Sanjay Giridharan

Aerospace Engineer

Engineering what nature perfected.

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Sanjay Giridharan in a space suit with Apollo lunar landing backdrop

About Me

I'm an undergraduate student in Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University, graduating Spring 2027, specializing in astronautics with a deep passion for bio-inspired robotics and machine learning. From building robotic fish that outperform existing designs to training as an analog astronaut on volcanic lava fields in Hawai'i, I operate at the intersection of nature, engineering, and space exploration.

My research spans undulatory aquatic robots, seal whisker-inspired sensors, ML-optimized microfluidic devices, and quantum computing — published across 7+ peer-reviewed papers. When I'm not in the lab, I'm flying planes, leading robotics outreach in underserved communities, or designing the next generation of autonomous machines.

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