Qualifications Profile:
Up and coming Materials Engineer seeking a full time position in materials engineering in metallic, ceramic, and composite engineering.
Education:
B.S. Graduate, Major: Materials Science and Engineering: GPA 3.27/4.0, Major GPA 3.29/4.0
Graduated: Fall 2014
Work Experience:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Undergraduate Research Summer 2014
Radiochemistry Department
• Achieved effective development of isotope separation research of uranyl from multiple uranium compounds by varying the concentration of hexafluoroacetylacetone (hfac) in acetonitrile and studied the kinetics and equilibrium of uranyl in the ionic solution using UV-Visible spectroscopy.
• Adapted to current project by acquiring working and technical knowledge of actinide, organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry self-taught in order to fully comprehend project.
• Presented and reported all data in front of the department and was awarded best presentation.
• Work proved first step toward energy efficient alternative to purex method and was recommended for future continued work based on findings.
• Research findings under literature review for approaching technical publication.
University of Tennessee (UTK), Senior Design Project Spring 2014
Materials Science and Engineering Department
• Lead team of peers in management, investigation and innovative planning, design, and repair of a thermo-mechanical test to compare dynamic ring crack initiation components in glass, ceramic, and glass-ceramic materials.
• Investigation was promoted by a complex unusual material property system structure causing a localized negative coefficient of thermal expansion leading to an auxetic (negative poisson’s ratio) like response in the material.
• Experimentation followed ASTM standards included destructive failure analysis and non-destructive evaluation using FTIR optical absorption spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, SEM, and custom built thermo-mechanical spherical Hertzian impact tester.
• Work proved a cost effective alternative to high performance transparent ceramics.
• All work was presented and reported in written and oral form in front of the department.
Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL-ORAU), Intern Summer 2013
Materials Processing and Joining Group
• Researched de-oxidation and purification of pure powder titanium specimens following ASTM standards under various time and temperature at controlled pressure to understand interstitial diffusion of imperfections.
• Sustained constant customer and industry interaction for technical issues and cost reduction.
• Created CAD drawings of scale SS-3 bars for destructive testing and non-destructive failure analysis using techniques for hardness, corrosion, density, tensile, micrograph and SEM analysis.
• Presented and reported technical data and concepts before group in written and verbal formats, and recommendation of future work with technical writings.
Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL-ORAU), Intern Summer 2012
Material Science & Technology Division
• Researched cost effective fabrication of carbon graphite foam utilizing carbonization and graphitization processes.
• Titanium suppressor testing included high speed camera, reloading of targets, and recorded ...
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