Aaron

10/2/2015
Medfield, MA

Position Desired

Chemical Engineering
Anywhere in CT; Anywhere in MA; Anywhere in ME; Anywhere in NH; Anywhere in NY; Anywhere in RI
Yes

Resume

Summary:

I am a prospective college graduate with excellent leadership and problem-solving skills seeking an entry-level position

Education:

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Anticipated May 2016
GPA: 3.3/4.0

Work Experience:

Environmental Nanoscience Lab, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA Fall 2014-Present
Undergraduate Research Assistant
• Measured the effects of temperature on the adsorption of total organic carbon to mineral surfaces in order to improve fertilizer
• Prepared samples and adjusted pH to meet target acidity levels in order to be incubated and sent for total organic carbon analysis
Myriant Technologies, Woburn, MA Summer 2014

Process Development Intern
• Performed research with process engineers to improve succinic acid manufacturing plant
• Completed experiments in studying the effects of temperature, pH and membrane molecular weight cut off on protein removal, turbidity and flux of tangential flow ultrafiltration permeate
• Determined that replacing existing membranes would increase plant throughput and not affect permeate quality
• Created and gave PowerPoint presentation of experimental results to R&D group

Academic Projects:

Methanation of Carbon Monoxide Project Fall 2015
• Worked in a group of four individuals to determine the reaction constant, reaction order, and apparent activation energy of the methanation reaction of carbon monoxide inside a continuously stirred tank reactor
• Created both a proposal of experimental procedure and a final presentation of results and data analysis
Hydrogen Cyanide Project Fall ...

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