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West Covina, Ca, Us

Richland, Washington, United States

1. Collaborated with scientists and code developers to extend PFLOTRAN capabilities for modeling radioactive gas transport in the subsurface2. Employed advanced meshing techniques to construct complex geological models for transport through highly fractured regions3. Modeled the reactive transport of various noble gasses, such as radon, xenon isotopes, to predict the evolution of background radioactivity in the subsurface4. Performed subsurface characterization and formation evaluation to support testbed-scale experiments including radioactive gas tracer injection5. Provided technical evaluations of gas injection wells for geological storage of carbon dioxide

Washington, United States

1. Built subsurface models through petrophysical rock classification and joint inversions of seismic and ERT measurements from field scale testbed2. Simulated subsurface transport of noble gasses and the radioactive signatures the using PNNL in-house code STOMP-GT

Ph.D. Thesis: how does formation damage develop and clear for water- and gas-based fracturing fluids in low-permeability reservoirs.1. Built mathematical models to compare the spatial distributions and time scale of the formation damage (oil permeability reduction) from water- and gas-based fracturing fluids2. Characterized the formation damage from gas-based fracturing fluids through coreflood experiments (CT scans) and reservoir simulations3. Modeled compositional flow with volume change on mixing during fracturing and production for gas-based fluids4. Tested surfactant additives to the water-based fluids to mitigate the potential water blocking effect

Vista, Ca

1. Planned and operated large scale peptide synthesis in a continuous stirred tank reactor (~300 L in size)2. Drafted food-grade peptide synthesis protocol that follows GMP (good manufacturing practice)3. Conducted laboratory-scale peptide synthesis using resin substrates for large scale production optimization(s)4. Assisted customer(s) and quality assurance to audit/inspect production projects.

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

1. Performed laboratory-scale ethanol- and algae- water separations to extract bio-fuel using nickel-sheet membranes2. Tested laboratory-scale separation efficiency for the metal- and polymer-based membrane systems using gas chromatography

La Jolla, Ca

Graded homework and exams for Introductory Fluid Mechanics course

Covina, Ca

Performed surfactant(s) screening tests for EOR

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Petroleum And Geosystems Engineering, 3.69

Activities and Societies: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Petroleum Graduate Student AssociationSupervisors: Dr. David DiCarlo, Dr. Quoc.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.62