Sanskar Maddi

Biography

Sanskar Maddi is a Ph.D. student in the FASTER group at KAUST. His research interests include shock-wave physics, experimental fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, and propulsion. His assigned studies examine liquid jets in supersonic crossflow, shock-induced droplet breakup, shock–membrane interaction, and shock-wave applications in water treatment.

He completed a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2024.

Research projects

• Liquid Jet Injection in Supersonic Crossflow
• Shock-Induced Breakup of Droplets
• Shock-membrane dynamics
• Microbial inactivation in wastewater using shockwaves

Education

• 2019-2024: Degree (Bachelor of Technology & Master of Technology), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India