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2011-2012
Doctoral Candidates’ Résumés
Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2011-2012
Doctoral Candidates’ Résumés
Contents
Resumes of Chemical Engineering graduate students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst who will seek post-doctoral positions (academia and industry) between now and September 2012
Name Advisor Year Entered
Marina Bendersky Davis 2007
Arnout Boelens Muthukumar 2006
Torren Carlson Huber 2006
John R. Edison Monson 2007
David M. Griffin Bhatia 2006
Jung Ho Jae Huber 2007
Lin Jin Monson/Auerbach 2007
Jung-Won Keum Bermudez 2007
Martin E. Kolewe Roberts/Henson 2006
Sreekumar R. Kuriyedath Mountziaris 2005
Nicole Labbe Westmoreland/Ford 2007
Andre Rodrigues Muniz Maroudas 2006
Hakan Olcay Huber 2005
Adam Thomas St. Jean Forbes 2007
Achyuta Teella Ford 2005
Bhushan Toley Forbes 2006
Christina Vasalou Henson 2006
Anurag Verma Ford 2006
Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marina Bendersky
University of Massachusetts
Department of Chemical Engineering
262B Goessman Lab
Amherst, MA 01003
Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 2007 -
Graduate student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey M. Davis
Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 2002 - 2006
B.Sc. cum Laude, Department of Chemical Engineering. GPA 87.
Graduation Research Project: Characterization of phenols degradation and mineralization by
Advanced Oxidation Processes
Colegio Nacional De Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1994 – 1999
Secondary studies with orientation in Exact Sciences
Working Experience
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMass, Amherst, MA. 2008-
Courses: Introduction to Chemical Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer, Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis
Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMass, Amherst, MA. 2007 –
Project Engineer, Kal Binyan Tarmac Ltd., Israel 2006 - 2007
Project engineer at a company that builds and operates wastewater treatment
plants.
Responsibilities include: process equipment installation, negotiation with suppliers
in Israel and abroad, proposals for a new oxidation system in a nitrification reactor
and for the renovation of an existing plant.
IMI (Tami) – Institute for R&D 2006
Research and development assistant in the powders technologies division.
Instytut Podstaw Chemii Zywnosci - Lodz, Poland July-August, 2005
IAESTE Student Exchange Program Internship.
Research in physical chemistry. Absorbance measurements of protein solutions
through UV-Vis spectrophotometry, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence
spectroscopy studies and practice in computer assisted molecular modeling.
Publications
1- Marina Bendersky, Jeffrey M. Davis, DLVO interaction of colloidal particles with topographically and chemically heterogeneous surfaces. JCIS 353 (2011) 87-97. 2- Saugata Gon, Marina Bendersky, Jennifer L. Ross and Maria M. Santore, Manipulating Protein Adsorption using a Patchy Protein-Resistant Brush. Langmuir 26 (2010) 12147–12154. 3- Marina Bendersky, Jeffrey M. Davis, Statistically-based DLVO approach for interaction and deposition of colloidal particles on surfaces with nanoscale heterogeneity. In submission to Langmuir.
Awards
Eugene M. Isenberg Scholar Award for the 2010/2011 academic year.
Conference Presentations
240th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA - August 22−26, 2010
84th Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Akron, OH - June 20-23, 2010
Academic Skills
Programming and computer simulation: Fortran, MATLAB, Python, Hysys (Chemical
Engineering Processes Simulation).
Extracurricular activities
Project "Hibur", an MIT-Technion Link 2005-2007
Creation of an initiative that aims to establish academic and personal connections
between MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Technion.
Member of the Technion delegation to MIT in September 2005, and, as a member
of the Hibur Technion Steering Committee, organizer and leader of that same
delegation in September 2006.
Program for the Advancement of Technological Manpower 2003-2005
Teaching fundamental sciences subjects to primary and high schools
students
National Olympics in Chemistry, Buenos Aires 1998-1999
Reached national finals stage.
Languages
English, Spanish, Hebrew - mother tongue level
Resume
Personal detailsName BoelensFirst name ArnoutAddress 124 Russell Street
Hadley, MA 01035USA
Mobile +1 431 695 7461E-mail [email protected]
ObjectiveTo work in R&D with a group of motivated people who are enthusiastic about what they do, in an environment whereI get challenged intellectually.
EducationChemical Engineering University of Massachusetts,
AmherstDoctor of Philosophy.Research: Parallel DNS and Langevin dynam-ics study of turbulent drag reduction due topolymer additives.Advisor: Prof. M. Muthukumar
2006 -
Applied Physics Delft University of Technology Master of ScienceThesis: DNS study of local-equilibrium modelsin dilute particle-laden turbulent pipe flows.Advisor: Dr. eng. L. Portela
2003 - 2006
Applied Physics Delft University of Technology Bachelor of Science 1999 - 2003
Work experienceTeaching assistant University of Massachusetts,
AmherstGrading homework and exams, and teachinga couple of classes for Thermodynamics andFluid Mechanics
2006 -
Internship Basell Polyolefine GmbH,Frankfurt am Main
Rheological research into die swell. Studiesinvolved experimental measurements and pro-gramming for data analysis.
2004
Help-desk employee Delft University of TechnologyLibrary
Assisting people with their computer problems. 2002 - 2006
SkillsProgramming For my research I program in Fortran with MPICH2 for parallel processing. I also use Matlab
and Mathematica for modeling and derivations.Sytem Administrator As system administrator for the research group I installed and maintain the Kerberos, LDAP,
Subversion, and NFS servers, and I do the maintenance of the cluster.Languages I speak Dutch, English, and German fluently and I am proficient in Spanish.
Leadership positions and other accomplishmentsTreasurer Musical committee K.S.V.
Sanctus Virgilius, DelftResponsible for the finances. This included hir-ing a conductor and director, and finding spon-sors. A total of 1500 people saw our musical.
2001 - 2002
Secretary Annual book committeeVvTP (Student Associationfor Applied Physics), Delft
Taking and preparing the minutes of meetings,and responsible for communications with, forexample, guest writers.
2000 - 2001
Publications Boelens, A.M.P. and Portela, L.M., DNS study of local-equilibrium models in dilute particle-laden turbulent pipe flows. ERCOFTAC SERIES, 11, 2007
Hobbies/interestsI used to play field hockey competitively, and in my free time I hike, bike, and dance salsa.
ReferencesReferences are available on request.
Torren R. Carlson, Ph.D.
535 Concord Circle Chaska, MN 55318
612-568-3352 (voicemail) [email protected]
Areas of Expertise I have a strong background in heterogeneous catalyst synthesis and characterization. I have a strong mechanical ability and am experienced in high temperature reactor design, construction and scale up. Through my past research I have proven my ability to think creatively and generate novel ideas to solve complex problems. Education and Training University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, 2006-2010 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2002-2006 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 2006 Research and Professional Experience 2010-Present: Postdoctoral Researcher, CAT Catalytic Center at RWTH, Aachen, Germany
• Working on a joint project with Bayer Material Science, Bayer Technology Service and RWTH Aachen University for the production of polyether polycarbonate polyols from carbon dioxide.
• My research focuses on the micro kinetics and reactor design for the heterogeneous catalyzed co-polymerization of carbon dioxide and expoxides.
• Developing a micro kinetic model using in situ techniques to aid in scale up of the process. 2006-2010: PhD Candidate advised by George W. Huber
• My research focused on development of the catalytic fast pyrolysis process for the thermochemical conversion of biomass to aromatics, olefins and other petrochemicals.
• Through catalyst development and reactor design I successfully scaled up the process from a small milligram scale batch reactor to a hundred gram per hour continuous fluidized bed reactor.
• I designed and built two bench scale fluidized bed reactors to study the chemical kinetics and hydrodynamics of the process.
2004-2006: Research Intern, 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
• Designed accelerated aging experiments to rapidly screen silicone LED encapsulant formulations. • Designed and built a novel direct LED light source for use in LCD televisions.
• Worked effectively in an interdisciplinary team of chemists, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and material scientists.
2004-2006: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program advised by Michael Tsapatsis, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Synthesized and characterized zeolite materials for use in high permeability composite membranes.
• Learned many complementary characterization techniques such as; chemadsorption, X-ray diffraction and SEM microscopy.
Honors and Awards
• Third Place in the 2008 Ignite Clean Energy entrepreneurial contest, May 2008
• First place poster presentation at the Spring New England Catalysis Society, April 2008
• North American Catalysis Society KOKES award recipient, June 2009
• Departmental award for outstanding contributions as a teaching assistant, September 2009 Selected Publications
1. Carlson, T. R.; Cheng, Y.; Jae, J.; and Huber G. W.; Production of Green Aromatics and Olefins by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Wood Sawdust, Energy Environ. Sci. 4 145-161 (2011).
2. Carlson, T. R.; Jae, J.; Lin Y.; Tompsett G. A.; Huber G. W. Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Glucose
With HZSM-5: The Combined Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reactions, Journal of Catalysis 270 (1), 110-124 (2009).
3. Carlson, T. R.; Jae, J.; and Huber, G. W.; Mechanistic Insights from Isotopic Studies of Glucose Conversion to Aromatics Over ZSM-5, ChemCatChem 1 (1), 107-110 (2009).
4. Carlson, T. R.; Tompsett, G. A.; Conner, W. C.; and Huber, G. W.; Aromatic Production from Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass-derived Feedstocks, Topics in Catalysis 52 (3), 241-252 (2009).
5. Carlson, T.R.; Vispute, T.P.; and Huber, G.W.; Green Gasoline by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass-derived Compounds, ChemSusChem 1, 397-400 (2008).
Patents
1. Thompson D. S.; Schardt C.R.; Carlson T. R.; Jager; G. G.; Wheatley; J.A. “Direct-lit backlight
having light sources with bifunctional diverters.” USPTO Application #: 20070047219 Aug. 2006 2. Huber G. W.; Cheng; Y.; Carlson T. R.; Vispute T.; Jae J.; Tompsett G. A. “Catalytic Pyrolysis of
Solid Biomass and Related Biofuels, Aromatic, and Olefin Compounds.” USPTO Application #: 20090227823 Sept. 2009
JOHN R EDISON
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA.
Cell : 413-329-4717
Office: 413-545-9684
Email : [email protected]
EDUCATION PhD in Chemical Engg. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst. GPA 4.0/4.0 2007 - Present
B. Tech in Chem. Engg., Anna University. GPA : 9.48/10.0 2007
AWARDS/
HONORS
� University gold medallist 2007 in Chemical Engineering (B. Tech) – Anna University
� Dr.Govinda Rau Memorial award for best student in Chemical Engineering 2006
� Dr. Jagannadhaswamy Memorial award for best student in Chem. Rxn. Engg. 2006
� Received the Elridge fellowship from College of Engineering, UMass.
