Michael Mcgrath Email & Phone Number

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Research lead and co-founder of company to develop high permeance gas separation membranes for carbon capture applications

Boulder, CO

Materials engineer driving research and development of superinsulation for buildings

Boulder

My doctoral research has focused on developing new isoporous polymeric membranes that are made from self-assembled surfactants for improved permeability and selectivity in water filtration and ion-selective transport applications. I have developed a deep knowledge of ion exchange and water filtration membranes and associated material characterization.

As the lead TA for the Chemical Engineering Materials course, I independently designed homework, exams, and projects for students to understand both core concepts and real-world examples of materials science. I also took the initiative to expand the course curriculum beyond what was done in previous years. I created a class project using a tensile test.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Led office hours and graded for 60+ person Separations chemical engineering course.

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Led office hours and graded assignments for Numerical Methods chemical engineering course, including teaching students how to use Matlab

Charlottesville City County, Virginia, United States

I conducted undergraduate research under the supervision of Professor Robert Kelly. I used potentiodynamic cyclic and linear polarization scan techniques to characterize pitting and repassivation kinetics of stainless steels. I helped develop a high throughput electrochemical technique that increased research efficiency by over 4 times for artificial pit.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

I worked on corrosion mitigation projects for Department of Defense applications. Specifically, I performed electrochemical impedance spectroscopy experiments for product development of corrosion sensor technology for U.S. Navy applications. I also helped write a research grant that resulted in a $300K award to Luna to improve corrosion monitoring of DoD.

West Point, PA

Led, planned, and executed experiments to evaluate the feasibility of a filtration step in a new viral vaccine downstream process Collaborated with cross-functional team members to gather input on study design and execution -- Analyzed experimental data and used design criteria based on manufacturing requirements to evaluate filter performance Used results.

Danville, PA

Supported manufacturing technical support group at Cherokee Pharmaceuticals site which makes antibiotics in a large, complex chemical plant Performed investigation into causes of yield-lowering issues in an antibiotic manufacturing process Performed investigation into causes for unaccounted usage of caustic in the chemical plant -- Walked around large.

Virginia Beach, VA

Provided support to the Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program, which demonstrates new maritime technologies aboard a U.S. Navy boat to determine if the new technologies are suitable for U.S. Naval applications. Provided general support via various projects including: -- Developing Microsoft Access database to track each demonstration's information.

Virginia Beach

Provided general engineering support primarily to the structural engineering group, helping the group in its effort to make AutoCAD drawings for U.S. Navy boats

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering, Phd Candidate

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Community service for a range of nonprofits in Charlottesville Omega Chi Epsilon, the National Honor Society for.