Josh K
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Education:
Binghamton University, Bachelor of Arts: Chemistry Spring 2013
Chemistry GPA: 3.55/4.00
Overall GPA: 3.40/4.00
Scientific Publications:
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry August 18th, 2012
Co-authored paper titled ‘Design and electrochemical characterization of ternary alloy electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction.’
Selected Professional Research and Work Experience:
Underwriters Laboratories, Chemist: Wire and Cable Materials September 2014 – February 2015
Implemented new “Sodium Fusion” industrial process for halogen detection in wire/cable component polymers
X-Ray Fluorescence for determination of specific elements within wire/cable component polymers
Wire and Cable Elemental Analysis (Ba, Ca, Pb and Zn) using ICP, including sample digestion and centrifugal workup
Tube Furnace Acid-Gas Testing: controlled burning of wire/cable components to test for evolution of toxic gases and conductivity in resulting solution
Organized and held meetings related to lab work and progress of establishing the Sodium Fusion test
Nature’s Plus, Assistant Formulator: Research & Development May 2013 – January 2014
Modification of nutritional supplement formulas to meet label nutrient claims and U.S. Pharmacopeia standards
Troubleshooting large-scale manufacturing problems associated with vitamin production using pharmaceutical excipients
Scaling up R&D trials to production-sized batches of material
Formulation development of new dietary supplement products
Academic Research Experience:
Agrawal Solar Research Group, Purdue University: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Summer 2012
Full time research internship in chemical engineering with research symposium concluding program
Optimized sintering and synthesis of the CuSbS2/Se2 semiconductor for thin-film photovoltaic applications
Optical characterization of the semiconductor Cu2ZnSn(Sy,Se1-y)4 for better photovoltaic device simulation
Nanoparticle synthesis, purification, chemical bath deposition, X-Ray Diffraction
Zhong Lab, Binghamton University Fall 2011 – Fall 2012
Electrochemical analysis of catalytic activity of nanoparticles via RDE cyclic voltammetry
Multi-metallic nanoparticle-catalyst synthesis and testing for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells
Centrifugal workup and tube furnace nanoparticle treatment
Russell Lab, Boise State University: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer 2011
Full time research internship in electro-analytical chemistry and thin film deposition with poster presentation session
Electrochemical uranium sensor fabrication
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