� Received a DAAD stipend to visit Univ. of Leipzig
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2007-Present
Guided by Dr. Peter Monson, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
� Studying the dynamics of fluid behavior in mesoporous materials using lattice based
density functional theories
� Developing a theory of self diffusion in mesoporous materials
� Understanding, nucleation phenomena under confinement
RESEARCH INTERN SUMMER 2005
Guided by Dr.Surendra Ponrathnam, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune.
� Existing models in literature to estimate copolymer reactivity ratios were programmed
� The applicability of these models for frontal polymerization was studied.
RESEARCH INTERN SUMMER 2006
Guided by Dr.B D Kulkarni, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune.
� Worked on modeling the dynamics of frontal polymerization.
� The use of ionic liquids as possible solvents for frontal polymerization was investigated.
TEACHING Teaching Assistant Thermodynamics II Fall 2008 / 2009 / 2010
SKILLS
Areas of Expertise : Thermodynamics of confined fluids
Molecular Simulation Techniques : Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics
Programming Languages : Fortran, Visual Basic
Scripting : PHP, Python, Unix
PUBLICATIONS
(i) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. (2009) Modeling Relaxation Processes for Fluids in Porous
Materials Using Dynamic Mean Field Theory: An Application to Partial Wetting. Journal of
Low Temperature Physics, 157, 395.
(ii) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. (2010) Dynamic Mean Field Theory of Condensation and
Evaporation Processes for Fluids in Porous Materials: Applications to Partial Drying and
Drying. Faraday Discussions 146. (In Press).
(iii) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. (2010) Modeling Relaxation Processes for Fluids in Porous
Materials Using Dynamic Mean Field Theory: Application to pore networks. Adsorption. (In
Press).
(iv) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. (2010). A Theory of Self-Diffusion in Mesoporous Materials.
(In preparation)
PRESENTATIONS
(i) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. Dynamic Mean Field Theory for Fluids in Porous Materials:
Comparison with Higher Order Approximations and Molecular Simulations. 2009 AIChE
Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.
(ii) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. A Theory of Self-Diffusion for Fluids Confined in Mesoporous
Materials. 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.
(ii) Edison J. R., Monson P. A. Modeling Relaxation Processes for Fluids in Ordered Pore
Networks using Dynamic Mean Field Theory. 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.
DAVID M. GRIFFIN
112 Engineering Laboratory II 101 North Service Road Amherst, MA 01003
Email: [email protected] Office: (413) 577-2593 Cell: (785) 231-9401
EDUCATION PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering (Sept. 2006-Present) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Advisor: Dr. Surita R. Bhatia Expected Date of Graduation: Sept. 2011 B.S. Chemical Engineering (Dec. 2005) University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS GPA 3.77/4.00, with honors from the University and the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Graduate Research in Nanocomposite Biomaterials (Dec. 2006-Present) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Advisor: Dr. Surita R. Bhatia
• Designed an in situ biomimetic process using simple biocompatible precursors to form a hydrogel/inorganic nanocomposite.
• Characterized biomaterials to show existence of nanoscopic, poorly crystalline calcium phosphate mineral in composites.
• Confirmed improved mechanical properties over conventional biomaterials of same chemical composition.
Laboratory Research Assistant in Complex Fluids Group (June 2004-Aug. 2004) University of Maryland, College Park, MD Advisor: Dr. Srinivasa R. Raghavan
• Gathered thermal and rheological data on an aqueous single surfactant/organic salt system • Helped to identify a thermoreversible vesicle to micelle transition. • See: T. S. Davies, A. M. Ketner and S. R. Raghavan, “Self-Assembly of Surfactant Vesicles
that Transform into Viscoelastic Wormlike Micelles upon Heating,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 128, 6669 (2006)
Undergraduate Researcher in Molecular Modeling (Jan. 2004-May 2004) University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Advisor: Dr. Kyle V. Camarda
• Began study of polymer-stabilized peptide drugs using molecular dynamics simulation. • Designed initial models to study the interaction between peptide VYGNGA with polymer
(polyvinylpyrrolidone) to reduce peptide degradation. • See: S. M. Thompson, S. Sinha, E. M. Topp and K. V. Camarda, “A Molecular Design
Approach to Peptide Drug Stabilization,” Molecular Simulation, 32, 291 (2006).
David M. Griffin - 2 -
TRAINING AND INSTRUMENATION
Powder X-Ray Diffraction Small/Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering Small and Ultra Small Angle Neutron
Scattering Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint Spectrophotometry/Fluorometry C++, Fortran 90, HTML Rheological Characterization Scanning Electron Microscopy
Confocal Microscopy Thermal Gravimetric Analysis Dynamic/Static Light Scattering Aseptic Techniques for Mammalian Cell Culture Introduction to Scientific Teaching Ethics for Scientists and Engineers Technology Management: Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
HONORS, AWARDS AND ASSOCIATIONS
National Institutes of Health Chemistry/Biology Interface (CBI) Fellow 2009-Current National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Traineeship (IGERT) Fellow in Nanotechnology Innovation 2007-2009
National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Associate in Cellular Engineering
2008-Current
MDU Resources Employees National Scholarship Recipient 2001, 2006 Co-Founder and Executive Board Member of the University of Massachusetts
Nanotechnology Club (NanoMass) 2007-2009
University of Massachusetts Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association (ChEGS) Founding Member
2008-Current
Vice-President 2008-2010 University of Kansas Rowing Novice Coach 2005-2006 University of Kansas Rowing Varsity Member 2001-2005
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
(*presenting author)
D. M. Griffin, S. R. Bhatia. “Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites Via In Situ Mineralization in Commodity Block Copolymer Hydrogels”, Submitted to Acta Biomaterialia 2010.
D. M. Griffin, S. R. Bhatia. “Large-scale Structure in Colloids Undergoing a Glass-to-Glass Transition”, In preparation to be submitted to Physical Review Letters, 2011.
X. Pan, D. M. Griffin, S. R. Bhatia. “New Thermoreversible Gels Based on Perfluorocarbon Microemulsions”, In preparation to be submitted to Langmuir, 2011.
David Griffin*, Soumitra Choudhary, Surita Bhatia, “Amphiphilic derivatives of alginate: Rheology and controlled release”, 2010 Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 26, 2010.
David Griffin*, Surita Bhatia, “In Situ Mineralization of Block Copolymer Hydrogels”, 2008 MRS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 1, 2008. (poster)
David Griffin*, Surita Bhatia, “In Situ Synthesis of Calcium Phosphate Minerals in Block Copolymer Hydrogels”, 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 18, 2008.
JUNG HO JAE
Work Address
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts
686 N. Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01003
Email : [email protected]
Home Address
1001 N. Pleasant St.
Crestview Apts. 34
Amherst, MA, 01002
412-719-2518(Mobile)
Education
Ph.D. Candidate,
2007.9 - Present
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Department of Chemical Engineering
Advisor : Prof. George W. Huber
Amherst, MA
M.S., 2007. 5 Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Advisor : Prof. Spyros N. Pandis
Pittsburgh, PA
B.S., 2005. 2 Sogang University (Magna Cum Laude)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Seoul, Korea
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. George W. Huber University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2007 - Present
1. Design of zeolite catalysts for biomass conversion
2. Catalytic fast pyrolysis of solid biomass to petrochemicals
3. Designed and built a large scale fluidized bed reactor
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Spyros N. Pandis Carnegie Mellon University 2005 - 2007
1. Measured fine aerosol water content and its composition in Pittsburgh
2. Analyzed the ambient aerosol data with thermodynamic models (AIM and GFEMN)
Publications
1. Optimizing the ZSM-5 catalyst for Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Glucose, Andrew J. Foster,
Jungho Jae, Raul F. Lobo, and George W. Huber in preparation for Appl. Catal. B: Environ.
2. Investigation of The Shape Selectivity of Zeolite Catalysts for Biomass Conversion, Jungho Jae,
Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Andrew J. Foster, Scott M. Auerbach, Raul F. Lobo, and George W.
Huber accepted to J. Catal.
3. Production of Green Aromatics and Olefins by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Wood Sawdust,
Torren R. Carlson, Yu-Ting Cheng, Jungho Jae and George W. Huber, accepted to Energy
Environ. Sci.
4. Depolymeriation of lignocellulosic Biomass into Fuel Precursors: Maximizing Carbon
Efficiency by Combining Hydrolysis with Pyrolysis, Jungho Jae, Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Yu-
Chuan Lin, Torren R. Carlson, Jiacheng Shen, Taiying Zhang, Bin Yang, Charles E. Wyman, W.
Curtis Conner and George W. Huber, Energy Environ. Sci., 3 (2010) 358 - 365
5. Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Glucose with HZSM-5: The combined homogeneous and
heterogeneous reactions, Torren R. Carlson, Jungho Jae, Yu-Chuan Lin, Geoffrey A. Tompsett,
and George W. Huber, J. Catal., 270 (2010) 110-124
6. Mechanistic Insights from Isotopic Studies of Glucose Conversion to Aromatics over ZSM-5,
Torren R. Carlson, Jungho Jae, and George W. Huber, ChemCatChem., 1 (2009) 107-110
Patent
1. Huber, G.W., Cheng, Y-T., Carlson, T.R., Jae, J., Vispute, T.P., and Tompsett, G.A. “Catalytic
Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass and related biofuels , aromatic and olefinic compounds”, US Patent
Application US2009/0227823A1 (2009)
Conference Presentations (presenter*)
1. ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA Aug 22-26, 2010 “Optimization of zeolites for pyrolytic
conversion of glucose to aromatic hydrocarbons”, Andrew J. Foster*, Jungho Jae, George W.
Huber, and Raul F. Lobo
2. ACS National Meeting, Sanfrancisco, CA Mar 20-25, 2010 “Integrated process for
depolymeriation of lignocellulosic materials: maximizing carbon efficiency by combining
hydrolysis with pyrolysis”, Jungho Jae*, Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Yu-Chuan Lin, Torren R.
Carlson, Jiacheng Shen, Taiying Zhang, Bin Yang, Charles E. Wyman, W. Curtis Conner and
George W. Huber
3. AICHE National Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, 2009 “Size Selectivity in Catalytic Fast
Pyrolysis” Geoffrey A. Tompsett*, Jungho Jae, Torren R. Carlson, Karl D. Hammond, Scott M.
Auerbach, George W. Huber, and W. Curtis Conner
4. NECS Meeting, Worcester, MA, October, 2009 “Size and Shape Selectivities in Catalytic Fast
Pyrolysis of Glucose”, Jungho Jae*, Geoffrey A. Tompsett, Torren R. Carlson, Karl D.
