Ana Raquel Camerón Soto

Pedro Albizu Campos Street #88 Lares, PR 00669

Cell phone: 787- 675-4317

Email: acaizd@r.postjobfree.com or acaizd@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Full-time position in the industry, interest in using my research skills and rheology of complex fluids expertise to contribute to material and process development.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering, expected December 2013, GPA: 3.92

Dissertation: Rheology of Nanoparticle Suspensions in Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, PR

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, May 2007, GPA: 3.60

Certificate in Pharmaceutical Engineering University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, PR

PUBLICATIONS

Ana R Cameron-Soto, and Aldo Acevedo. Rod-like nanoparticle loading effect on the steady-state rheology and phase behavior of a liquid crystalline polymer. (“in preparation”)

Anthony González-Santana, Ana R Cameron-Soto, and Aldo Acevedo. Rheological Study of the Effect of Complex Formation on the Gelation Temperature and Moduli of Gelatin-Xanthan Blends. (“in preparation”)

Cameron-Soto, A., S.L. Avilés-Barreto, and A. Acevedo-Rullán, Rheology and Electrorheology of Nanorod-Loaded Liquid Crystalline Polymers, in Materials and Devices for Smart Systems III (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1129, Warrendale, PA, 2009), J. Su, et al., Editors. 2009

Cameron-Soto and Acevedo, A., Electric Field Effect on the Rheology of MWCNT

Dispersions in Liquid Crystalline Polymers, NSTI-Nanotech 2009, Volume 2, (2009) 485-

488

WORK EXPERIENCE

PhD Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PR, August 2007 – present

– Determine the polymer-polymer and polymer-nanoparticles interaction effect on

rheological properties

– Relate the polymer-polymer and polymer-nanoparticles interaction and rheological

properties with the properties of a final product

– Determine the rod-like nanoparticles effect on the rheological and optical properties of

liquid crystalline polymer matrices

PhD Summer Internship, Beauty and Grooming, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, OH, Summer 2011

– Determine the interactions between polymers on a blend

– Relate those interactions with the performance of hair care products

PRESENTATIONS

Effect of complex formation on the gel transition and strength of xanthan-gelatin mixtures, The 84th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Pasadena, Ca, February 2013.

Rheology of Rod-like Nanoparticles in Liquid Crystal Polymer Solutions, The 84th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Pasadena, Ca, February 2013.

Liquid Crystallinity of Lyotropic Polymers Loaded with COOH-MWCNTs, The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Santa Fe, NM, October 2010 Electric Field Effect on the Rheology of MWCNT Dispersions in Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Nanotech 2009, Houston, TX, May 2009

Electric Field Effect on the Rheology of Liquid Crystalline Polymer Nanocomposite Solutions, Hougen Symposium on Frontiers of Liquid Crystals, University of Wisconsin, WI, April 2009

* 19 Poster Presentation in Local Meetings

SEMINARS

The Society of Rheology, Using Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear, October 2013

Training about the security in the use of diffractometers of x-rays, March 2009

ISPE PR Chapter - Mayagüez, Introduction to Computerized Systems Validation, Risk-based Approach Applied to Automation Systems, September 2006

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Teacher Assistant of Chemical Enginnering Process Design II on Spring Semester 2012-2013 and Fall 2013-2014

The liquid crystal workshop at the NanoDays activity, April 2009, 2010, and 2012

Open House of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, March 2008 and 2012, and December 2009

Career Day of the “Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez”, December 2009 and 2011, and November 2010

Teacher Assistant of Unit Operations Lab II on Spring Semester 2010-2011

Graduate Student Representative of the ad-hoc committee of the UPRM Academic Senate evaluating procedures of graduate assistantships, January-May 2010

Graduate Representative to the Graduate Council, 2009-2010

The 41st Annual Conference of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society as a volunteer in Puerto Rico, October 4-9, 2009

Graduate Student Representative to the Chemical Engineering Department, 2008-2009

The IFN-sponsored “Liquid Crystals: Constructing a Homemade Thermometer” workshop to public 4-6th grade elementary school students of the Federico Asenjo elementary school of Mayagüez, December 4, 2008

SKILLS

Computer skills: Word, Excel, Power Point, PRO II (basic), Matlab (basic), Aspen Plus (basic)

Interpersonal skills: teamwork, responsible, work on my own or in a team, adaptable

Languages: Speak English (intermediate), Spanish (native), and Italian (basic)

Characterization Techniques: SAXS, TEM, DLS, GPC, TGA, FTIR, densitometer, falling ball and ubbelohde viscometers, and extensional and shear rheometer

HONOR

SOR Travel Grant for the 84th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, February 2013

PR NASA Space Grant Doctoral Fellowship, 2009-2010, 2011-2013

NSF-sponsored travel grant for the Hougen Symposium on Frontiers of Liquid Crystals, April 2009

Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship, 2007- 2009

Sloan Scholarship, August 2008

Honor Scholarship of Universita per Stranieri di Perugia (Italy), July 2006

Honor Scholarship of Mayagüez Campus, 2003-2004, 2006-2007

PROFESIONAL AFILIATIONS

Society of Rheology

Golden Key International Honour Society

American Institute of Chemical Engineering

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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