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South Burlington, Vermont, United States

Burlington, Vermont Area

Surface Preparation/Cleans and Plasma Strip• Owned processes and controls for wet cleans, chemical etches, plasma strip, cryogenic cleans, & UV-harden • Created chemical, parts, and manufacturing cost savings and efficiency projects• Daily tasks included quality assurance, product disposition, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, statistical process control, and production control• Design of experiments to create new technologies and improve existing technologies• Direct… Show more Surface Preparation/Cleans and Plasma Strip• Owned processes and controls for wet cleans, chemical etches, plasma strip, cryogenic cleans, & UV-harden • Created chemical, parts, and manufacturing cost savings and efficiency projects• Daily tasks included quality assurance, product disposition, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, statistical process control, and production control• Design of experiments to create new technologies and improve existing technologies• Direct maintenance activity and equipment continuous improvement projects Show less

Rochester, New York Area

Projects: computational chemistry of liquid crystals, thermochromic materials, and photochromic materials; liquid crystal membrane gas permeation studiesPrincipal Investigator: Ken Marshall• Optical Materials Design Laboratory: computational chemistry and molecular modeling of liquid crystals, thermochromic materials, and photochromic materials.• Use of Schrödinger Materials Science Suite, Gaussian, and specialty computational packages such as Desmond Molecular Dynamics.•… Show more Projects: computational chemistry of liquid crystals, thermochromic materials, and photochromic materials; liquid crystal membrane gas permeation studiesPrincipal Investigator: Ken Marshall• Optical Materials Design Laboratory: computational chemistry and molecular modeling of liquid crystals, thermochromic materials, and photochromic materials.• Use of Schrödinger Materials Science Suite, Gaussian, and specialty computational packages such as Desmond Molecular Dynamics.• Calculation of refractive indices and dielectric properties of polymers exhibiting TeraHertz anisotropy• Supervise the undergraduate researchers in computational chemistry, organic synthesis, and gas permeation studies. Show less

Rochester, New York Area

- ChE 273 Process Design & Control with Professor Eldred Chimowitz - ChE 225 Thermodynamics with Professor Alexander Shestopalov - ChE 150 Green Energy with Professor Mitchell AnthamattenDisplay mastery of course material, lead recitations, assign and grade homework and exams, hold office hours for students, and attend weekly meetings to review student progress.

Rochester, New York Area

Course Development Project • Researched curriculum on environmental law and policy case studies, with a focus on efforts to address climate change• Examined the scientific, political, and economic drivers of international environmental law

Rochester, New York Area

Project: Reaction Injection Molding of Shape Memory Polymers Mentor: Professor Mitchell Anthamatten- Senior design project on Shape-Memory Polymers. Work done in a four-person, undergraduate team. - Scaling up of polymer production process from laboratory scale to pilot scale for future commercialization.- Creating thermal control, pressure control, and metering valve control for a Reaction Injection Molding unit.- Responsible for budget, timeline, and commercial… Show more Project: Reaction Injection Molding of Shape Memory Polymers Mentor: Professor Mitchell Anthamatten- Senior design project on Shape-Memory Polymers. Work done in a four-person, undergraduate team. - Scaling up of polymer production process from laboratory scale to pilot scale for future commercialization.- Creating thermal control, pressure control, and metering valve control for a Reaction Injection Molding unit.- Responsible for budget, timeline, and commercial supplier communications in addition to technical tasks. Show less

Manhattan, Ks

Project: Molecular Modeling of Furfural Conversion via ElectroreductionSupervisor: Dr. Bin Liu- Studied furfural conversion and product selectivity for the applications of high energy density biofuels, chemical solvents, adhesives, and wetting agents from a wide variety of agricultural and manufacturing byproducts. - Used Density Functional Theory calculations, via Python coding and computational packages such as CatMAP and VASP, to study and predict surface-reaction behavior of… Show more Project: Molecular Modeling of Furfural Conversion via ElectroreductionSupervisor: Dr. Bin Liu- Studied furfural conversion and product selectivity for the applications of high energy density biofuels, chemical solvents, adhesives, and wetting agents from a wide variety of agricultural and manufacturing byproducts. - Used Density Functional Theory calculations, via Python coding and computational packages such as CatMAP and VASP, to study and predict surface-reaction behavior of molecules in electrochemical catalysis. - Work published by Molecular Simulation: Journal of Experimental Nanoscience and to be presented at the North American Catalysis Society conference under the title “Practical principles of density functional theory for catalytic reaction simulations on metal surfaces – From theory to applications” Show less

Rochester, New York Area

Mentor: Dr. Walter ShmaydaProject Title: Oxygen Uptake Using a Nickel Catalyst- Studied effects of catalyst type, temperature, and flow rate of streams on catalyst uptake and regeneration. - Performed hands-on design and construction of the experimental apparatus, problem solving of malfunctions with apparatus, handling of all reagents and products of the experiment, data collection, and data analysis. - View comprehensive research report published online at… Show more Mentor: Dr. Walter ShmaydaProject Title: Oxygen Uptake Using a Nickel Catalyst- Studied effects of catalyst type, temperature, and flow rate of streams on catalyst uptake and regeneration. - Performed hands-on design and construction of the experimental apparatus, problem solving of malfunctions with apparatus, handling of all reagents and products of the experiment, data collection, and data analysis. - View comprehensive research report published online at http://www.lle.rochester.edu/publications/high_school_reports/. Click "2012 High School Reports" Show less

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.0 Graduate Engineering At Rochester (GEAR) 5-year BS/MS combined admissions program through the Hajim School.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Women Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, UofR Biodiesel, American Indian Science.