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Nina Ayar - Technical Advisor

Technical Advisor
nayar@desmaraisllp.com
  • SAN FRANCISCO Phone: (415) 573-1900 Fax: (415) 573-1901
Nina Ayar is a Technical Advisor whose work focuses on the review and evaluation of technologies across electrical and computer engineering, electrification, and medical devices.
 
During her post-graduate research at UIUC, Nina worked on the design and development of miniature, high-torque electric motors for small-scale systems, including a handheld MRI device. She also has experience with zero-emissions aircraft design and hands-on prototyping of medical devices and smart wearable technologies.

Prior Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant, Haran Research Group, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2023-2025
  • Infrastructure Consultant, Eviden, 2021-2023

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News & Publications

  • N. Ayar, Y. Shi, C. Little and K. S. Haran, Design of a Compact Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine for Portable Medical Applications, 2025 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), Urbana, IL, USA, 2025 
  • N. Ayar, M. Ahmed, K. Nocon, R. Patel, T. Green, J. D. Reband, and K. S. Haran, Propulsion Configuration Design and Analysis for an eVTOL Passenger Air Shuttle, 2021 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium (EATS), Denver, CO, USA, 2021

EDUCATION

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, M.S., Electrical Engineering, 2025; Fellow, Promise of Excellence Fellowship (2023); James M. Henderson Fellowship (2024)

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.S., Industrial Engineering; Minor in Computer Science, 2021
 

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