ALEXANDRE CHAPEAUX

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Technically skilled Chemical Engineer with three years professional research experience studying the production of

biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks, separations, and multi-component fluid-phase equilibrium of gases and liquids

seeks a research and project management position in the fuels or biotechnology industry in anticipation of a move to the

north eastern United States.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Biofuels • Fermentation • Ionic Liquids

• Thermodynamics • CO2 Remediation • Separations

• Renewable Energy • Enzymatic Hydrolysis • Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY – GOLDEN, CO July 2009 – Present

Department of Energy Federally Funded Research and Development Center

Research Engineer/Project Lead

Key Achievements:

Lead/Manage Industrial Project Researching Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Drop-in Fuels

Worked with the client to develop a commercially relevant process

Created a set of targets to meet the client’s expectations

Designed pretreatment and hydrolysis experiments and pilot-scale operations for the client.

Developed experimental plan and schedule to meet targets and deadlines

Managed a team of 8-10 engineers and technicians

Develop Processes and Procedures for Algal Biomass Extraction and Conversion to Biofuels

Managed the enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation work

Considered alternative uses for the carbohydrate and protein portions of the algae

Developed statement of work and timeline of execution

Performed enzymatic hydrolyses and fermentations on the bench scale

Improve Process Configuration for the Production of Fuel Ethanol to Meet DOE Targets

Designed and executed experimental plans

Performed enzymatic hydrolyses and microbial fermentations on the bench scale

Developed an innovative process configuration for ethanol production

Calculated mass balance and mass closure for the whole process

Acquired extensive knowledge of biochemical conversion technologies

Gained communications expertise conveying technical concepts to technical audiences

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY – ARGONNE, IL May – August 2006

Department of Energy Federally Funded Research and Development Center

Research Aide

Key Achievements:

Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium Study of the Separation of Ethanol and Water using Ionic Liquids

Designed and executed experimental plan

Set-up a laboratory to make and handle ionic liquids

Synthesized and purified ionic liquids

Developed methods for ionic liquid measurement on HPLC

Mentored undergraduates and high-school students

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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME: CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING – NOTRE DAME, IN 2004 - 2009

Graduate Student

Key Achievements:

Study of Energy Related Binary and Ternary Systems Involving Ionic Liquids

Separation of alcohols and water using ionic liquids

Liquid-liquid equilibrium measurements with ionic liquids

Vapor-liquid measurement of gas mixtures (CO2, O2, CH4…) with ionic liquids

Extraction of compounds from ionic liquids using high-pressure CO2

Measurements of enthalpies of mixing of ionic liquid and alcohol mixtures

Measurement of long-term decompositions of ionic liquids

Synthesis of many ionic liquids

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY – SYRACUSE, NY 2000 - 2004

Undergraduate Student

Key Achievements:

Studied the inhibitor effects on the yeast growth used in the production of xylitol.

Designed a process to use luminescent bacteria in the treatment of wastewater

Set-up, testing, and trouble shooting of HPLC for measurement of sugars concentrations

Examination of the stability and viability of the yeast Pichia pastoris while immobilized in calcium alginate beads

with dilution cell plating and respirometry

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (2009)

“Extraction of Alcohols from Water Using Ionic Liquids”

Advisor: Dr. Joan F. Brennecke, Keating-Crawford Professor

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME – Notre Dame, IN

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (2008)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME – Notre Dame, IN

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (2004)

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY – Syracuse, NY

RELEVANT SKILLS

LINGUISTIC: Fluent in English and French; Proficient in Spanish

PROGRAMMING: MS Office Suite, Visual Basic, Adobe Suite, Matlab, Visio, Crystal Ball

TECHNICAL: Fermentation units, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC),

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR), Thermodynamic Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA), Differential Scanning

Calorimetry (DSC), Calorimetry, Karl Fisher Titration

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2000 – present

Engineer in Training 2004

Tau Beta Pi in Engineering Honor Society 2002

Golden Key Honor Society 2002

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Community Involvement

Genbukan Ninpo 2009-Present

International Martial Arts Institute 2008-Present

Director of Financial Development and Education, Delta Lambda Phi 2012-Present

National Treasurer, Delta Lambda Phi 2009- 2012

PUBLICATIONS

Alexandre Chapeaux, Nancy Dowe, Daniel Schell. “Optimization of a Separate Hemicellulosic and Cellulosic Conversion

Process Design for Producing Ethanol.”Manuscript in Preparation

Alexandre Chapeaux, Neal Andrews, Joan F. Brennecke. “Liquid-liquid Behavior of Ionic Liquids with Water and 1-

hexanol.” Manuscript in Preparation, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Alexandre Chapeaux, Joan F. Brennecke “Measurements of Excess Enthalpies for Ionic Liquid + Alcohol Mixtures and

Calculations of Heats of Vaporization of Alcohols in Ionic Liquids.” Manuscript in Preparation

Alexandre Chapeaux, Thomas S. Ronan, Joan F. Brennecke. “Separation of Water and Alcohols using Hydrophobic Ionic

Liquids.” Manuscript in Preparation

Alexandre Chapeaux, Jessica Anderson, Sudhir N. V. K. Aki, Joan F. Brennecke. “Solubility of Oxygen and

Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide Mixtures in 1–hexyl–3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonate)imide.” Manuscript in

Preparation

Luke D. Simoni, Alexandre Chapeaux, Joan F. Brennecke, Mark A. Stadtherr. “Extraction of Biofuels and Biofeedstocks

from Aqueous Solutions Using Ionic Liquids.” Computers & Chemical Engineering 2010, 34, 1406-1412

Luke D. Simoni, Alexandre Chapeaux, Joan F. Brennecke, Mark A. Stadtherr . “Asymmetric Framework for Predicting

Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of Ionic Liquid-Mixed-Solvent Systems. 2. Prediction of Ternary Systems.” Ind. Eng. Chem.

Res., 2009, 48, 7257–7265

Alexandre Chapeaux, Luke D. Simoni, Thomas S. Ronan, Mark A. Stadtherr, Joan F. Brennecke . “Separation of Water

and Alcohols using 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide.” Green Chemistry, 2008, 10, 1301 -

1306

Alexandre Chapeaux, Luke D. Simoni, Mark A. Stadtherr, Joan F. Brennecke. “Liquid -liquid Behavior of Ionic Liquids

with Water and 1-octanol and Modeling of 1-Octanol/Water Partition Coefficients.” Journal of Chemical and Engineering

Data, 2007, 52, 2462-2467

REFERENCES

Nancy Dowe Dr. Thomas Foust Dr. Joan Brennecke

Section Lead Director Keating-Crawford Professor

Applied Biology/Process Integration National Advanced Biofuels Department of Chemical and

National Bioenergy Center Consortium Biomolecular Engineering

NREL NREL University of Notre Dame

15013 Denver West Parkway 15013 Denver West Parkway 182 Fitzpatrick Hall

MS 3512 MS 3511 Notre Dame, IN 46556

Golden, CO 80401 Golden, CO 80401

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