“I’m a Redondo Beach based space dynamics engineer at Northrop Grumman who has recently worked on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as well as various other programs. At work, I develope, automate, and conduct physics simulations for space vehicle verification. In the past, I’ve been involved with microfluidics, 3D design, renewable power generation, rocketry, computer vision, neural networks, crypto toolkit development. My passion lies in creating, analyzing, and optimizing awesomely effective engineering solutions by developing and refining code. Let’s keep scrolling and learn more about me!”
– Alexander “Bijan” Ardalan
Current spotlight Projects
microfluidics computer vision
Created computer vision and data analysis code to analyze thousands of slow motion videos for the Medically Advanced Devices Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego. Click to learn more and see some cool codes and videos!
Examples of My Written Reports
Some examples of the quality of work I produce for some of my upper division classes at UCSD.
A Bit More About Me
I was born in Scottsdale, AZ and have lived in The Golden State since the age of 8. I’m a traveler, experimental chef, maker, sports lover, science YouTube channel lover, PC enthusiast, Kerbal Space Program master, and an ex water polo player that has competed in the Junior Olympics and captained Fullerton College’s water polo team.
Some of my favorite hobbies are lifting weights, swimming, visiting national parks, and just traveling in general. I also genuinely enjoy working on solutions to troubling and difficult problems in the fields I’m interested in.