Education:
University of Southern California
M.S. Chemical Engineering (GPA: 3.85) Expected Graduation: December 2015
B.S. Chemical Engineering – Nanotechnology Emphasis (GPA: 3.59) May 2015
Related Coursework:
Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, Physical Chemistries (+lab)
Modeling & Analysis of Chemical Systems Nanoscale Engineering Porous Media Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Nanostructured Materials Fluid Mechanics Calculus (A-D), Differential Equations Transport Phenomena Reactor Design
Work Experience:
Nonlinear Ion Dynamics, Assistant Development Engineer May 2015 – Present
•Assisted in the design of a plasma reactor (including pumps and flow controllers), as well as developing run conditions and parameters for optimal performance
•Performed residual gas analysis (RGA) on samples from the plasma experiment using a SRS mass spectrometer and performed data analysis in Excel
•Developed drawings of the reactor components in Solidworks, and simulated reactor runs using COMSOL Multiphysics
Mango Materials, Research Intern May 2014 – August 2014
•Performed stress/strain and maximum load tests on created polymers
•Established control system in Labview to automate sampling and adjusting of parameters in response to bioreactor parameters
•Constructed Matlab program to model gas transfer rate in bioreactors and optimize bioreactor parameters such as pH, temperature, and dissolved oxygen content to maximize production of bioplastic
•Analyzed statistical data in R to judge reliability and trends in data accumulated through bioreactor runs
USC Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory, Research Assistant August 2013 – May 2014
•Assist in the development of micro and nanotechnologies for biomedical applications through the integration of electrical, mechanical, and chemical modalities
•Formulated and experimented with a new ballistics gel replicating the physical and electrochemical properties of human tissue
•Performed lab experiments and characterized the electronic and material properties of the created polymer gel
•Developed Labview code to test practicality of wirelessly powering implantable medical devices
Coopervision, R&D Modeling Intern May 2013 – August 2013
•Developed Matlab program optimizing extraction/hydration processes using computational modeling and simulation approaches
•Analyzed polymer material properties and their dependency on process conditions
•Assisted in the development of polymer chemistry and processing techniques
•Modeled thermal and material transfer rates using simulation software under the direction of senior engineers
Oracle Corporation, Intern May 2012 – August 2012
•Acted as liaison between Java users and Oracle development team
•Analyzed error reports and developed conclusions for Oracle programmers
•Discussed trends in reports with engineers and suggested areas to focus efforts on
•Informed users of action taken as a result of reports
Skills:
Tools: COMSOL Multiphysics, MatLab, Labview, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Mathematica, Origin, Minitab
Programming Languages: C++, JAVA, HTML
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