Hammond, Scott M. Auerbach, W. Curtis Conner, and George W. Huber
5. NACS National Meeting, Sanfrancisco, CA June, 2009 “Aromatic Production from Biomass
by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis” Torren R. Carlson*, Jungho Jae, and George W. Huber
6. ACS National Meeting, Sanfrancisco, CA Mar 20-25, 2009 “Aromatic Production from
Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass feedstocks”, Torren R. Carlson, Jungho Jae, Geoffrey
A. Tompsett, and George W. Huber*
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant
1. ChE 401 Senior lab at Umass Fall, 2009-2010
2. ChE 120 Fundamentals at Umass Spring, 2009-2010
Honors and Awards
Graduation with Magna Cum Laude 2005
Sogang University Scholarship with Honor 2002-2004
Lin Jin 345 Lincoln Ave. Apt 125, Amherst, MA 01002
413-545-6209 (Office), 617-780-1405 (Cell) Email: [email protected]
SUMMARY
• Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering • 6 years of programming experience
• 4 years of computational experience modeling growth and stabilities of crystalline and amorphous solids
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Easily adapted to new domains and challenges
SKILLS
• Languages: Fortran, C, MPI (parallel computing)
• Software: Matlab, Windows, Linux, Office, LaTex, vmd, PovRay, Origin
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, GPA 3.9/4, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, expected Jun 2012
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 2007
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Jun 2005
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, Chemical Engineering, Umass Amherst Sep 2007- present Advisor: Prof. Scott M. Auerbach and Prof. Peter A. Monson
• Thesis Title: Modeling the self-assembly of ordered nanoporous materials
• A coarse graining lattice model to study the nanoparticles self-assembly that occurs in this clear solution synthesis of silicalite-1
• Develop a low-coordination lattice model capable of describing the mechanism of silicic acid polymerization
Graduate Research Assistant, Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University Sep 2005-Jun 2007
Advisor: Prof. Yang-Xin Yu
• Developed a molecular model to describe the interactions between globular proteins in aqueous electrolyte solutions.
• Molecular simulation and EOS study on hard-core two-Yukawa fluid mixtures
AWARDS AND HONORS
1. David C. Tillwick Memorial Fellowship, Umass Amherst, 2010
2. Dong Yue Chemcal Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 2006
PUBLICATIONS
1. Jin, L., Yu, Y. X., and Gao, G. H., “A molecular-thermodynamic model for the interactions between globular proteins in aqueous solutions: Applications to bovine serum albumin (BSA), lysozyme, alpha-chymotrypsin, and immuno-gamma-globulins (IgG) solutions”, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 304, 77-83, 2006
2. Yu, Y. X. and Jin, L. “Thermodynamic and structural properties of mixed colloids represented by a hard-core two-Yukawa mixture model fluid: Monte Carlo simulations and an analytical theory”, J. Chem. Phys., 128, 014901, 2008
3. Jin, L., Auerbach, S. M. and Monson, P. A. “Modeling Nanoparticle Formation during Early Stages of Zeolite Growth: A Low-Coordination Lattice Model of Template Penetration”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 14393, 2010
4. Jin, L., Auerbach, S. M. and Monson, P. A. “Modeling Three-Dimensional Network Formation with an Atomic Lattice Model: Application to Silicic Acid Polymerization ”, submitted.
5. Jin, L., Auerbach, S. M. and Monson, P. A. “Self-assembled porous material structures derived from a tetrahedral lattice model”, in preparation
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. Jin,L., Auerbach, S. M. and Monson, P. A., “Modeling the formation of nanoparticles during early stages of zeolite growth”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, November, 2009
2. Jin,L., Auerbach, S. M. and Monson, P. A., “Silicic Acid Polymerization: A Low Coordination LatticeModel Study ”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2010.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Jung-Won Keum
120 Governors drive, Amherst, MA 01002
413-577-2431
EDUCATION
March 1999 - February 2004 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University,
Seoul, Korea
March 2004 - February 2006 M.S., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul
National University, Seoul, Korea
September 2007 – present Ph.D. candidate, Chemical Engineering, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst
EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS
DNA and RNA analysis; gel electrophoresis, gene cloning, PCR
Cell culture; fermentation, mammalian cell culture
In vitro protein expression system derived from E.coli; in vitro transcription, in vitro
translation
Protein analysis; SDS-PAGE, Western blot, isotope labeling
GC, HPLC analysis
AFM imaging, TEM imaging
Microscopic analysis
Flow cytometry
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
DNA is of tremendous interest, both as a nanoscale building block and as a therapeutic molecule
in gene therapy. We are interested in designing novel DNA nanostructures which possess
antisense activity for knockout of target gene. DNA nanostructures can be modified with
proteins and nanoparticles for additional cell targeting and stimuli responsive features. Our
results highlight the versatility of DNA nanostructures for drug delivery applications.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Keum JW, Hathorne AP, Bermudez. Controlling forces and pathways in self-
assembly using viruses and DNA WIREs Nanomedicine & Nanobiotechnology, 2011
in press
2. Keum JW, Bermudez H. Enhanced resistance of DNA nanostructures to enzymatic
digestion. Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Dec 7;(45):7036-8.
3. Keum JW, Ahn JH, Kang TJ, Kim DM. Combinatorial, selective and reversible
control of gene expression using oligodeoxynucleotides in a cell-free protein synthesis
system, Biotechnol. Bioeng., Vol. 9999, No. 9999, 2008
4. Ahn JH, Keum JW, Kim DM. High-throughput, combinatorial engineering of initial
codons for tunable expression of recombinant proteins. J Proteome Res. 2008
May;7(5):2107-13.
5. Kim TW, Keum JW, Oh IS, Choi CY, Kim HC, Kim DM. An economical and highly
productive cell-free protein synthesis system utilizing fructose-1,6-bisphosphate as an
energy source, J Biotechnol. 130 (4): 389-393 JUL 15 2007
6. Kim TW, Oh IS, Keum JW, Kwon YC, Byun JY, Lee KH, Choi CY, Kim DM.
Prolonged cell-free protein synthesis using dual energy sources: Combined use of
creatine phosphate and glucose for the efficient supply of ATP and retarded
accumulation of phosphate, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2007 Jan 19
7. Kim TW, Keum JW, Oh IS, Choi CY, Park CG, Kim DM. Simple procedures for the
construction of a robust and cost-effective cell-free protein synthesis system. J.
Biotechnol. 2006 Dec 1 Vol 126(4) 554-561
8. Keum JW, Ahn JH, Choi CY, Lee KH, Kwon YC, Kim DM. The presence of a
common downstream box enables the simultaneous expression of multiple proteins in
an E. coli extract. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2006 Nov 24;350(3):562-7.
9. Keum JW, Kim TW, Park CG, Choi CY, Kim DM. Oxalate enhances protein
synthesis in cell-free synthesis system utilizing 3-phosphoglycerate as energy source. J.
Biosci. Bioeng. 2006 Feb;101(2):16
10. Keum JW, Kim TW, Oh IS, Choi CY, Kim DM. Regeneration of ATP through an
activated glycolytic pathway in a cell-free extract and its application for protein
expression. Korean J. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2004 Vol 19 No 6 467-470
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Martin E Kolewe Department of Chemical Engineering, Goessmann Lab • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 845 527 3619 • Email: [email protected]
SUMMARY STATEMENT Dynamic and creative doctoral candidate with a research concentration in applied biochemical engineering and
significant industrial bioprocess experience seeking opportunity to develop and implement new technologies.
EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering 2006-present
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Dissertation: Optimizing Productivity in Plant Cell Culture through Process Characterization and Control of Cell
Aggregation
Advisors: Susan C. Roberts, Michael A. Henson
Field: Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Applied Biological Modeling
Experimental Systems: Plant cell culture (Taxus sp.) for the production of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel
B.S. in Chemical Engineering 1999-2003
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
RESEARCH and WORK EXPERIENCE University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Department of Chemical Engineering 2006-present
Research Assistant Advisors: Susan C. Roberts, Michael A. Henson
� Developed a simple and reliable method using a Coulter counter to measure the size distribution of plant cell
aggregates, a key process variable previously uncharacterized in detail for plant cell cultures
� Assessed the effect of aggregate size as a process variable on other batch process parameters, including
paclitaxel production, by manipulating the initial aggregate size distribution and tracking culture performance � Explored various strategies to control aggregate size, including nutrient addition and manipulation of agitation
� Created a population balance equation model based on plant cell aggregates as a particulate system, and
compared simulations to experimental data to structure and tune model components
� Utilized model to predict control strategies and to provide insight into the nature of phenomenological
processes which could not be directly measured
� Investigated population heterogeneity at the single cell level by dissociating cells from aggregates via
enzymatic digestion, staining for various markers such as paclitaxel and cell cycle, and analyzing cells using
flow cytometry
� Responsible for maintenance and management of analytical laboratory equipment including HPLC/PDA,
UPLC/PDA, Coulter counter, as well as general equipment such as incubators, pumps, water purification, etc.
� Led acquisition efforts for several pieces of equipment: wrote grants, met with vendors, finalized purchases,
oversaw equipment installation, and developed procedures and methods for Coulter counter and UPLC system
Teaching Assistant Courses: Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory, Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Introduction to
Biochemical Engineering
Responsibilities: Developed metabolic engineering module and lecture, wrote lab manuals, and graded homework
Amgen, West Greenwich, RI 2003-2006
Process Automation Engineer � Automation lead for production bioreactors, harvest TFF system, and buffer prep/storage for large scale
biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility using Emerson DeltaV DCS
� Led design and implementation for several major projects including PAT initiatives (cell density probes),
plant-wide run rate optimization, and unit-specific control strategy improvements � Executed and managed all aspects of automation change control including documentation, design, software
coding, testing, and validation for automation system, unit operation, control module, and instrumentation
improvements
� Worked closely with plant engineering, manufacturing, process development, and quality control departments
in business workflows such as change management, NC/CAPA, training, and safety
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Manufacturing Associate � Led technical cycle development and commissioning effort for plant start-up operations for 15,000 L
production bioreactor and 2400 ft2 TFF harvest units, including CIP, SIP, and batch processing cycles
� Hands on experience as part of manufacturing floor team for plant start up from construction through transition
to a cGMP manufacturing facility
� Wrote and revised standard operating procedures, manufacturing procedures, and process descriptions
MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE � Supervised activities and directed research of 6 undergraduate students, including two NSF funded researchers
(summer REU programs) and two honors thesis students 2007-2010 � Mentored and trained new graduate students 2008-2010
� Founding President, Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Association 2008-2010
� Delegated and managed activities of contractors to implement software changes as appropriate 2005-2006
� Vice-president and house manager of fraternity, captain of intercollegiate rugby club 2001-2003
SKILLS � Experimental Techniques: cell culture, lab scale bioreactors, HPLC/UPLC, flow cytometry, Coulter counter,
microscopy, immunofluorescence, assay development, basic molecular biology.
� Software: MATLAB, Fortran, Mathematica, ImageJ, Origin, FlowJo, DeltaV.
