EDUCATION:
University of California, Irvine
Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering
GPA 3.8/4.0
December 2013
Thesis in corrosion and fouling control of coatings applied to mild steel in marine environment.
Master of Science, Materials Science and Engineering, GPA 3.6/4.0
December 2009
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
June 2008
Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering
GPA 3.4/4.0, Upper Division GPA 3.7/4.0
Minor: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Specialization: Environmental Engineering
RELEVANT COURSEWORK:
Organic and Physical Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Statics/Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Electronics, Design Failure Investigation, Polymer Science and Engineering, Phase Transformations, Materials Processing, Electrochemistry, Materials in Extreme Environments (emphasis on aerospace materials).
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Computer: MS Office, Mathcad, Labview, Origin, FORTRAN, Solidworks.
Laboratory: Metallographic sample preparation, Mass loss measurements, Electrochemical testing and analyzing data (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Equivalent Circuit Modeling, Potentiodynamic scan and Tafel plot fit),
Tensile test, SEM, XRD, EDS/EDX, DSC, TGA, DLS, UV-VIS, Quartz crystal microbalance and Contact Angle.
EXPERIENCE:
UC Irvine, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Irvine, CA
Graduate Student Researcher
October 2008 – Present
• Monitor degradation and corrosion control of coatings incorporated with corrosion inhibitor using EIS.
• Design test setup to perform experiments to evaluate properties (mechanical, corrosion, chemical and surface).
• Manage laboratory safety (SOPs) and maintain laboratory testing equipment.
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