Jash Rana
MASc Candidate
AI Driven Optimization of Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing
email: jash.rana@mail.utoronto.ca
Biosketch
Jash graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering in 2023. His undergraduate research thesis was on minimizing voids in continuous carbon fiber-reinforced composites made by robotic 3D printing. Jash has over 2 years of industrial experience working at companies like Lockheed Martin and Tesla. He is a recipient of the Bombardier Design Award and most recently the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Jash joined CACT in 2023 and is co-supervised by Dr. Ali Dolatabadi and Dr. Chandra Veer Singh of the Computational Materials Engineering (CME) Lab. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar and tennis.
Research
Jash’s research focuses on using machine learning to optimize Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM), a sustainable, solid-state deposition technique with applications in aerospace, automotive, and battery manufacturing. His research aims to establish a robust and efficient method for obtaining CSAM process parameters, with the goal of optimizing the final deposition quality for any CSAM operation.