AWARDS
� NSF funded Institute for Cellular Engineering IGERT fellowship UMass 2009-2010
� NIH funded Chemistry-Biology Interface traineeship UMass 2007-2008
� Bloomberg Scholarship Johns Hopkins University 1999-2003
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS � Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. Aggregate size is a key parameter affecting paclitaxel production in
Taxus suspension cultures. Under review, Biotechnology and Bioengineering
� Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. 2010. Characterization of aggregate size in Taxus suspension culture.
Plant Cell Reports 29:485-494.
� Kolewe ME, Gaurav V, Roberts SC. 2008. Pharmaceutically active natural product synthesis and supply via
plant cell culture technology. Molecular Pharmaceutics 5:243-256.
� Kolewe ME, Roberts SC, Henson MA. A phenomenological model of aggregation dynamics in plant cell
culture. In preparation
BOOK CHAPTERS and NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS � Roberts SC and Kolewe ME. 2010. Plant natural products from cultured multipotent cells. Nature
Biotechnology. 28: 1175-1176.
� Gaurav V, Kolewe ME, and Roberts SC. 2010. Flow cytometric methods to investigate culture heterogeneities
for plant metabolic engineering. In: Fett-Neto AG, ed. Plant Secondary Metabolic Engineering: Methods and
Applications. New York, Humana Press: 243-262.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS and POSTERS
� Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. Population dynamics in plant cell culture. Pacific Symposium on
Biocomputing. Big Island, HI 1/7/10 Poster
� Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. A phenomenological model of aggregation dynamics in in vitro plant
cell cultures. AIChE National Meeting. 11/11/09. Presentation
� Kolewe ME, Roberts SC. Plant cell culture: Sustainable production of bioactive natural products. ACS
National Meeting, Washington, DC. 8/17/09. Presentation
� Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. Aggregation dynamics in plant cell culture as an approach to optimize
natural product synthesis. Biochemical Engineering XVI. Burlington, VT 7/7/09 Poster
� Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. Aggregation dynamics in plant cell culture. AIChE National Meeting,
Philadelphia,PA. 11/18/08. Presentation
� Kolewe ME, Henson MA, Roberts SC. Aggregation dynamics in plant cell culture. UMass/UCSB/U Illinois
Process Systems Engineering Consortium Annual Meeting. Amherst, MA. 3/08. Poster
SREEKUMAR R. KURIYEDATH E-mail: [email protected] 18 January Hills Road Ph: (413) 695-7197 Amherst, MA 01002 OBJECTIVE Seeking a challenging research position in the field of chemical engineering, materials science or process engineering with focus on modeling, simulation and optimization of molecular or meso-scale processes.
SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Development of novel stochastic modeling and simulation tools for reaction-transport processes; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); molecular modeling techniques.
Process engineering and reactor design for nanoscale materials synthesis in multi-phase templating media. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Sep 2005 to present Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.6/4 Thesis: “Stochastic Models of Semiconductor Nanocrystal Synthesis in Templating Media” Advisor: Professor T. J. (Lakis) Mountziaris INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (I.I.T.) DELHI, INDIA Jul 2000 to May 2005 M.S. in Process Engineering and Design GPA: 8.8/10 B.S. in Chemical Engineering GPA: 8.0/10 Thesis: “Design and Validation of Optimal Flow Rates for Trickle Bed Reactors” RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Massachusetts Amherst Sep 2005 to Present Molecular modeling of semiconductor nanostructure (Quantum Dots) synthesis
Designed, developed, and simulated a novel process for controlled synthesis of semiconductor nanostructures via Lattice Kinetic Monte-Carlo modeling
Deduced mechanism for nanocrystal formation and identified design criteria for optimized synthesis Obtained a generalized correlation between nanocrystal size and formation time to direct experimental
design for synthesis of variety of compound nanocrystal Deduced modified scaling to describe Brownian coalescence of nanoclusters in finite spherical domain and
explained the evolution of total and individual cluster numbers I.I.T. Delhi, India Jan 2004 to May 2005 Designed and constructed a prototype of trickle bed reactor to obtain optimal flow rates of gas and liquid feeds
for optimal distribution leading to maximum efficiency of process Developed flow model using CFD software package Fluent to validate the optimal distribution
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT, Villigen, Switzerland May to Aug 2004 Intern, Laboratory for Thermal Hydraulics Developed CFD model for neutron source to evaluate and select from various design proposals; proposed
design was accepted for superior energy conservation INDIAN OIL CORPORATION Ltd. May to Aug 2003 Intern, Mathura Refinery, India Performed optimization calculations and testing of new design proposals for Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit
of a petroleum refinery resulting in installation of an efficient unit
SREEKUMAR R. KURIYEDATH Page 2 JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Kuriyedath S.R., Kostova B., Kevrekidis I.G., Mountziaris T.J., “Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations of
Semiconductor Nanocrystal Synthesis in Microemulsion Droplets”, Langmuir, 2010, 26(13), 11355-11362. Kuriyedath S.R., Kostova B., Kevrekidis I.G., Mountziaris T.J., “Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations of Cluster
Coalescence Kinetics with Applications to Template-Assisted Synthesis of Quantum Dots”, Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res., 2010, 49, 10442-10449.
Kuriyedath S.R., Kevrekidis I.G., Mountziaris T.J., “Thermal analysis of nanocrystal coalescence”, in preparation.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Kuriyedath S.R. (speaker), Kevrekidis I.G., Mountziaris T.J., “Simulation of Quantum Dot Synthesis in
Microemulsion Templates”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annual Meeting, Nashville, 2009. Kuriyedath S.R. (speaker), Kevrekidis I.G., Mountziaris T.J., “Computational Studies of Semiconductor
Nanocrystal Synthesis in Templated Media”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2008.
Kuriyedath S.R. (speaker), Kostova B., Kevrekidis I.G., Mountziaris T.J., “Multi-Scale Modeling of Quantum Dot Synthesis in Microemulsions”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, 2007.
Kostova B., Kuriyedath S.R., Cho J., Mountziaris T.J., Kevrekidis I.G., “Modeling and Simulation of Quantum Dot Synthesis in Microemulsions and Liquid Crystals”, Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, Boston, 2006.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Materials Research Society (MRS), Society
for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Journals such as AIChE Journal Drafted section of inter-disciplinary research proposal for new research facility to National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) AWARDS AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Sep 2005 to present Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Fellowship, I.I.T. Delhi, Jan, 2004 to May, 2005 Selected amongst top 1% in all India Joint Entrance Examination for engineering out of over 100,000
candidates Chief of Staff Running Trophy, The Air Force School, New Delhi, India, 1997: for outstanding academic
achievement COMPUTER SKILLS Languages: C, C++, Fortran Operating Systems: Unix, Windows, SunOS Software Packages: MATLAB, Fluent, Gridgen, Gambit, Origin, Microsoft Office
RELEVANT ADVANCED ELECTIVE COURSES Statistical Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing, Advanced Numerical Analysis, Uncertainty Analysis, Monte Carlo Techniques, Investments.
Nicole Labbe Curriculum Vitae
Department of Chemical Engineering Phone: (413) 545-6078 210 Goessmann Laboratory Cell: (413) 348-8461 University of Massachusetts Amherst Email: [email protected] Amherst, MA 01003-3110
Research: As our need for energy and need for alternative energy sources continue to grow, so does the need for understanding the behavior in flame and combustion systems. My research specializes in the kinetics and thermodynamics of combustion and flame applications, spanning from soot formation kinetic mechanisms, exploring the chemistry of new biofuels, and hypergolic rocket engines. My work entails using ab initio molecular simulation to derive thermodynamics and kinetics for organic species found in flames and deriving combustion mechanisms for fuels for wide ranges of pressure and temperature conditions. I then use these mechanisms in flame simulation codes (a modified version of CHEMKIN II) to determine dominating chemical pathways. Currently I am looking for post-doctoral positions in molecular simulation and kinetics, especially in the area of alternative energy applications.
Education:
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts Ph.D. Degree in Progress, Chemical Engineering Advisors: Dr. Philip Westmoreland (NCSU) and Dr. David Ford Grade Point Average: 3.56/4.0
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts B.S. in Chemical Engineering; awarded 5/2006 Grade Point Average: 3.76/4.0 (graduated with high distinction)
Teaching Experience:
Fall 2008 TA for Eng 101: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Fall 2009 TA for Eng 101: Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Honors and Awards:
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2009
Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center (CEFRC) Summer Program on Combustion participant. Princeton University, 2010
Presidents IQP Award for project entitled “Erosion and Flood Control in Otjomuise” (Authors: N. Labbe, N. McBride, E. Ray), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2007
Sigma Xi MQP Award for project entitled “Ab Intio Studies of Cyclohexane Adsorption in Zeolites,” Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2006
Charles O. Thompson Scholar Award for the most outstanding first year student, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2004
David Todd Scholarship, 2004
Walter S. Barr Scholarship, 2004
St. Ann Society Scholarship, received twice, 2003 and 2004
WPI Presidential Scholarship, 2003
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Award in Leadership and Innovation in Math and Science, 2003
Memberships and Affiliations:
AIChE
Sigma Xi
Omega Chi Epsilon
Publications, Posters, and Presentations:
1. N. Labbe, A. Lucassen, P. Westmoreland, K. Kohse-Höinghaus. “Mechanistic Insights into Nitrogen Fate in a Morpholine Flat Flame.” 7
th US National Combustion Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2011.
2. A. Lucassen, P. Oßwald, N. Labbe, K. Kohse-Höinghaus, P. Westmoreland. “Combustion Behavior of Nitrogen Containing Model Biofuels.” DGMS 2011, Dortmund, Germany. March 2011.
3. N. Labbe and P. Westmoreland. “Kinetics of Nitrogen Containing Fuels.” 29th
Annual Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Amherst, MA. Jan. 2011.
4. A. Lucassen, N. Labbe, P. Westmoreland, K. Kohse-Höinghaus. “Structure of a Laminar Premixed Flame of Morpholine as an Oxygen- and Nitrogen- Containing Model Biofuel – Experiment and Simulation.” Submitted to Combustion and Flame. Nov. 2010.
