Process Engineer

• Aug 2023 - Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2023 - Present

• Assisted Dr. Herschel C Pangborn and Dr. Brian Matthew Fronk in ME 348 (“Circuit analysis, instrumentation and statistics”) with instructions, records, and assignments• Met with students during office hours for discussion • Supervised all laboratory activities for the course

Graduate Research Assistant

• Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

• Advised by Dr. Gina Noh | Friedel-Crafts alkylation toluene with ethylene using chloroaluminate ionic liquids• Proposed reaction mechanism and studied the structure-function relationship of chloroaluminate ionic liquids• Synthesized and characterized pyridinium-based chloroaluminate ionic liquid using the HNMR characterization technique• As the lab safety officer, monitored procurement, use, and disposal of chemicals used in the lab and ensured that appropriate self-inspections were maintained• Managed the chemical inventory in the lab• Worked with other group members from diverse backgrounds to understand project goals, design and propose solutions, and assist in implementing, troubleshooting, and reviewing plans as the project progressed Show less

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

• Advised by Dr. Rakesh Agrawal | Solution phase synthesis and characterization of AgInSe2 thin film to prepare carbon-free films • Solution phase synthesis of orthorhombic AgInS2 thin films in ammine-thiol and DMF solvent• Salinized the films in a tubular furnace to prepare AgInSe2 thin films• Characterized the as-synthesized films using XRD, XRF, Raman, and SEM characterization techniques Solution phase synthesis of thermoelectric materials and inorganic solar cells Oct 2019 - July 2020• Employed molecular precursor and nanoparticle ink-based approach for making tellurium thin films• Applied anti-solvent engineering to prepare thin and uniform tellurium films on FTO-coated soda lime glass• Synthesized tellurium nanoparticles followed by the XRD & SEM characterization of the particles Show less

Project Assistant

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Effect of permeability and unsaturated properties on the design of leachate recirculation system of a bioreactor landfill - Studied various parameters that impact the leachate recirculation in a bioreactor landfill through rigorous experimentation - Comparison of the data so obtained for the fresh and old ( ranging from 4- 40 years old ) MSW samples to delineate the effect of parameters with the aging such as municipal solid waste samples - Simulation of the data to represent the effect of parameters with aging of municipal solid waste samples using COMSOL Multiphysics Show less

Vocational trainee

• Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

• Built a model to describe complex CDU performance. • Optimized Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) operations to improve energy saving in the refinery by 10%. • Learnt to operate the temperature pressure flow and other reaction parameters using a distributed control system • Built a model to describe complex CDU performance. • Optimized Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) operations to improve energy saving in the refinery by 10%. • Learnt to operate the temperature pressure flow and other reaction parameters using a distributed control system

Vocational Trainee

• Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

• Projection analysis of 250 MW power plant depicted 645 million liters of water saving. • 46.5% reactive silica and 76.2% colloidal silica removed from below the desired limit of makeup water. • Utilized a sustainable approach for recycling the cooling tower blowdown (CTBD) water plan for the simultaneous removal of silica and production of biogenic silica production from CTBD water in a biofilm reactor enriched with D consortium. • Projection analysis of 250 MW power plant depicted 645 million liters of water saving. • 46.5% reactive silica and 76.2% colloidal silica removed from below the desired limit of makeup water. • Utilized a sustainable approach for recycling the cooling tower blowdown (CTBD) water plan for the simultaneous removal of silica and production of biogenic silica production from CTBD water in a biofilm reactor enriched with D consortium.