet Kothari. "India Patent 427140-001 Electronic Spherical Steam Trap", Indian Patent Office, Oct 18, 2024

Contact

  • Academic
    kothari1@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Aeronautics and Astronautics Position: Graduate

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 4810

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Work Experience

  • Engineering Intern, The Boeing Company (May 24, 2024 - July 26, 2024)

    - Developed 3 Sidewalls Database Automation tools to aid in Supplier Transition and for 30% faster ARM/IRM Creation.
    - Conducted Value Stream Mapping for 787 Payloads with 14 Kaizen activities and 7.8% reduction in cycle time.

    Location

    Chennai

  • Propulsion Systems Intern, Aeronautical Development Agency (India MoD) (January 10, 2025 - March 15, 2025)

    - Led HPC enabled CFD-based aerothermal analysis of propulsion exhaust characteristics to quantify IR emissions.
    - NPSS based exhaust property and composition estimation to create a database spanning 21 flight-profiles.

    Location

    bangalore

  • Chassis Engineering Intern, Vehicle Systems Engineering, Tata Motors Ltd. (September 1, 2023 - December 15, 2023)

    - Designed and validated 2 novel fully aluminum alloy chassis for electric ILCV trucks with weight reduction up to 35%.
    - Project selected for prototyping and advanced to New Product Development for Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles.

    Location

    Pune

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