5. P. Westmoreland and N. Labbe “Task 3.2 Reaction Kinetics Studies” MURI Hypergolic Rocket Fuel Review Meeting, Aberdeen, MD. Nov. 2010
6. N. Labbe, Y. Kim, and P. Westmoreland. “ Mechanism Development for Hypergolic Propellant Systems: MMH and DMAZ.” Reaction Path Analysis I, 2010 AIChE National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 2010
7. N. Labbe, Y. Kim, and P. Westmoreland. “Computational Mechanism Development for Hypergolic Propellant Systems: MMH and DMAZ.” CoMSEF Poster Session, 2010 AIChE National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 2010
8. N. Labbe and P. Westmoreland. “Combustion of Nitrogen Containing Fuels: Morpholine and Hypergolic MMH.” 28th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Trinity College, Jan. 2010
9. N. Labbe, P. Westmoreland, A. Lucassen. P. Oßwald, U. Struckmeier, K. Kohse-Hoeinghaus, T. Kasper, N. Hansen, and T. Cool. “Mechanism Development for Combustion of Morpholine, a Model Compound for Oxygen- and Nitrogen-Containing Fuels.” Chemistry and Kinetics Integrated CFD Modeling, 2009 AIChE National Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov. 2009
10. N. Labbe, P. Westmoreland, A. Lucassen. P. Oßwald, U. Struckmeier, K. Kohse-Hoeinghaus, T. Kasper, N. Hansen, and T. Cool. “Mechanism Development for Combustion of Morpholine” CoMSEF Poster Session, 2009 AIChE National Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov. 2009
11. W. Li, N. Labbe, P. Westmoreland, B. Yang, J. Wang, T. Cool. T. Kasper, N. Hansen, K. Kohse-Hoeinghaus. “Inferring Fuel-Rich Toluene Flame Chemistry from Photo-Ionization MBMS Analysis and Modeling” 2009 AIChE National Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov. 2009
12. N. Labbe and P. Westmoreland. “Reaction Pathways in Hypergolic MMH/RFNA Combustion” Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute Fall Technical Meeting, College Park, MD, Oct. 2009
13. A. Lucassen, P. Oßwald, U. Struckmeier, N. Labbe, T. Kasper, K. Kohse-Hoeinghaus, N. Hansen, W. Li, P. Westmoreland, B, Yang, J. Wang, and T. Cool. “Molecular-beam Mass Spectrometry for Flame Structure Analysis of Nitrogen-Containing Model Substances with Various Structural Motifs,” 18
th International Mass Spectrometry Conference, Bremen, Germany, Sept. 2009
14. B. Anderson, B. Luct, T. Pourpoint, S. Son, P. Westmoreland, and N. Labbe “Task 3.2 Reaction Kinetics Studies (Modeling and Experimental)” MURI Hypergolic Rocket Fuel Review Meeting, Purdue University, Aug. 2009
15. P. Westmoreland and N. Labbe. “Applying Computational Quantum Chemistry to Devise a Reaction Mechanism for Use of Morpholine, a Surrogate Biofuel,” FOMMS 2009, Blaine, WA, July 2009
16. W. Li, M. Law, N. Labbe, P. Westmoreland, T. Kasper, N. Hansen, J. Wang, T. Cool, and K. Kohse-Hoeinghaus. “Determining Oxidation and Growth Kinetics through Photoionization MBMS Analysis and Modeling of Cyclohexane Flames” 6
th US National Combustion
Meeting, Ann Harbor, MI, May 2009 17. N. Labbe and P. Westmoreland. “Morpholine Flame Modeling and Mechanism Development”, 27th Regional Meeting on Kinetics
and Dynamics, UMass Amherst, Jan. 2009 18. P. Westmoreland, N. Labbe, W. Li, and A. Pereverzev. “Measuring and Predicting Reaction Kinetics for Clean Use of Biofuels”, 1st
Annual TIMBR conference, UMass Amherst, Sept. 2008 19. N. Labbe, W. Li, P. Westmoreland, A. Lucassen, P. Obwald, U. Struckmeier, K. Kohse-Hoinghaus, T. Kasper, N. Hansen, T. Cool.
“Development of a Combustion Mechanism for Morpholine”, 32nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montreal, Canada, Aug. 2008
20. N. Labbe, P. Westmoreland. “Determining the Kinetics of C3H2 and C3H3 Reactions Using Ab Initio Methods”, 26th Regional Meeting
on Kinetics and Dynamics, Albany, NY, Jan. 2008
21. N. Labbe, J. Wilcox. “Ab Initio Studies of Cyclohexane Adsorption in Zeolites”, ICEE 2006, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2006 22. J. Caulkins, N.Labbe, C. Luth, P. Vallieres. “Using Computational Chemistry to Understand Effective Adsorption Strategies for
Separating Contaminants from Water”, ASEE 2006,Worecester, MA, March 2006 23. B. Padak, N. Labbe, C. Callahan. “The Effective Use of Technology in a Graduate Molecular Modeling Class”, ASEE 2006,Worecester,
MA, March 2006
Extracurricular activities:
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Amherst, MA (2009-present)
Chemical Engineering Graduate Society, UMass Amherst (Social Chair 2009-2010) (2008 – present)
New Faculty Search Student Committee (2009-2010)
Ballroom Dance Team, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2005-2006)
Student Alumni Society, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2004-2006)
Resident Assistant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2004-2006)
Alpha Phi Omega – Omicron Iota Chapter, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fellowship Vice President (2004-2006)
eXploradreams, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2004-2005)
WPI Student Ambassador, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2004-2005)
Karate Club, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Vice President (2004-2005)
Volunteer CCD Teacher, St. Ann Church, West Springfield, MA (1999-2004)
Andre Rodrigues Muniz CURRICULUM VITAE
[email protected] EDUCATION
Ph.D. study in Chemical Engineering (9/ 2006 to date; degree expected: 8/2011) University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA “Computational Analysis of Structural Transformations in Carbon Nanotubes Induced by Hydrogenation”
M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2001‐2003) Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil “Development of a High‐Order Finite‐Volume Method for Solving Viscoelastic Fluid Flows”
B.S. in Chemical Engineering (1996‐2001) Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate School Fellowship, awarded by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Duration: 2010‐2011.
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2010).
John W. Eldridge Graduate Fellowship in Chemical Engineering, awarded by the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2009).
Fellowship for Ph.D. studies awarded by Fulbright Program and CAPES (Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education). Duration: 2006‐2010.
Scholarship for M.S. studies awarded by CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development). Duration: 2001‐2003. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistantship, Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and INNOVA SA, Porto Alegre/Triunfo, RS, Brazil (2003‐2004) Description: modeling and simulation of polymer extrusion processes; development of software for analysis of capillary and elongational rheometry data.
Research Assistantship, Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil (2000‐2001) Description: modeling and simulation of polymer functionalization reactions.
Internship, OPP Petroquímica S.A. (present Braskem S.A.), Triunfo, RS, Brazil (2000) Description: process and product engineering in a pilot‐scale plant for research and development of new polyethylene and polypropylene grades.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA (2007‐2009) Courses: Mathematical Modeling (ChE 361, undergraduate level) and Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis I (ChE 661, graduate level).
Lecturer, State University of Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS), Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil (2004‐2006) Courses: Heat and Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics, Introduction to Process Engineering, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry (undergraduate level).
PUBLICATIONS
A.R. Muniz and D. Maroudas, “Hydrogenation Effects on the Structure and Morphology of Graphene and Single‐walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Journal of Applied Physics 108, 113532 (2010).
Note: selected paper for the 12/20/2010 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology.
A.R. Muniz, M. Meyyappan, and D. Maroudas, “On the Hydrogen Storage Capacity of Carbon Nanotube Bundles”, Applied Physics Letters 95, 163111 (2009). Note: selected paper for the 11/02/2009 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology. Commentaries for this article have been featured in many energy‐related newsletters and websites
A.R. Muniz, T. Singh, E.S. Aydil, and D. Maroudas, “Analysis of Diamond Nanocrystal Formation from Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes”, Physical Review B 80, 144105 (2009). Note: paper featured in the 10/02/2009 issue of Physical Review Focus (http://focus.aps.org/story/v24/). Selected paper for the 10/19/2009 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology.
A.R. Muniz, T. Singh, and D. Maroudas, “Effects of Hydrogen Chemisorption on the Structure and Deformation of Single‐walled Carbon Nanotubes”, Applied Physics Letters 94, 103108 (2009). Note: selected paper for the 03/23/2009 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology.
RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Hydrogenation Effects On the Structure and Morphology of Graphene and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes, 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting , Salt Lake City, UT.
Carbon Nanostructures Generated by Inter‐Layer Bonding in Multilayer Graphene and Inter‐Shell Bonding in Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes, 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting , Salt Lake City, UT.
“Analysis of Diamond Nanocrystal Formation from Multi‐walled Carbon Nanotubes”, APS March Meeting 2010, Portland, OR.
“On the Hydrogen Storage Capacity Limitations of Carbon Nanotube Bundles”, APS March Meeting 2010, Portland, OR.
HAKAN ÖNDER OLCAY279 Amherst Road, Apt. 60, Sunderland, MA 01375 USA
(+1) 413-230-7448, [email protected]___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OBJECTIVETo become a part of a company where I can extend my ambition to do research at the industrial level by applying the skills and knowledge I acquired during my 8 years of graduate studies on biomass, biofuels and environmental catalysis.
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EDUCATION• 2005-2011 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Advisor: George W. Huber Title: Catalytic hydrogenation reactions for the production of renewable fuels from biomass
• Project 1: Gas- and aqueous-phase hydrogenation of acetic acid over monometallic catalysts• Project 2: Production of jet and diesel fuel range compounds, and renewable petroleum refinery feedstocks from hemicellulose-
derived aqueous solutions• 2003-2005 M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Advisor: Deniz Üner Title: Steam reforming of ethanol over sol-gel-synthesized mixed oxide catalysts
• 1999-2003 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE• 2002 Summer internship in ATAŞ Refinery, Mersin, Turkey
Supervisor: Ufuk Ercis• Performed mass and energy balances, and efficiency calculations on reformate stabilizer• Developed a code to determine the optimal cleaning period of heat exchangers based on a project done in a different refinery • Created technical drawings for several projects
• 2001 Summer internship in SET Cement Plant, Ankara, Turkey Supervisor: Murat Akay
• Carried out efficiency calculation of a cement mill to determine what size balls should be charged to the mill for better performance• Performed mass and energy balances on rotary kiln and clinker cooler to determine the amount of heat loss• Performed calibrations of flowmeters in clinker cooler
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCEAcademic Work
Research assistant (2005-present):• Set up a catalysis laboratory from scratch initially with a reactor system, a catalyst pretreatment unit and analytical instruments.• Designed and built gas- and/or liquid-phase trickle and flooded bed reactor systems to selectively produce ethanol from acetic acid, and jet and
diesel fuel range compounds from hemicellulose extract. Worked on scaling up of the mentioned processes.• Designed and built liquid filtering and sampling systems for batch reactor systems.• Synthesized catalysts through wet impregnation and incipient wetness techniques. Designed and built catalyst calcination and reduction systems.
Carried out catalyst characterization through N2 adsorption, H2 and N2O chemisorption, and powder X-ray diffraction.• Designed and built a system to carry out hydrogen chemisorption of Raney-type catalysts through integration with a commercial Autosorb-1 system.• Discovered a new reaction pathway to make petroleum refinery feedstocks and products from hemicellulose extract.• Working on understanding the hydrogenation chemistry of acetic acid and other model bio-oil compounds on different metals, and in different
reaction phases; and working on developing the corresponding reaction mechanisms and finding rate laws.• Working on parameter optimization of aldol condensation, hydrogenation, hydrodeoxygenation, hydrocracking and hydroisomerization
reactions involved to increase the yield of jet and diesel fuel range compounds.• Working on parameter optimization of petroleum refinery feedstock production through aldol condensation and hydrogenation reactions.
