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Golden, Co, Us

Dr. Wolden Research Group, Colorado School of Mines, Chemical and Biological Engineering Dept.Development of Catalytic Membrane Reactors (CMR) for Distributed Ammonia Processing Lead researcher on a $2 million DOE-sponsored research project in the green hydrogen field Designed and build a novel electroless plating process for metallic membrane deposition Decreased the material cost for CMR fabrication by >50% through Pd membrane deposition Developed a concept for zero carbon emission combustion through ammonia reformingTechno-Economic and Market Analysis for Distributed Ammonia Processing  Modeling and assessing technology scale-up feasibility through Aspen-Plus software  Focusing on a financial and market analysis through the formulation of business plans Discovery and analysis of new markets for the application of ammonia-reforming technologyEntrepreneurship Development  Completed MIT-sponsored Engine – Blueprint program on Tough Tech Startup development Completed NSF Innovation I-Corps Hubs Starting Block: West Region  Winner of Mines Global Energy Future Innov8x Challenge ($10,000)

Golden, Co, Us

1st year Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering

Bozeman, Mt, Us

• Lignocellulosic biomass as a renewable source for production of chemicals as an alternative to fossil fuels• Received funding from Undergraduate Scholars Program (USP), 900$ • Researched methods for isolation, analysis, and depolymerization of native lignin from birch wood• Developed a plan for experiments and overall research procedure• Characterized components of birch wood with a method developed by NREL

Bozeman, Mt, Us

Assistant coach for the NCAA D1 men's tennis team at the Montana State University.

Maribor, Si

• Working on publication: Methods for Identification and Separation of Textile Waste Polyamides • Experimental goals: turn textile waste toward chemical and textile industries feedstock• Researched methods to depolymerize and isolate monomer and oligomer units from polymers• Designed experimental matrix for a transformation of textile waste to feedstock with appropriate controls• FTIR – Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; analysis of solid substances, and detailed interpretation of obtained FTIR spectrums

Bozeman, Mt, Us

• Team Captain for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons• Led the team of 10 international players to two consecutive Big Sky Tournaments appearances• Earned to play at the first position of the singles and doubles lineup• 563rd ranked player in the World, International Tennis Federation-Juniors

• Worked in rotation with design, manufacturing, quality control and standards engineering teams for plastic and rubber production for automobile industry (Volkswagen, Audi, Knorr-Bremse Group)• Manufactured molded plastic and rubber products from materials (EPDM, CR, NR, SBR, NBR), rubber-plastic and silicon-metal products using Injection Molding machines• Fabricated soft/hard plastic products using the new 2K Injection molding technology

• Synthesized hybrid thiol-functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles (TEOS- Tetraethyl orthosilicate)• Immobilized OPA-chemical sensors with indicator reagent (UV reactive) on functionalized silica nanoparticles (SiO2-SH-OPA)• Tested and measured synthesized functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles using UV-Visible Spectroscopy

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Petroleum Engineering

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