Rakshith Sreeram Email & Phone Number

Eastchester, Ny, Us

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Analyzing PFDs and P&IDs via AutoCAD for Steam Methane Reforming and Pressure Swing Adsorption units • Utilizing Aspen HYSYS to conduct Heat & Material Balances for variable battery limit conditions

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Facilitated weekly office hours, graded homework, and exams, and addressed Ed Discussions for ~200 students enrolled in Engineering Probability & Statistics, improving student understanding and exam performance

• Tutored 3 students through individualized 2-hour sessions and practice problems for Organic Chemistry I, improving their understanding of reaction mechanisms and functional group characteristics

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Collaborated with 4 undergrads to synthesize metal spinel oxide nanoparticles and investigate electrocatalytic properties, replacing platinum-group metals with non-precious metal electrocatalysts, reducing fuel cell costs by up to 40%• Conducted Precipitation, Slow-Injection, and Heat-Up Synthesis to produce 30+ novel Spinel Oxide-Ketjen Black composites and colloidally stable electrocatalysts, tested via Rotating Disk Electrode voltammetry• Compiled spreadsheets of 100+ formulations… Show more • Collaborated with 4 undergrads to synthesize metal spinel oxide nanoparticles and investigate electrocatalytic properties, replacing platinum-group metals with non-precious metal electrocatalysts, reducing fuel cell costs by up to 40%• Conducted Precipitation, Slow-Injection, and Heat-Up Synthesis to produce 30+ novel Spinel Oxide-Ketjen Black composites and colloidally stable electrocatalysts, tested via Rotating Disk Electrode voltammetry• Compiled spreadsheets of 100+ formulations and electrochemical data for ML input to optimize formulation parameters Show less

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Coordinated with 3 peers to research industry adoption of Additive Manufacturing and Evolutionary Topological Optimization Algorithms, reducing material costs of 3D printed parts while retaining structural integrity• Simulated material stress on FreeCAD domains using Calculix Solver to achieve 60% material reduction via Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization, producing 10+ topologically optimized bridge, table, and bracket FE models• Led weekly 30-minute deliverables and… Show more • Coordinated with 3 peers to research industry adoption of Additive Manufacturing and Evolutionary Topological Optimization Algorithms, reducing material costs of 3D printed parts while retaining structural integrity• Simulated material stress on FreeCAD domains using Calculix Solver to achieve 60% material reduction via Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization, producing 10+ topologically optimized bridge, table, and bracket FE models• Led weekly 30-minute deliverables and presented materially optimized domains at the Operations Research Fair Show less

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Collaborated via a 6-person project team to analyze the effects of industrial processes such as mining on soil moisture and storm runoff and improve weather prediction accuracy in the Ithaca area• Modeled soil moisture via 2D ResiPy resistivity models, deployed 5 Zynect soil moisture sensors at 10cm depth to validate InSAR ground-truthing, and utilized Google Earth Engine time series analysis to correlate Zinc concentration and NDVI• Presented Wenner array methodology and changing… Show more • Collaborated via a 6-person project team to analyze the effects of industrial processes such as mining on soil moisture and storm runoff and improve weather prediction accuracy in the Ithaca area• Modeled soil moisture via 2D ResiPy resistivity models, deployed 5 Zynect soil moisture sensors at 10cm depth to validate InSAR ground-truthing, and utilized Google Earth Engine time series analysis to correlate Zinc concentration and NDVI• Presented Wenner array methodology and changing mining responsibility environmental analysis at the EAS Symposium Show less

White Plains, New York, United States

• Co-developed a proof of concept for automating quality inspections of hydraulic housings, replacing manual labor, and increasing process efficiency at a manufacturing plant in Chennai, India• Prototyped 3 SLA printed gauges according to specifications using Alibre CAD, and programmed a UFactory xArm 5 in JavaScript to execute a 3-step part testing and packing procedure in under 90 seconds, reducing process time by 25%• Assessed process viability and showcased the automated quality… Show more • Co-developed a proof of concept for automating quality inspections of hydraulic housings, replacing manual labor, and increasing process efficiency at a manufacturing plant in Chennai, India• Prototyped 3 SLA printed gauges according to specifications using Alibre CAD, and programmed a UFactory xArm 5 in JavaScript to execute a 3-step part testing and packing procedure in under 90 seconds, reducing process time by 25%• Assessed process viability and showcased the automated quality control process at a 250+ person internship symposium Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Operations Research And Engineering, Junior

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering, Junior

GPA: 3.993

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