Nicole Liu Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Working on renewing the electrocatalyst on the PEM of degraded hydrogen fuel cells• Conducting three-electrode experimentation, with various electrode materials and electrolyte concentrations, using a BioLogic potentiostat• Analyzing electrodes using TEM and XRD• Fabricating MEAs and utilizing a fuel cell test station to run various experiments on hydrogen fuel cells• Using Python to graph & analyze data (ECSA) collected from three-electrode experimentation

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

• Worked in Process Safety Risk Analysis• Completed 8 AREDM calculations for four heat exchangers• Helped write a Python script that could analyze the effect of leaks along an entire chemical pipeline• Created an Excel program to calculate bubble point and dew point• Utilized the PSID to do an incident investigation, information was presented at a monthly safety meeting• Attended a PHA

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Focused on optimizing bifunctional OER & ORR spinel catalysts• Analyzed the resulting morphology, particle size, surface area, etc of catalysts using SEM and XRD• Used GSAS and Python to organize data, mostly via graphing, obtained from XRD and SEM results• Aided my mentors, Dr. Katherine Page and Xin Wang, in the completion of catalytic synthesis, calcination, and characterization• Presented at EUReCA 2023 and was awarded the 2nd place engineering research award• Worked on co-writing a publication on optimizing bifunctional OER & ORR catalysts

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

• Aided my mentor, Chiharu Lovins, in the completion of western blots, genotyping, RNA and protein extraction, etc• Managed data in Excel and PowerPoint• Gained experience/knowledge about proper lab etiquette and equipment• Collaborated with knowledgeable researchers to attain, and evaluate, data from experiments• Presented research data to a group of 10-15 scientists during weekly lab meetings

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States

Tasked with taking orders/using the cash register, preparing drinks, and taking orders to curbside/rapid pickups.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, Junior

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), ChemE CarGPA: 3.98/4.00

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity swim team, Mu Alpha Theta, Hats for the Homeless