Pranav Rajesh Krishnan
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Summary #
Physics and CS student focused on computational physics, simulation tooling, and visual analytics. Experienced building Julia and Python models, optimization pipelines, and high-fidelity visualizations for aerospace and energy-adjacent research.
Education #
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Expected: April 2029
Full Ride KMILOT International Scholarship
BSc. Combined Major in Physics & Computer Science
Work Experience #
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Pacific Rim Space Exploration Corporation
Aug 2025 - Present
Simulations Lead, Research & Development Team - Vancouver, BC
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Olympus Mons Laboratory
Nov 2025 - Present
Simulations & Software Lead - Vancouver, BC
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UBC Orbit; UBC Rover
Aug 2025 - Present
Thermal Simulations in Structure Subteam; Reinforcement Learning Lead in Software Subteam - Vancouver, BC
Skills #
Programming: Julia, Python, C++, Java
Scientific Computing: Numerical ODE/PDEs, stability analysis, parameter sensitivity, optimization
Simulation & Modeling: fluid simulation, particle dynamics, FEM, thermal modeling, GLMakie, CAD (OnShape)
ML & Optimization: PINNs, UDEs, BlackBoxOptim.jl, PyTorch, Runge-Kutta
HPC & Systems: CUDA, MPI.jl, Distributed.jl, Slurm, Linux, Git