Teaching assistant (2006-2009):• Assisted with undergraduate courses such as Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering, Kinetics and Reactor Design, and Chemical Engineering Design
with responsibilities involving grading homeworks, holding office hours and help sessions, and proctoring exams.Mentor (2007-present):
• Mentored and managed three undergraduate students with their Honors projects on aqueous-phase acetic acid hydrogenation and metal dispersion measurements through hydrogen chemisorption.
• Mentored and managed a college-graduate on the project of furfural-acetone dimer hydrogenation and subsequent hydrodeoxygenation of its product.• Trained undergrads and grads, postdocs and visiting professors on how to run batch and flow reactor systems, and various analytical instruments.
M.S. student (2003-2005):• Designed and built a liquid feeding system along with a reactor system for hydrogen production from ethanol.• Performed microkinetic modeling of ammonia synthesis on Pt catalyst using CHEMKIN.
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Technical KnowledgeGas chromatography (GC), simulated distillation GC (SimDist), purification by column chromatography, thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectroscopy (MS), NMR spectroscopy, TGA-DSC analysis, FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction techniques, physical and chemical adsorption, batch and flow reactor design and operation.
Publications• Olcay, H., Xu, L., Xu, Y., Huber, G.W., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid over Transition Metal Catalysts,” ChemCatChem, 2010, 2,
1420-1424 (featured on journal cover).• Xing, R., Subrahmanyam, A.V., Olcay, H., Qi, W., van Walsum, G.P., Pendse, H.P., Huber, G.W., “Production of Jet and Diesel Fuel Range Alkanes
from Waste Hemicellulose-Derived Aqueous Solutions,” Green Chemistry, 2010, 12 (11), 1933-1946 (featured on journal cover).• Olcay, H., Subrahmanyam, A.V., Xing, R., Dunn, B., Lajoie, J., Huber, G., “Production of Renewable Petroleum Refinery Feedstocks and Products from
C5 Sugar Streams,” in preparation, to be submitted to Nature.• Olcay, H., Xu, Y., Huber, G., “Kinetics and Mechanism of Acetic Acid Hydrogenation over Ru/C: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study,” in
preparation, to be submitted to Journal of Catalysis.Oral Presentations
• Xu, Y., Olcay, H., Huber, G.W., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid on Monometallic Catalysts: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2010.
• Xing, R., Subrahmanyam, A.V., Olcay, H., Qi, W., Malone, M.F., van Walsum, G.P., Pendse, H.P., Huber, G.W., “Production of Jet and Diesel Fuel Range Alkanes from Waste Hemicellulose-Derived Aqueous Solutions,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2010.
• Xing, R., Subrahmanyam, A.V., Olcay, H., Qi, W., Malone, M.F., Huber, G.W., “Production of Jet-Fuel-Range Alkanes from Hemicellulose-Derived Aqueous Solutions,” Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products, Ames, IA, September 2010.
• Huber, G.W., Olcay, H., Xu, Y., “Gas- and Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid over Ru Catalysts,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 2009.
• Olcay, H., Xu, Y., Huber, G., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid over Transition Metal Catalysts: The Role of the Acetic Species,” EuropaCat IX, Salamanca, Spain, August 2009.
• Olcay, H., Xu, Y., Huber, G., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid over Transition Metal Catalysts: The Role of Acetyl Species,” 21st North American Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 2009.
• Xu, Y., Olcay, H., Huber, G., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid on Monometallic Catalysts. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2008.
• Xu, Y., Olcay, H., Huber, G., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Organic Acids on Monometallic Supported Catalysts: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2007.
Poster Presentations• Olcay, H., Xu, Y., Huber, G., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Acetic Acid on Monometallic Catalysts: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical
Study,” 1st Annual Conference on Cellulosic Biofuels, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, September 2008.• Olcay, H., Xu, Y., Huber, G., “Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Organic Acids with Supported Monometallic Catalysts,” New England Catalysis
Society Meeting, Worcester, MA, April 2007.• Olcay, H.O., Demir, H., Seker, E., Uner, D., “Steam Reforming of Ethanol over Sol-Gel Synthesized Mixed Oxide Catalysts,” 19th North American
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2005.• Olcay, H.O., Demir, H., Uner, D. Seker, E., Ethanol Steam Reforming over Mixed Oxides Prepared by a Sol-gel Method,” 6th National Chemical
Engineering Congress, Izmir, Turkey, September 2004.Awards and Grants
• Travel grant from the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts for attending EuropaCat IX in Salamanca, Spain, in August 2009.• Richard J. Kokes Student Travel Award for attending the 21st North American Meeting in San Francisco, CA, in June 2009.• Graduate fellowship of $25,591.80 per year plus waiver of tuition from the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
(2005-present).• National scholarship for MS students from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2004-2005).
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COMPUTER SKILLS• Programming Languages: Basic, Fortran• Operating Systems: DOS, Windows, Linux, Mac OS• Software: Axum, MS Office, iWork, Origin, ChemDraw, ChemSketch, EndNote, Mathcad, Mathematica, Matlab, Minitab, Visual Basic, Aspen,
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS• Music, opera, salsa; photography, darkroom printing; story writing; mountain biking, swimming, diving, ice-skating, flying• Member of Collegiate Flying Club (2010-present)• Member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (2010-present)• Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2009-present)• Member of American Chemical Society (2007-2008)• Member (2006-present), secretary and IT (2006-2007) of Turkish Graduate Students Association of University of Massachusetts• Member of Ritmos Latinos Salsa Dance Group of Middle East Technical University (2004)• Member of Underwater Society of Middle East Technical University (2002)• Member of Amateur Photography Community of Middle East Technical University (2001-2003)
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LANGUAGESTurkish (native language), English (fluent), German (beginner), Italian (beginner)
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Adam Thomas St. Jean Doctoral Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 577-2591, [email protected]
Objective
To obtain employment in an intellectually rewarding environment. This could include
research and/or development within the Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical industry or an
Academic post in which the focus is on Teaching and the development of young persons
within the sciences.
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, expected 2012
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Engineering Salmonella typhimurium to Deliver Cytotoxic Molecules with Strict
Temporal Control as a Treatment for Solid Tumors
Advised by Dr. Neil S. Forbes
Graduate Certificate in Cellular Engineering, expected 2012
Institute for Cellular Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.S., Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, 2004
Minor studies in Biology and Music
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Professional Experience
2005-2007 Process Development Engineer II, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.,
Cambridge, MA
Independently developed crystallization processes of small molecule
pharmaceuticals for purification, in conjunction with Formulation
Development engineers, in order to obtain desired morphological
properties.
Utilized statistical design of experiments (JMP® software) to screen
and optimize reaction conditions for process development of both
small molecule drugs and conjugated-antibodies
Evaluated process and reaction safety parameters using
computational and experimental techniques
Functioned as the Training Officer for the process development
group in regards to compliance with Investigational Quality Control
requirements
2004-2005 Engineering Technician, Cabot Corporation, Billerica, MA
Developed and produced small scale batches of surface modified
carbon black for high value applications
Developed and constructed a pilot scale diafiltration unit for
processing small batches of carbon black
2003 Engineering Intern, Avecia, Grangemouth, Scotland, UK
2001-2003 Research Assistant Intern, Grace Construction Products, Cambridge,
MA
2001 Research Assistant Intern, Chomerics, Inc., Woburn, MA
Skills, Tools, and Techniques
Experience with Molecular Cloning, Immunoblotting, Bacterial Cell Culture, Mammalian
Cell Culture, JMP® Statistical Software, MultiMax™, LabMax™, Powder X-ray
diffraction, Calorimetry (ARC™, RC1e™), HPLC-MS, In Situ FTIR (ReactIR™)
Fellowships and Awards
2009 Recipient, ICE IGERT Student Training Grant, Institute for
Cellular Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2009 Winner, Fellow Poster Challenge, NSF IGERT 2009 PI National
Meeting
2008-2010 NSF IGERT Fellowship, Institute for Cellular Engineering,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
List of Publications
1. St. Jean AT, Zhang M, Forbes NS. Bacterial Therapies: Completing the Cancer
Treatment Toolbox. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2008;19(5):511-7.
Presentations and Abstracts
1. St. Jean AT, Forbes NS. Engineering Salmonella Typhimurium for Controlled
Therapeutic Delivery in Solid Tumors. 2009 American Institute of Chemical
Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN. November 9-13, 2009
2. St. Jean AT, Ganai S, Forbes NS. Bacterial Therapies in Cancer Research:
Completing the Toolbox. NSF IGERT 2009 PI Meeting. Alexandria, VA. May
17-19, 2009
3. St. Jean AT, Ganai S, Forbes NS. Honing Bacterial Therapies for Cancer
Research. Frontiers in Cellular Imaging, ICE Symposium, University of
Massachusetts Amherst. Amherst, MA. May 11, 2009
4. Luong HQ, St. Jean AT, Hall KT, Angelino MD. Process Development of an
Immunoconjugate Compound- Challenges at the Interface. American Institute of
Chemical Engineers, 2006 Process Development Symposium. Palm Springs, CA.
June 11-14, 2006
Teaching Accomplishments
Courses Taught
Fall 2008, 2009 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Spring 2011 Teaching Assistant, Mathematical Modeling
Undergraduate Mentees
Zachary Brentzel 2011-
Jason Lee 2008-2009
Yuval Harel 2008 (REU student from Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Achyuta Teella 1001 N. Pleasant St, Apt # 30 A
[email protected] (413) 237-6059 Amherst, MA 01002
SUMMARY
Chemical engineer with 5 years of process development experience in membrane separation
processes
Demonstrated technical and analytical skills in reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, gas separations and
membrane transport.
Led and coordinated team activities to meet goals while utilizing managerial, interpersonal and
communication skills
Familiar with membrane design, modification and characterization.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering; University of Massachusetts, Amherst Sep 2005 - present
Dissertation Topic: “Separation of acids from aqueous fraction of fast pyrolysis bio-oils using NF/RO
membranes”
Advisor: Prof. David M Ford
M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India June 2003 - July 2005
Thesis Title: “Segregation of particles in shear flow”
Advisor: Prof. Devang V Khakhar
B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering; Andhra University, India Aug 1998 - May 2002
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts Amherst Sep 2005 - present
Investigated the feasibility of separation of organic acids from aqueous fraction of bio-oils using
commercially available nanofiltration/reverse osmosis membranes.
Conducted microfiltration/ultrafiltration experiments to remove char particles from fast pyrolysis
bio-oils to improve their stability.
Validated mechanistic and irreversible thermodynamic transport models by comparing
experimental results with theory.
