Environmental Scientist

• Jul 2020 - Present

Life Cycle Engineering Intern (Co-op)

• Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

•Leading analytical and quality assurance efforts for GHG analysis and verification forbiofuels and other non-fuel sectors;• Supporting fuel producers in their analysis and verification of emissions under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, RFS2, RED, RenovoBio and other GHG programs;• Collecting and synthesizing information/data;• Developing LCA models;• Communicating results through well-designed figures and tables, and reports;• Presenting results in internal and client project meetings; and• Supporting proposal preparation and marketing. Show less

Testing Associate-DELTA Online and Testing Education

• Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

• Maintained day to day operations of the testing offices and exam integrity by ensuring that exams are kept in a safe place and distributed to the proper individuals. • Provided customer support to students, faculty and staff via telephone, email, and walk-ins. Prompt, courteous, and professional in dealing with all contacts.• Administered testing services for Disability Resources Office students to ensure that proper technology and accommodations are available in different testing locations and maintained software specifically for DRO.• Monitored students testing for testing and student conduct violations and delivered testing instructions to them in person and through written communications with remote proctors.• Communicated with students, faculty, staff and remote proctors regarding testing needs and with LearnTech help desk staff when technical issues arise to resolve in a timely manner.• Wrote incident reports to be delivered electronically to the Office of Student Conduct and the course instructor for student integrity issues.• Assisted with disability services management. Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Course- CHE 225: Introduction to Chemical Engineering AnalysisPrincipal Instructor: Dr P. K. Lim Students: 25Academic Responsibility:• Assisted students to perform steady-state material and energy balances on unit operations, including heating/cooling, phase change, heat transfer, expansion/compression, energy conversion, flash separation, and chemical reactions. • Accelerated the course syllabus and learning by prompting students to use Aspen Plus®, Matlab® and VBA to simulate and solve steady-state unit operations, solve numerically differential equations and systems of differential equations, including initial- and boundary-value problems. trial-and-error analysis, dew- or bubble-point analysis, and least-squares regression analysis respectively. • Taught elementary mass and heat transfer concepts, such as flux, driving force, molecular transport, and convection, shell balances to obtain the governing differential equations for 1-D mass transfer and heat transfer processes. Key Responsibility:• Conducted interactive office hours on a weekly basis to discuss doubts and assisting students through question clarification• Responsible for grading assignments and exams and providing students with positive feedback for further improvements. • Managed the course grades via Moodle. • Consistent interaction with the course instructor to develop the course and enhance the learning from it. Show less

Graduate Research Assistant

• Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

Development of Non-Conventional Sustainability Indicators for Biopolymers•Investigated 50+ biopolymers to research about their production process, application, physical and chemical properties and selected top commercial biopolymers such as PHA, PLA, starch blend, cellulose blend and Bio-PET for further research based on market forecasting of annual global biopolymers and plastic production values. •Augmented and constructed a cradle-to-gate environmental life cycle assessment model for the above-mentioned biopolymers to produce a generalized process flow diagram (PFDs) and study respective environmental impacts. •Constructed an Excel model to identify the most frequently mentioned sustainability/environmental indicators analysed in related LCA research papers and devised a comprehensive list of non-conventional indicators whose inclusion in LCIA methodology and impact categories would have a more practical approach and connect with the general public. Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant- Grader

• Jan 2019 - May 2019

Course: CHE 205- Chemical Process Principles Instructors: Dr Nathan Crook, Dr Michael DickeyKey Responsibilities: • Responsible for grading assignments and exams on a weekly basis and providing students with positive feedback for further improvements. • Managed the course grades via Moodle. • Proctored, conducted examinations and monitored students testing for testing and student conduct violations and delivered testing instructions to them in person • Consistent interaction with the course instructor throughout the semester to develop the course and enhance the learning from it.• Handled the course's examination question papers, student's exam sheets and assignments responsibly and with discretion. Show less

Undergraduate Student Researcher

• Jan 2018 - May 2018

Synthesis of Modified Polysulfone/Zinc Oxide Nano-Composite Membrane using Green Synthesis•Synthesized Polysulfone/ZnO nano-composite membrane used for wastewater treatment to produce high-purity water for reuse. •Prepared ZnO nanoparticles using green synthesis method which included the use of neem leaves extract mixed with zinc nitrate.•Phase inversion technique was used to produce the membrane and FTIR was used to detect the presence of the same. The addition of ZnO filler increased the porosity from 61% to 73%, increase of hydrophilicity by 18% and decrease of contact angle from 70o to 56o. Show less

Undergraduate Student Researcher

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

Comparative evaluation of different types of retardant material as matrices for controlled-released drug delivery•Analysed wide array of polymers for forming hydrophobic, hydrophilic, lipid & mineral matrices as release retardant and were blended and compressed into tablets using Perkin-Elmer laboratory hydraulic press along with 3 active drug ingredients (neutral, acidic, basic), fillers, lubricants and flow promoters.•Dissolution studies were conducted for the in vitro drug release from the mixed matrix and the sample was analysed using UV spectrophotometer to construct plot between polymer content and release profile of drugs. Effect of polymer type on the release profile and release kinetics was studied using Higuchi’s equation. Show less

Summer Research Intern

• May 2017 - Jul 2017

Mass, Energy and Cost Assessment model for Biodiesel production from Jatropha Curcas plant •Constructed and formulated an Excel model for life cycle assessment of Biodiesel production in India from Jatropha Curcas plant. Applied quantitative and qualitative research methods for data collection and applied data validation and reconciliation techniques to build a database for the cradle-to-gate biodiesel production process. •The model estimated the total input and output mass and energy and calculated the cost incurred in the cradle-to-gate framework using the process model graph built within and provides an accommodating feature of single-cell input for desired results. Show less

Industrial Trainee

• May 2016 - Jun 2016

Impact of Coal Size on Boiler Efficiency and Efficiency Improvement Techniques •Operation, troubleshooting, maintenance of Coal Boilers in a 6*150 MW coal-based captive power plant and prepared standard operating procedures for the same. Maintained safety standards to comply with EH&S regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines. •Analysed coal samples, used as fuel for boilers, using a GCV analyser to calculate the gross calorific value and ash content. •Categorized the coal samples on basis of ISO and ASTM standards and performed sieve analysis, using a mechanical shaker, of pulverized coal to calculate their diameter which led to the optimization of the boiler efficiency by 1.6%. •Suggested and implemented techniques of TDS control, pH control, and microprocessor-based combustion control to further increase the boiler efficiency by 1.8%. Show less