EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering (GPA 3.6)
• Relevant Courses: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer, Separations Processes, Reaction Engineering and Kinetics, Process Control, Process Design
RELEVANT PROJECTS
ChE 160 Biofuels Design Project (01/2012 - 05/2012)
• Designed an original process to convert waste wood into synthetic natural gas
• Modeled gasification and methanation of process with ASPEN
• Considered economic feasibility and profit potential of process
ChE 154 Chemical Engineering Lab Projects (01/2011 - 05/2011)
• Performed an ethanol distillation lab with a 10 stage distillation column with a target of 2% ethanol in the bottoms and 75% ethanol in the distillate
• Implemented a pressure swing absorption protocol to purify air stream into an outlet stream of 90% nitrogen
• Administered a reaction lab to remove carbon dioxide out of a flue gas stream by reaction with a liquid stream of sodium hydroxide
• Executed a series of experiments on flow measurement meters to observe the accuracy of the meters and the pressure drops they induced
WORK EXPERIENCE
Student Research Assistant - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (06/2011 - Present)
• Annotated the Microcoleus vaginatus genome
• Assisted with RNA extraction, RNA amplification, RNA and DNA analysis, and other work in the wet lab
• Took initiative to set up a respirometer and measure respiration rates of yeast
Reader - UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Graduate Office (01/2011 - 05/2011)
• Collaborated with graduate student instructors to g...
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