Deep Patel Email & Phone Number

Newark, DE, US

Newark, Delaware, United States

Research Advisor: Prof. Dion VlachosProject(s): (i) Theory-guided rational design of metal/support systems for selective reduction of NO to N2 using H2 for applications in automotive exhausts, (ii) Developing population balance models for catalytic and non-catalytic deconstruction of polymers

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Worked with Prof. Luke Roling's group to develop a molecular-level understanding of catalyst reconstruction, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions, and reaction pathways for biomass conversion to value-added chemicals.
• Applied unsupervised and supervised machine learning methods to develop a surface-level understanding of various catalytically-relevant phenomena.
• Mentored 9 undergrads for their honors thesis on multiple DFT-based projects.
• Collaborated with experimental research… Show more
• Collaborated with experimental research groups in catalyst design, polymer design & synthesis, and MXene design at ISU and Tufts to investigate the kinetics and thermodynamics of several reaction chemistries of.
• Software used: VASP, LAMMPS, Gaussian, Python, MATLAB, GROMACS, QUANTUM ESPRESSO Show less

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 421, an undergraduate process control lab.
• Responsibilities include establishing and validating operating conditions for dynamic liquid-level measurement experiment and pH measurement of a CSTR experiment, guiding and helping students during their lab sessions.
• Software used: DeltaV™ Distributed Control System (DCS)

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 310, an undergraduate MATLAB coding course.
• Responsibilities include developing a MATLAB code for Box-Behnken design of experiments through microkinetic modeling.
• Assist in assessing in-class assignments, and mini-projects.

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Basic responsibilities include installing and commissioning the CHARMS module for connecting the Amatrol T5553 and Amatrol T5554 Process Control Systems with DeltaV workstation, alter the wiring of the Analytical.
• Basic responsibilities include installing and commissioning the CHARMS module for connecting the Amatrol T5553 and Amatrol T5554 Process Control Systems with DeltaV workstation, alter the wiring of the Analytical.
• Software used: DeltaV™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Show less

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 430, an undergraduate Chemical Plant Design and Economics course.
• Responsibilities include planning and conducting recitation sessions, laboratory sessions, and office hours.
• Assist in the preparation and assessment of H.W, exams, and laboratory sessions, which include the application of ASPEN.HYSYS/ASPEN+ to design and simulate various Chemical Plants.

United States

• Teaching Assistant for CHE 426, an undergraduate Unit Operations course.
• Responsibilities include planning and conducting recitation sessions, laboratory sessions, and office hours.
• Assisted in the preparation and assessment of H.W, exams, and laboratory experiments (Performance analysis of CSTR, RO, LLE, and GS).

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Worked in collaboration with Dr. Kodgire's group to design a process to utilize carbon monoxide as a fuel.
• Detailed Techno-economic analysis was carried out for its implementation at an industrial scale at Reliance industries, Dahej, Gujarat, India.
• Synthesized and characterized various catalyst-support combination, and successfully selected the best combination for the CO oxidation step of the process.
• Characterization Techniques used: FTIR, SEM, EDX, XRD, TEM, N2/BET, TGA.

India

• Designed a fully functional solar cell to mimic the photosynthesis process for water splitting at ambient conditions.
• This project was fully funded by the Institute of Technology, Nirma University.
• Characterization Techniques used: SEM, Multiple-Probe Conductivity Analyzer, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, DLS, FTIR.

Gandhinagar

• Worked with Dr. Kaustubh Rane to determine the effect of Phonons on the transverse correlations at the solid-liquid interface.
• Compared the surface phonons with the interfacial properties which ultimately helped us to yield a methodology to design solid materials according to the requirement of its wetting properties.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering, 3.74/4.0

• Thesis title: Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of cis,cis-muconic acid on transition metal catalysts via first principles-based.

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering, 3.63/4.0

Activities and Societies: Webmaster in Chemical Engineering Graduate Students' Association (CEGSO) Thesis title: Efficiently parametrizing.

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Chemical Engineering, 8.75/10.0

Activities and Societies: • Operational admin in Chemical Engineering Students' Association (2018-2019) • Batsman/Wicket-keeper in College.

High School, 91%

Activities and Societies: • Captain of State Kabaddi Team. • State Champion of Roller Skating Competition for 3 consecutive years. •.