EDUCATION
Dec. 2014 M.S., Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Utah State University, Utah (GPA: 3.5/4.0)
Aug. 2011 M.S., Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Iowa (GPA: 3.63/4.0)
Jun. 2007 B.S. (First Class Honors), Agricultural Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Sci. and Tech., Ghana
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2011 – present Research Assistant, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
• Operated and handled troubleshooting of bench and pilot-scale gasification and pyrolysis unit similar to petroleum refinery (Project: Co-gasification of coal-biomass using fluidized-bed reactors).
• Operated organic elemental and thermogravimetric analyzer, bomb calorimeter, viscometer, FT- IR spectrometer, gas chromatography, and Karl Fischer titrator.
• Wrote technical reports and developed standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2011 Teaching and Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
• Performed in-lab biodiesel production demonstrations.
• Supervised student in-class activities, assisted with course grading, and held office hours.
Aug. 2007 – May 2008 Teaching Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Sci. and Tech., Kumasi, Ghana
• Organized, taught classes, and assisted with course grading.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2014 - present Habitat for Humanity (ReStore): help with taking donations, organizing items, and assisting customers.
Apr 2011 Earth day (Sustainable Booth Fair): biodiesel-making demonstr...
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