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Ashish S. Bambal
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Contact: (304)***-****, Email: quj3mk@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
PhD candidate with technical expertise in gas-to-liquid technology, carbon-dioxide capture, hydrogen production and
renewable energy
More than four years of experience in catalyst development, physical characterization and activity evaluation
Skilled in chemical process improvement and troubleshooting of various automated instruments
Experienced with technical report writing by systematic data acquisition and processing
Well versed with occupational safety standards and its implementation
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA Aug’07-Aug’11
M.S. Chemical Engineering West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA Aug’05-July’07
B.S. Chemical Engineering Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, INDIA July’01-May’05
Research Experience
PhD Candidate: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV
Advisor: Dr. Dady B. Dadyburjor
Dissertation Title: Impact of Biomass and Coal Derived Syngas Impurities on Silica Supported Cobalt Catalyst for Fischer-
Tropsch Synthesis
Minor in Nanotechnology and Material Science
Operated Fischer-Tropsch synthesis with state-of-the-art high pressure and high temperature units
Comprehensively studied catalyst structure and activity relationship by characterization techniques
Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of paraffins, olefins, oxygenates and other hydrocarbons by GC-MS
Developed a strategy to evaluate catalyst activity and product selectivity for a two phase reaction
Evaluated performance of zeolite along in FT synthesis for cracking and isomerisation of long-chain hydrocarbons
Investigated kinetic parameters with aid of micro-reactor experiments at optimum process conditions
Achieved improved performance of a silica supported cobalt catalyst by surface modification with chelating agents
Established material and energy balances across continuous operation of gas-to-liquid (GTL) process
Actively involved in other projects involving catalyst and sorbents design for Water-Gas-Shift reaction
Conducted a design of experiments (DOE) to optimize operating conditions for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Mentored and nurtured undergraduate researchers to develop team working skills and foster the pursuit of advanced
study
Successfully completed essential safety trainings at NETL including OSHA 18001, ISO 14000, Hazard
Communication, Lab Safety, Compressed Gas Handling and Chemical Hygiene
Graduate Research Assistant: Constructed Facilities Centre (CFC), West Virginia University
Advisor: Dr. Ruifeng Liang
Thesis Title: Mechanical Evaluation and FE Modeling of Composite Sandwich Panels
Performed systematic study to evaluate mechanical performance of fiber reinforced polymer composites (FRPC)
Developed a model under static load mode by finite element analysis (FEA) with aid of MSC.Nastran and ANSYS for
polymer composites sandwich panels
Microstructure study of FRP composites by SEM images and thermal conductivity measurements
Industrial Experience
Process Engineering Intern: Galaxy Surfactant Ltd.
Accomplished project on equipment design, process optimization and material-energy balances on sulphonation
plant, ethoxylation unit and waste water treatment
Reviewed and maintained P&IDs and equipment drawings
Recommended set of new operating conditions for a cyclone separator to improve process efficiency
Skills and Specialties
Excellent hands on experience on TEM, SEM, XPS, XRD, FT-IR, TPR/TPD/TPO, BET surface area, pore size
distribution and chemisorption techniques.
Extensive experience in operating GC, GC-MS and mass spectrometer
Excellent hands on skills in establishing catalyst performance using fully automated
Customized fixed-bed micro catalytic reactors
BenchCAT TM , high pressure and high temperature reactor (Altamira Instruments)
BTRS-JR-PC system, high pressure micro reactor (Auto Clave Engineers)
Autochem 2950 high pressure micro reactor (Micromeritics)
Thermomax 500, high-pressure-TGA (Thermofisher)
Presentations and Publications
Ashish S. Bambal, Ala'a Kababji, Vidya Sagar Guggilla, Todd H. Gardner, Edwin L. Kugler and Dady B. Dadyburjor, North American Catalysis Society (NACS), Detroit, MI, June 2011.
Ashish S. Bambal, Ala’a H. Kababji, Vidya Sagar Guggilla, Todd H. Gardner, Edwin L. Kugler, and Dady B. Dadyburjor, AIChE, Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov 2010.
Ashish S. Bambal, Ala’a H. Kababji, Vidya Sagar Guggilla, Todd H. Gardner, Edwin L. Kugler, and Dady B. Dadyburjor, Pittsburgh-Cleveland Catalysis Society (PCCS), Pittsburg, PA, May 2010.
Ashish S. Bambal, Ala’a H. Kababji, Vidya Sagar Guggilla, Todd H. Gardner, Edwin L. Kugler, and Dady B. Dadyburjor, Preprints ACS Division of Petroleum Chemistry 55, 154-155, March 2010.
Ashish S. Bambal, Ala'a Kababji, Vidya Sagar Guggilla, Todd H. Gardner, Edwin L. Kugler and Dady B. Dadyburjor, Effect of Surface Modification with Chelating Agents over Silica Supported Cobalt Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Manuscript under preparation.
Poster presentations at WV Academy of Sciences (April 2010) and WVNANO (April 2010)
Honors and Awards
MS Thesis titled ‘Mechanical Evaluation and FE Modeling of Composite Sandwich Panel’ has been ranked among the Top 10 Most Downloaded Thesis in WVU-ETD history
Nominated as Graduate Safety Officer in Department of Chemical Engineering and passionately lead a safety committee to improve laboratory safety standards
Vice President of Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
Recipient of National Merit Scholarship for superlative performance state board exams
Computer Skills
FEA Tools : MSC. NASTRAN/PATRAN, ANSYS
Programming Languages : MATLAB, C, C++
Packages : SigmaPlot, Peakfit, SciFinder (scientific literature search), EndNote (reference citing), MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE), American Chemical Society (ACS), Golden Key International Honor Society, North American Catalysis Society (NACS), Pittsburgh-Cleveland Catalysis Society (PCCS), WVU Biodiesel
Group, West Virginia Academy of Sciences (WVAS)
*Reference available upon request
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