Nadia Ralston

Project Team Manager at Engineers Without Borders - Princeton University
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  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • Portuguese Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • International Trade and Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Team Manager
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      • Collaborate between the team and the local community to promote self-reliance and communication • Lead the risk management when surveying possible areas for installation and the cost analysis for conducting a potential project • Communicate with contractors and professional engineers to ensure a successful evaluation of a proposed project

    • Technical Project Lead
      • Aug 2018 - Present

      •Design infrastructure for water lines and calculate healthy level of chlorine molarity in water system •Create website and graphic designs for the Princeton chapter of EWB •Evaluate landscape and layout for implementation of pipes in the villages using

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • HMEI Undergraduate Research Intern
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      •Investigated the intermolecular interactions, including wetability and surface contact angles, between carbon dioxide within a quartz system during geological carbon sequestration •Created and analyzed various organic molecules using Newton’s equations of motion for granular systems through open source LAMMPS and MD simulations

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant
      • Oct 2019 - Present

      •Collaborated with a leading research project in converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into an affordable and viable form of renewable energy using solar power and fuel cells •Specific work included calculations, constructions, and diligent tests on the efficiency of various catalysts electrodes used in the cell

    • United States
    • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • Founder and CEO
      • Sep 2018 - Present

      • Currently semi-finalists for the Schneider Go Green Competition that recognizes emerging green technology • Alternative micro hydropower within water systems that generates power from wasted water throughout various industries and developing communities • Spearheaded the turbine R&D which included executing the necessary optimization calculations on the dimensions of the turbine and testing each prototype in the different applications • Leverage governmental incentives and EPA… Show more • Currently semi-finalists for the Schneider Go Green Competition that recognizes emerging green technology • Alternative micro hydropower within water systems that generates power from wasted water throughout various industries and developing communities • Spearheaded the turbine R&D which included executing the necessary optimization calculations on the dimensions of the turbine and testing each prototype in the different applications • Leverage governmental incentives and EPA requirements in favor of implementing the renewable energy system • Designed the startup’s website: https://www.reclaim-energies.com Show less • Currently semi-finalists for the Schneider Go Green Competition that recognizes emerging green technology • Alternative micro hydropower within water systems that generates power from wasted water throughout various industries and developing communities • Spearheaded the turbine R&D which included executing the necessary optimization calculations on the dimensions of the turbine and testing each prototype in the different applications • Leverage governmental incentives and EPA… Show more • Currently semi-finalists for the Schneider Go Green Competition that recognizes emerging green technology • Alternative micro hydropower within water systems that generates power from wasted water throughout various industries and developing communities • Spearheaded the turbine R&D which included executing the necessary optimization calculations on the dimensions of the turbine and testing each prototype in the different applications • Leverage governmental incentives and EPA requirements in favor of implementing the renewable energy system • Designed the startup’s website: https://www.reclaim-energies.com Show less

    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Life Member
      • Jan 2018 - Present
    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President
      • Aug 2019 - Present

      • Organize on campus conferences that invite professionals and UN delegates to speak on their involvement in combating climate change internationally • Connect students to opportunities to create an impact in fields related to sustainability, biodiversity, and access to adequate resources • Organize on campus conferences that invite professionals and UN delegates to speak on their involvement in combating climate change internationally • Connect students to opportunities to create an impact in fields related to sustainability, biodiversity, and access to adequate resources

    • Sustainability Engineering, Princeton/AUC Summer Internship
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      •Collaborated with students from both institutions to design and build an aquaponics system that integrated wind powered pump and solar arrays to deliver water for sustainable agricultural practices in El Heiz, Egypt •Conducted optimization calculations and analysis on the performance of the wind turbine •Collaborated with students from both institutions to design and build an aquaponics system that integrated wind powered pump and solar arrays to deliver water for sustainable agricultural practices in El Heiz, Egypt •Conducted optimization calculations and analysis on the performance of the wind turbine

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Advising Fellow
      • Jan 2021 - May 2022

      •Provide guidance to high-achieving, low-income students in their college application process •Provide guidance to high-achieving, low-income students in their college application process

    • Norway
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Hydrodynamics Research Intern [Remote]
      • Feb 2021 - May 2021

      •Analyze the horizontal and vertical modes of fluid wave motion through WAMIT simulations •Generate input files of the system using equations of motion and generalized mass •Work carried out is a component of a collaborative research project on the applicability of floating solar panel islands for carbon utilization with professors from University of Zurich •Analyze the horizontal and vertical modes of fluid wave motion through WAMIT simulations •Generate input files of the system using equations of motion and generalized mass •Work carried out is a component of a collaborative research project on the applicability of floating solar panel islands for carbon utilization with professors from University of Zurich

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Intern
      • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

      Research role of social cohesion in the progress of the company in order to connect people in underdeveloped countries Research role of social cohesion in the progress of the company in order to connect people in underdeveloped countries

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Project Intern
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

      •Managed a bike lane project under the Senior Engineer of MTC •Petitioned and collaborated with local officials and sponsors for the implementation of the plan •Secured a 4 million dollar grant award for biking trails and creek restoration efforts in the initiative of greening urbanized communities •Commandeered CAD design for the ongoing projects •Managed a bike lane project under the Senior Engineer of MTC •Petitioned and collaborated with local officials and sponsors for the implementation of the plan •Secured a 4 million dollar grant award for biking trails and creek restoration efforts in the initiative of greening urbanized communities •Commandeered CAD design for the ongoing projects

Education

  • Princeton University
    Bachelor of Science - BSE Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Energy
    2018 - 2022

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