SILKY ABBOTT
Cincinnati, OH 45220
E-mail: abhjy9@r.postjobfree.com, abhjy9@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: 217-***-****
Summary
• Present doctoral student in Material Sciences and Engineering with an emphasis on the
Development of biodegradable polymer coating for sensing and corrosion inhibition in
drinking water pipes at the University of Cincinnati, OH.
• Graduate Research Assistant, IFM, LA Tech University during Masters in Chemical
Engineering.
• Senior Scientist at SVA Industries Pvt. Ltd, India.
• Internship at Engineers India Limited, A Government Undertaking, India.
• Internship at the R&D Center of Indian Oil Corporation Limited, India.
Professional Experience
SVA INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.
Position: Sr. Scientist June’05 – Feb’ 07
• In-house and client production of personal care and household products.
• Design and develop chemical and materials processing systems and manufacturing
processes for the company’s products.
• Supervise technologists, technicians and junior engineers assigned in chemical projects to
introduce new commercial products.
• Evaluate, determine and recommend to management the most cost-effective solutions and
processes for commercial production of chemical products.
• Perform product formulations, performance and quality testing.
ENGINEERS INDIA LTD.
Position: Intern Jan’05 – April’05
• Evaluate the advantages of conventional technique for calculation of fractionating column
separations from the difference between the volume percent temperature of the fractions.
• Comparison of the separation degree in the column reactor and calculation of gap/overlap
values from PRO-II simulation model required for controlling commercial product yield.
• Preparation of the line schedule for the P&IDs of the Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Unit for a major oil plant.
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.
Position: Intern June’04 – July’04
• Literature review on the Effect of Nitrogen Inhibition for the production of Ultra Low
Sulphur Diesel (ULSD).
• Project report and presentation on the project at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited and
Manipal Institute of Technology, India.
Academic Experience
INSTITUTE FOR MICROMANUFACTURING
Position: Graduate Research Assistant Nov’07 – March’ 10
• Research on the Electrodeposition of High-T c superconducting Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-CuO
Nanostructures and Thin Films.
• Focus on the growth of technologically important epitaxial thin-films and nano-scale
crystals of superconductor materials for the design and fabrication of advanced high
performance devices with improved properties.
• Well acquaintance to the concept of diffusion in the porous membranes/metal, thin films,
solution interface, and crystallization in the batch electrochemical processes.
• Application of fundamentals of materials science in combination with solid-state physics
(crystallography and superconductivity) to develop advanced high performance
superconductor devices.
• Project funded by NASA EPSCoR grant.
Professional Skills
• Team Player
• Good Communication and Writing Skills
• Professional Work Ethics
• Excellent Planning Skills
• Proven Leadership and Management Qualities
• Motivated with positive attitude towards my work
• Languages Known: English and Hindi
Technical Tools
• Microsoft Office
• C, C++
• MATHEMATICA
• MATHCAD
• Windows 98, XP, Vista and Mac Platforms (10.4 and later)
• Scanning Electron Microscope/ EDAX
• Atomic Adsorption Spectroscopy
• Infrared Spectroscopy
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter
• Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
• Atomic Force Microscope
• Gas Chromatography
• Optical Microscope
Education
• PhD, Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Cincinnati.
• MS, Chemical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University.
• BE, Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, India.
Technical Competencies
• Thin Films and Nanoparticles deposition
• Corrosion Engineering
• Large-scale continuous and batch processes
• Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition
• Auditing daily unit production
• Equipment Operation and Maintenance
• Inventory in-charge
• Tracking daily goods production and sales sheets.
Society Affiliations
• Member of the Electrochemical Society from 2007 to 2008.
• Member of Chemical Engineering Association for the year 2002 to 2003.
• Active member of LA Tech University Alumni.
Awards and Honors
• Poster presentation at The Electrochemical Society’s International Conference in
October’2008 at Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Published a manuscript as the first author in collaboration with Louisiana Tech University
and Louisiana State University in The Electrochemical Society Transactions in 2009.
• Secretary of the Graduate Student Council at the College of Engineering and Science,
Louisiana Tech University from 2007 to 2010.
• Graduate Assistant and Teaching Assistant for Chemistry labs from 2007 to 2009 at the
Louisiana Tech University.
• IVANHOE Fellowship awarded for 2011.
• OSHA certification completed in 2011.