Ismail Shah

Ismail Shah is currently an Aerospace Engineering VTOL Research Lab Assistant at the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center at the University of Maryland, where assistance is provided to a Ph.D. student on research involving propeller tip driven rotors for VTOL aircraft. Prior experience includes roles as a lifeguard for M-NCPPC's Department of Parks and Recreation and Fairfax County Park Authority, an Engineering Intern with Iron Workers Local 5, and a research intern at Virginia Tech's Think-a-bit Lab, focusing on an Arduino-based project. Leadership skills were demonstrated as Rover Team Lead for the Oxon Hill High NASA HERC Team and as lead engineer on a NASA Human Rover Exploration Challenge team at the University of the District of Columbia. Academic credentials include a degree from Oxon Hill High School's Science and Technology Program focused on Engineering, with additional dual enrollment education at Prince George's Community College and training at Charleston Southern University.