Synthesized surface-functionalized composite membranes by decorating commercially available
mesoporous membranes with linear alkylytrichlrosilanes or hyper-branched triazine based
dendrimers for solubility based gas separations.
Fabricated alumina-ordered mesoporous silica hybrid membranes using a variation of the
evaporative-induced self-assembly process by coating of a 200 nm ceramic membrane with
solution containing Brij surfactant and a silica source for size based gas separations.
Guest Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory July 2006 - Aug 2006
Conducted experiments using Molecular Beam Mass spectrometry to study combustion kinetics of
oxygenated fuels.
Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Dec 2003 - Jun 2005
Studied the segregation and flow of granular particles in a rotating quasi-2D cylinder.
Image analysis and particle tacking techniques were used to find velocity and concentration
profiles.
Achyuta Teella 1001 N. Pleasant St, Apt # 30 A
[email protected] (413) 237-6059 Amherst, MA 01002
Teaching Assistant:
University of Massachusetts Amherst Sep 2006 - May 2010
Teaching assistant for the undergraduate courses Thermodynamics I and Chemical Engineering
Lab II.
Duties involved mentoring, grading assignments, conducting help sessions and proctoring exams.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Feb 2004 - May 2005
Teaching assistant for the undergraduate course Advanced Transport Phenomena.
PUBLICATIONS
Achyuta Teella, Asad Javaid and David M Ford, “Organic-inorganic nanocomposite anodisc
membranes for solubility based gas separations” (in preparation)
Achyuta Teella and David M Ford, “Separation of acids from aqueous fraction of fast pyrolysis
bio-oils using nanofiltration/reverse osmosis” (in preparation)
Achyuta Teella and David M Ford, “Chemical compatibility of NF/RO membranes against
phenolic compounds” (in preparation)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Achyuta Teella, Randy J Belisle and David M Ford, “Separation of acids from aqueous fraction
of fast pyrolysis bio-oils using NF/RO” Poster presentation at NAMS/ICIM 2010 meeting,
Washington, D.C., July 2010.
Achyuta Teella, Dan Jeannotte and David M Ford, “Separation of acids from aqueous fraction of
fast pyrolysis bio-oils using nanofiltration membranes” Oral presentation at AIChE annual
meeting, Nashville, Nov 2009.
Achyuta Teella and David M Ford “Organic-inorganic composite membranes for gas
separations” Oral presentation at AIChE Annual meeting, Nashville, Nov 2009.
Achyuta Teella, David M Ford, Sukjoon Yoo, Seunguk Yeu and Daniel F Shantz, “Surface
functionalized composite membranes for solubility based separations” Oral presentation at AIChE
Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Nov 2008.
Sukjoon Yoo, Seunguk Yeu, Achyuta Teella, Daniel F Shantz and David M Ford, “Organic-
mesoporous inorganic composite membranes for challenging separations” Oral presentation at
AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Nov 2007.
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Technical – Permeation measurements, Surface functionalization, Membrane characterization,
Gas chromatography, High performance liquid chromatography, Gel permeation chromatography,
Scanning electron microscope, Atomic force microscopy, Physisorption.
Computer - Linux, Matlab, C, C++.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Mentored undergraduates on research projects
Volunteered at CHEMCON 1998 and 2004, an annual conference of Indian Institute of Chemical
Engineers, India.
Member, Volunteers in Service to Education in India (VSEI), a non-profit organization working to
help education projects in India.
BHUSHAN TOLEY 686 North Pleasant Street, (M) 413-230-4104 159 Goessman, Amherst, MA 01003, USA [email protected] EDUCATION • PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2006-present)
Expected graduation date: July 2011 • B.Chem.Engg, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT, former UDCT), Mumbai, India (2002-2006)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Chemical Engineering Dept., UMass Amherst (2006-present) Advisor: Prof. Neil Forbes • Microfluidic Cancer Models: Developed microfluidic bioreactors for mimicking 3D tumor microenvironments in vitro. These provide a unique platform for testing cancer therapeutics.
• Bacterial Cancer Therapy: Evaluated the efficacy of wild type and genetically modified bacterial strains as cancer therapeutics. Quantified bacterial penetration and colonization using microfluidic bioreactors.
• Gold Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Quantified the effects of particle charge in gold nanoparticle-‐mediated drug delivery to tumors, in vitro.
• Microtechnology for Oxygen Delivery: Developed technology for precise control of oxygen microenvironments in 3D tumors, in vitro.
PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS • Co-‐inventor on Patent Application UMA 08-56: “A multipurpose microfluidic device designed to mimic microenvironment gradients and develop targeted cancer therapies”
• Kim BJ, Han G, Toley BJ, Kim C, Rotello VM, Forbes NS; “Tuning payload delivery in tumor cylindroids using gold nanoparticles”, Nature Nanotech 2010 Jun; 5(6):465-72
• Toley BJ, Park J, Kim BJ, Venkatasubramanian R, Maharbiz MM, Forbes NS; “Micrometer-scale oxygen delivery prevents the onset of necrosis in tumor tissue in vitro”, submitted to Biotech Bioeng
• Toley BJ*, Ganz DE*, McGarry MJ, Babin BM, Walsh CL, Forbes NS; “Microfluidic device for recreating a tumor microenvironment in vitro”, submitted to the Journal of Visualized Experiments. Video in production. (*Equal contribution)
OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS • Designed and constructed temperature controlled incubators on two inverted epifluorescent microscopes to enable long-‐term time-‐lapse experiments.
• Developed generalized Matlab codes for batch processing and analysis of images acquired in microfluidic device drug testing experiments.
AWARDS AND HONORS • Isenberg Scholar Award for the 2010-2011 academic year -‐ Awarded by the Isenberg School of Management, for commitment to the integration of management with science and technology.
-‐ Currently learning about launching startups through a course entitled “Technology Management: Innovation and Entrepreneurship”.
• First Prize: UMass Amherst Innovation Challenge -‐ Delivered an elevator pitch and prepared an executive summary for a business plan based on our patented microfluidic technology.
• Student Training Grants from the Institute for Cellular Engineering at UMass Amherst, for attending: -‐ “Lab Automation” conference, Jan 29-‐Feb 2, 2011, Palm Springs, CA. -‐ The “AACR Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research” conference, Oct 8-‐11, 2009, Boston MA. -‐ The “Lab on a Chip World Congress”, Aug 6-‐7, 2009, South San Francisco CA. -‐ The “Hypoxia, Ischemia, and Inflammation: Essential Connections” meeting, Nov 7-8, 2008, Boston MA.
MENTORING EXPERIENCE Served as graduate advisor and mentor to several undergraduate researchers: UMass Chemical Engineering Undergraduates • Joey Harrington (May 2008 – present): Bubble traps and alternate flow patterns for microfluidic devices. • Zachary Lovatt (September 2009 –present): Mimicking drug pharmacokinetic profiles on 3D tumor tissue. • Dan Ganz (September 2009 – present): Developing co-‐culture models of tumors and endothelial cells. • Marissa McGarry (May 2008 – May 2010): Alternate methods for forming multicellular tumor spheroids. • Brett Babin (January – August 2009): Increasing microfluidic device throughput. REU program (Research Experience for Undergraduates) • Lindsay Tencza (June – August 2010): Sophomore Biomedical Engineering at WNEC, Springfield. Developing a water-‐based manometer to measure pressure drops across microfluidic devices.
• Sophia Carrell (June – August 2008): Sophomore in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. Introducing therapeutic bacteria on “tumors-‐on-‐a-‐chip” to study colonization in tumors.
• Kristina Easley (June – August 2007): Sophomore in Chemical Engineering at Kansas University. Quantifying cytotoxicity of the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin on tumor cylindroids.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant: Chemical Engineering Dept, UMass Amherst. • Separation Processes (Spring semesters of 2008, 2009 and 2010) • Process Dynamics and Control (Fall semester of 2008) INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE • Internship, Asian Paints Ltd., Mumbai, India (May -‐ Jun 2005). -‐ Followed paint manufacturing process from raw material to final product, performed material balances at each stage. Sources of material losses were identified and reported to the company.
-‐ Conducted a performance capability analysis of several packaging machines. -‐ Assisted service contractor in recalibrating load cells.
TECHNICAL SKILLS • Experimental -‐ Microfluidics: Design and fabrication of flow features, Soft lithography, Microfluidic cell culture -‐ Microscopy: Fluorescence and Transmitted light, Time-‐lapse, Automated image acquisition -‐ Cell and Tissue Culture: Culture of cancerous and non-‐cancerous cell lines, Spheroid and Cylindroid cultures -‐ Microbiology: Bacterial cell culture -‐ Molecular Biology: Bacterial DNA extraction, Electroporation
• Computational -‐ Computing Environments: Matlab, Comsol Multiphysics, Mathcad -‐ Technical Drawing: Adobe Illustrator -‐ Microscopy and Image Analysis: Micro-‐Manager, IPLab, ImageJ, Matlab
SELECTED TALKS AND POSTERS • Toley BJ, Dai Y, Forbes NS; “Micron-scale oxygen delivery prevents the onset of necrosis in tumors”, Poster. Joint MRS-‐AACR Conference on Metastasis and the Tumor Microenvironment, Sep 12-‐15, 2010, Philadelphia PA.
• Toley BJ, Babin BM, Forbes NS; “Perfecting bacterial tumor treatment using Microfluidic Bioreactors”, Talk. AIChE Annual Meeting, Nov 9-‐13, 2009, Nashville TN.
• Toley BJ, Babin BM, Walsh CL, Forbes NS; “Perfecting bacterial tumor treatment using Microfluidic Bioreactors”, Poster. Lab on a Chip World Congress, Aug 6-‐7, 2009, South San Francisco CA.
• Toley BJ, Park J, Kim BJ, Maharbiz MM, Forbes NS; “Using innovative microtechnology to quantify the effects of precise oxygen delivery to in-vitro tumor tissue”, Talk. AIChE Annual Meeting, Nov 16-‐21, 2008, Philadelphia PA.
AFFILIATION • Member, AIChE (The American Institute of Chemical Engineers), 2008 – present. • Associate, The UMass Amherst Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) IGERT, 2008-‐present. • Associate, The Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) program at UMass Amherst.
