Pingfan Hu, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Stockholm, SE

Stockholm, SE

• Take ownership of the FleetLink telematics system, ensuring its optimal functionality.
• Developing predictive maintenance models using data from multiple sources, including equipment sensors, maintenance records, and historical performance data.
• Developing and implementing machine learning models to forecast optimal prices for each product, considering factors such as historical sales data, consumer behavior, and market trends.

College Station, TX, US

• Performed incident investigation and management of change in the EDC oxychlorination process for Formosa Plastics, resulting in improved safety and compliance.
• Developed machine learning-based prediction models for hazardous properties (LFL, UFL, AIT, and flashpoint) of chemical mixtures to support PSI and PHA for Formosa Plastics, improving risk assessment and safety planning.
• Aided airway obstruction diagnosis with CFD Modeling and Convolutional Neural Network.
• Established a risk assessment framework for wildfire in California by DNN and LSTM based on 2.17 million geo-referenced wildfire records, helping to improve wildfire management and prevention efforts
• Generate a database of the indoor CO2 concentration and infectious aerosol concentration under different conditions by ANSYS Fluent.

College Station, TX, US

• Teaching assistant for CHEN 461 Process Dynamics & Control.
• Teaching assistant for CHEN 364 Kinetics and Reactor Design.
• Teaching assistant for CHEN 655 Process Safety Engineering.

Stockholm, SE

• Analyzed historical accident and incident-related data to identify principal causes of accidents, allowing for targeted safety improvements and a reduction in accidents.
• Conducted data mining based on the FleetLink database to support predictive maintenance, resulting in a significant reduction in equipment downtime and maintenance costs.
• Performed text mining on SAP Cloud to analyze 40,000 calls from customers, providing insights into customer needs and concerns and informing customer service improvements.
• Developed stocking plans and pricing updates for Equipment Share, Sunbelt Rentals, and United Rentals, resulting in improved inventory management and increased profitability.

Stockholm, SE

• Collaborated with engineering and service marketing teams to develop customer reports and dealer-centric action plans, improving customer satisfaction and dealer performance.
• Updated recommended spare parts lists (RSPLs) for over 40 equipment to better assist customer self-service, reducing the need for on-site service visits and improving customer satisfaction.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Developed advanced catalysts for alcohol electro-oxidation more active/selective than platinum
• Developed nitrogen-coordinated metal electrocatalysts for fuel cell

Champaign, IL, US

• Prepared culture of a Bacillus sp. 278922_107 mutant and extracted the thiopeptide from the liquid culture
• Purified the tentative thiopeptide from extract fractions for structural characterization using HPLC
• Designed a plug-and-play pathway refactoring workflow based on Golden Gate reaction

Champaign, IL, US

• Instructed 160 undergraduates per semester in General chemistry lab II.

Burnaby, British Columbia, CA

• Operated LC-MS to analyze and detect raw materials and products such as clethodim, chlorothalonil, and chlorpyrifos.
• Conducted investigations into the synthesis technology route of Dinotefuran and its intermediate, identifying opportunities for process improvements and cost savings.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering