Campbell scientific sensors wiring and programming; Tram set-up and installation

Project 1: Sustainable Biocrude Production Using Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae Biomass (National [Qatar] Priority Research Program)• Developed and updated research and experimental protocols, executed research techniques, tests, and analyses as the principal researcher of this project.• Designed and fabricated an in-situ sampling system to collect gaseous products from HTL treatment using Labview software and had them analyzed by gas chromatography (GC).• Conducted life cycle assessments (LCA) on the biofuel conversion process.Project 2: Distributed Power from Waste Biomass (USDA Sun Grant Program)• Coordination collaborative research project involving operation and maintenance of a small,downdraft gasifier (Vulcan Gasifier, MI, USA).• Design, fabrication, and operation of the gas collection system used to sample syngas. • Analyzing and interpreting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from canisters with GC-MSProject 3: Potential Emission Reduction by Converting Agricultural Residue Biomass to Synthetic Fuels for Vehicles and Domestic Cooking in China (Greyrock synthetic fuel study)• Evaluated the potential benefits of utilizing agricultural residues as feedstocks for synthetic fuelsrather than burning them in the field using existing models and data sources.• Examined the atmospheric criteria pollutant benefits, including using these synthetic fuels inplace of solid biomass fuels for household cooking.Project 4: Life-Cycle Energy, Water, and GHG Benefits of Residential Solar PV System in Nevada (NSFEPSCoR – Track 1 NEXUS Seed Grant)• Investigated the life-cycle environmental impacts of a residential-scale photovoltaic (PV) systemwith and without the inclusion of a battery storage system.• Determined the amount of embedded energy in the PV and battery systems, the energy paybacktime of the systems, the energy return on investment (EROI), the amount of water savings fromreduced use of grid power, and so forth.

Duties:• Conducted field experiments of cloud seeding and measurements of cloud properties and aerosol vertical profiles• Installation, calibration, and troubleshooting Particle Measuring System (PMS) airborne aerosol spectrometer probes mounted on aircraftResponsibilities:Publish peer-reviewed papers, prepare technical reports, communicate with vendors for instrument troubleshooting