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CHRISTINA VASALOU Department of Chemical Engineering, 686 North Pleasant St. • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413 320 9119 • email: [email protected]
SUMMARY STATEMENT
Versatile and motivated doctoral candidate with a solid academic background in chemical engineering and systems biology; interested in combining my strong analytical and technical skills in team-based applied research EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering 09/2006-present University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA Dissertation: Multiscale Modeling of Circadian Rhythmicity and Generation in the Mammalian Circadian Clock Advisor: Michael A. Henson Fields: Systems Biology, Applied Biological Modeling, Network Analysis
Diploma in Chemical Engineering – M.Eng, equivalent (5 year program) 2000-2005 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Auth), Thessaloniki, Greece Diploma Thesis: Pt Catalyzed Oxidation of Propane in an Oxygen Conducting Solid Electrolyte Cell – Study of Sustained Oscillations in the Reaction Rate and Surface Oxygen Activity Advisor: Michael Stoukidis RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant 2006-present University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Department of Chemical Engineering Advisor: Michael A. Henson � Developed a multiscale mathematical model to couple molecular mechanisms that evolve in circadian timescales,
with electrophysiological processes that occur in millisecond timescales � Compared model dynamics with experimental data and provided predictions concerning significant intracellular
pathways � Conducted simulations on multicellular network models to evaluate system sensitivity on various perturbations
and test the effects of distinct environmental inputs � Collaborated with Washington University (Saint Louis) Biology Department and UCSB Math Department to
analyze biological data and produce a topological map of the circadian neural network � Utilized graph theory tools to identify neural architectures and characterize topological features � Conducted simulations to investigate the role of underlying neural networks on system functionality and tested
hypothesis of involvement of network structure in age-related dysfunctions
Teaching Assistant 2007-2009 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Department of Chemical Engineering Courses: Process Control, Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering, Mathematical Modeling Responsibilities: Graded homework, conducted help sessions and lectured
Research Assistant 2005-2006 RWTH, Aachen, Germany, Deutschen Wollforschungsinstitut (DWI) Advisor: Martin Möller � Optimized polymeric nanoparticle synthesis via the electrospinning technique � Tested the production of stable supercritical CO2 miniemulsions as a function of processing parameters, such as
polymer composition, surfactant, pressure and temperature � Investigated TiO2 nanoparticle synthesis in sustained supercritical CO2 miniemulsions
Research Intern 2005 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Department of Chemical Engineering Advisor: Michael Stoukidis � Conducted kinetic study on the Pt catalyzed oxidation of propane in an oxygen conducting solid electrolyte cell � Designed experiments to investigate the stability of propane oxidation rate as a function of the reactant ratio and
temperature
Intern Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (CPERI), Thessaloniki, Greece Supervisor: Stelios Vousvoukis � Team member for developing an integrated LIMS automation system for data workup from a Hydrotreating fixed
bed reactor 2005
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� Analyzed and compared data from analytical instruments measuring particle size and stoichiometric analysis of catalyst samples 2002-2003
AWARDS AND HONORS � Institute for Cellular Engineering (ICE) NSF IGERT fellowship 2008-2010 � Ranked third for my overall performance in my university studies 2005 � State Scholarship from the Greek Ministry of Education for the best academic record of the year 2002-2004 SKILLS � Software: MATLAB, Fortran, Perl, Aspen, MathCAD, Mathematica, Origin, NEURON, Labview, HTML � Experimental Techniques: Fermentation, Cell culture, PCR, Electrospinning, Spectroscopy
MENTORING EXPERIENCE � Supervised an undergraduate student for 10 weeks as part of the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) Program 2008 � Supervised undergraduate student for one semester as part of the honor thesis program 2009 PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS � Vasalou C. and M. A. Henson, A Mutlicellular Model for Differential Regulation of Circadian Signals in the SCN
Core and Shell, under review � Vasalou C., E. D. Herzog and M. A. Henson, A Multiscale Model for Intercellular Synchronization in Circadian
Neural Networks, under review � Vasalou, C., and M. A. Henson. 2010. A Multiscale Model to Investigate Circadian Rhythmicity of Pacemaker
Neurons in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, Plos Computational Biology, 6 � Vasalou C., E. D. Herzog, M. A. Henson, Small World Network Models of Intercellular Coupling Predict
Enhanced Synchronization in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, Journal of Biological Rhythms, 24: 243-254, 2009 PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS � Vasalou C. and M. A. Henson, “An Integrate-and-Fire Model to Investigate Circadian Rhythmicity of Pacemaker
Neurons in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus”, Foundations of Systems Biology and Engineering (FOSBE 2009), Denver, Colorado, August 2009
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS � Vasalou C., and M. Henson, “A Multiscale Model to Investigate Circadian Rhythmicity of Pacemaker Neurons in
the Mammalian Circadian Clock”, Pacific Symposium in Biocomputing (PSB 2010), Big Island, Hawaii January 2010
� Vasalou C., and M. Henson, “A Multiscale Model to Investigate Circadian Rhythmicity of Pacemaker Neurons in the Mammalian Circadian Clock”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting (AICHE 2009) , Nashville, Tennessee November 2009
� Vasalou C., and M. Henson, “An Integrate-and-Fire Model to Investigate Circadian Rhythmicity of Pacemaker Neurons in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus”, Foundations of Systems Biology and Engineering (FOSBE 2009), Denver, Colorado August 2009
� Vasalou C., G. M. Freeman, E. D. Herzog, M. A. Henson, “Small World Network Models of Intercellular Coupling in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting (AICHE 2008),Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 2008
� Vasalou C., G. M. Freeman, E. D. Herzog, M. A. Henson, “Small World Network Models of Intercellular Coupling in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus”, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR 2008), Sandestin, Florida, May 2008
ACTIVITIES � Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) � Treasurer of the Chemical Engineering Graduate Students (ChEGS) association � Intramural soccer, softball � Volunteer in Olympic Games of Athens 2004
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ANURAG VERMA Phone: (413) 559-0559 248 Amherst Road, M5 Email: [email protected] Sunderland, MA-01375
SUMMARY STATEMENT
Analyst and modeler in computational material science with broad expertise in predictive method development for micro and macroscopic structure-property relation, meso-scale self-assembly, clustering and phase transition in complex particulate systems.
EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering September 2006 – May 2011 (expected) Thesis: Modeling self-assembly of many-particle systems using classical density functional theory. GPA: 3.84/4.0
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, India B.Tech in Chemical Engineering August 2002 – May 2006 Thesis: Modeling and simulation of flow of particulate suspension over a cylinder. GPA: 9.23/10.0
RELEVANT SKILLS
Analytical: Computer Simulations of phase diagram, Statistical Mechanics and Integral Equation Theory for macroscopic structure prediction from molecular models, Fluid Mechanical analysis, Numerical method development.
Technical: Classical Density Functional Theory (CDFT), Monte Carlo (MC) Simulations, Stokesian Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) using Finite Volume Method (FVM) and Finite Difference Method (FDM).
Computing: C, C++ and Fortran with MPI parallel computing, Mathematica, MATLAB.
Platforms: Unix, Macintosh, Windows. EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA September 2006 – present Advisor: Prof. D. M. Ford
• Modeled the meso-scale colloidal self-assembly under presence of external fields; applications in adsorption and sensing.
• Developed generalized statistical-mechanical model for condensed phase microstructure in colloidal systems and predicted bulk crystal structures of hard-sphere, AO depletion, van der Waals, Yukawa and screened-electrostatic colloidal particles.
• Innovated and introduced a novel closure-based classical density functional theory (CDFT) for fluid-solid phase transition in colloids and predicted the microstructure of colloidal crystals to within the standard deviation of MC simulations.
• Experimentally validated the MC Simulation studies of fluid-solid phase transition for thermally tunable AO depletion interactions with PNIPAM hydrogel depletants and silica colloidal particles.
• Discovered universal features in statistical-mechanical model of free energy for colloidal systems and enabled a simplified theoretical expression of fluid-solid energy difference.
• Built and tested a Real-Space numerical method for classical density functional (CDFT) computations of colloidal crystallization and achieved 30% increase in efficiency and 100% numerical accuracy.
Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA September 2007 – November 2010
• Managed and mentored an undergraduate intern while developing 3D integral algorithms for CDFT computations leading to successful identification of efficiency criteria.
• Served four times as a teaching assistant for Advanced level Thermodynamic course, graded homework, guided students during office hours and occasionally lectured.
Undergraduate Researcher, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, India December 2005 – May 2006 Advisor: Prof. A. Singh
• Examined equilibrium Stokes-flow particle distribution under varying shear stress using Stokesian Dynamics. • Identified the normal stresses responsible for the edge-fracture problems in die-swell extrusion.
Research Intern, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India May 2005 – July 2005 Advisor: Prof. P. R. Nott
• Analyzed multiphase particulate flows using Suspension-balance modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). • Determined shear-induced macroscopic patterns in particulate flow and achieved good agreement with experiments.
Research Intern, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India May 2004 – June 2004 Advisor: Prof. D. P. Mishra
• Engineered and designed a prototype of household upholstery to study combustion kinetics of polyurethane. • Diagnosed key factors for hazardous combustion and devised better fire safety measures for household upholstery.
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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. A. Verma and D. M. Ford, “Universal features of the free energy functional at the freezing transition for repulsive potentials”; (manuscript in preparation for submission to Physical Review Letters).
2. A. Verma and D. M. Ford, “Closure-based perturbative density functional theory of hard-sphere freezing: Properties of the bridge functional”, Physical Review E, 80, 031109 (2009).
3. A. Verma and D. M. Ford, “ Revisiting the real space density functional theory of hard-sphere freezing in the Percus – Yevick approximation”, Journal of Chemical Physics, 129, 066101 (2008).
PRESENTATIONS
1. A. Verma and D. M. Ford, “Closure-based classical density functional theory: A novel approach to study fluid-solid phase transitions in atomistic and colloidal systems”, AIChE annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November (2010).
2. A. Verma and D. M. Ford, “Classical density functional theory of freezing based on a bridge functional: Applications to colloidal systems”, AIChE annual meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November (2009).
3. A. Verma and D. M. Ford, “Predicting freezing transitions in colloidal systems using classical density functional theory: The role of direct correlation function”, AIChE annual meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November (2008).
4. A. Verma, A. Singh and P. R. Nott, “Particle migration in Stokes flow of suspension past a cylinder”, AIChE annual meeting, San Francisco, California, November (2006).
5. A. Verma and D. P. Mishra, “Study of downward smoldering combustion in polyurethane foams”, Proceedings of 7th International ISHMT – ASME Heat and Mass transfer conference, Guwahati, India, January (2006).
HONORS AND LEADERSHIP
• Graduate Research Fellowship – University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2006 – present). • Ranked in Top 10 among more than 200 students at IIT Guwahati (2006). • Event coordinator SCHEMCON – IIChE’s student chapter of technical paper presentation (2004). • Event manager in Techniche – technical festival of IIT Guwahati (2004). • Ranked in top 0.5% of students in All India IIT-JEE entrance examination (2002).
AFFILIATIONS
• Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) and Reviewer of Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data.
RELEVANT COURSES
• Physical Chemistry of Polymers I & II (POLYMER 608, POLYMER 789). • Colloidal Phenomena (POLYMER 745). • Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis (CHEM-ENG 661). • Thermodynamics (CHEM-ENG 621). • Transport Process (CHEM-ENG 633). • Fluid Mechanics (CHEM-ENG 631).