UPES Teaches Its Students to Face the Real World and Strive For Excellence

“My college life was exciting, where I experienced ups and downs, along with victorious moments” - Tavishee Gupta 

Tavishee Gupta, an alumna of UPES School of Engineering, read the biography of Kalpana Chawala, an American astronaut, and the first woman of India to go to space. Tavishee was in 10th class back then and at that very moment, she developed a keen interest in space. With the aim and desire to become an astronaut, Tavishee wanted to pursue aerospace engineering.

Tavishes Gupta’s Journey at UPES

Fortunately, UPES selected her for B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering. Academic journey in UPES was a roller coaster ride for her. She was selected for an astrophysics research internship program and took up managerial roles with Infinity Space Club. Students get an opportunity to be a part of the international exchange program and get the golden opportunity to study at Coventry University, UK. The six months exchange program in a new country was a great learning experience for Tavishee. International exposure taught her along with her peers, the course of implementation-based education.

International Exposure

Curiosity to acquire information about the aerospace field opened doors for commitment in different activities and research work. Tavishee represented India at the CANSAT competition, working in a team of 21 students. After a year-long devotion, the group stood first in the competition. She was a part of the engineering team for the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering competition 2017, held at Spaceport America. The competition included the plan, design, and manufacture of a sound rocket pointing a height of 1000 feet, sending a functional payload, and afterward effectively recovering it. UPES's aerospace department encourages students to take part in these competitions.

Going to the United States as a member in one of the competitions ended up being an achievement in Tavishee's aerospace career. Academic knowledge in subjects such as physics, maths, and letter of recommendation from the aerospace department allowed her to seek a student researcher program in the astrophysics division at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, India's great facility for pure sciences. 

Students additionally got a chance to coordinate different space engineering occasions, for example, the area's first National Space Convention as the advertising head of Infinity space club upheld by the Aerospace Department. 

Opportunities after UG at UPES

In view of these accomplishments in Tavishee's UG program, she was additionally granted a scholastic grant for her master’s at International Space University (ISU), France. Tavishee had the option to put the engineering knowledge acquired from UPES's projects such as propulsion, mechanics, and the basics of PCM subjects during the master’s program. 

At present, Tavishee is doing her internship in the mechanical design of an attitude control system for a microsatellite in the Netherlands. Most of her work was based on the practical implication of UG courses such as the theory of machines (TOM), design of machines (DOM),  the strength of machine elements (SOM), aerospace materials, and the respective lab experimentation work. I wish to keep working in mechanical design and pursue my dream of becoming an astronaut.

UPES has given a kick-start to many students’ professional goals. UPES gives a great UG learning experience, international exposure, expertise in the subject, and interpersonal skills. UPES aerospace department upheld Tavishee and assisted her with getting where she is and will be going in the future. The only suggestion Tavishee has for her juniors is to enjoy the rise and the falls of the journey, have the time of their lives and should be able to soar into the world of infinite possibilities.

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