Engineering Project

Huiying Zhu, Ph.D.

No H*-B Sponsorship Required

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Objective: Seeking a challenge position in the area of Environmental

Engineering

Summary:

. 6 years' professional experience in chemical engineering and its

related field.

. Experience with wastewater treatment, air pollution control,

experimental system design, lab instruments installation, chemical

process simulation, quantum chemistry modeling, molecular modeling,

hydrologic modeling, and corrosion engineering.

. Strong experimental and modeling skills.

. Deep understanding in the surface reactions, reaction mechanism,

thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

. High motivated, quick-learner, and adaptable person with good

technical skills.

Professional Experience:

Ph.D. Candidate & Research Assistant, University of South Carolina (2005

- 2009)

. Studied Hg oxidation and adsorption reactions in coal combustion

flue gas (DOE project)

. Designed electrochemistry tests and estimated bridge corrosion

rate under tension (DOT project)

Master Degree study & Research Assistant, University of South Carolina

(2003 - 2005)

. Studied alkaline macrocapsule performance for pH adjustment of

ideal solutions and Savannah River Site water (DOE project)

. Developed hydrologic and economic model for pervious concrete

parking lot (Concrete Association)

. Studied photo catalytic effect: organic chemical degradation

under a novel light source (Egypt project)

College study, Sichuan University, China (1999 - 2003)

. Studied the batch rectification process for mixed amyl alcohol

separation

. Studied life trash fermentation and its utilization in

agriculture

Education: Ph.D., Environmental Engineering

College of Engineerong & Computing, University of South

Carolina, Columbia, SC (2009)

M.S., Environmental Engineering

College of Engineerong & Computing, University of South

Carolina, Columbia, SC (2005)

B.S., Biochemical & Pharmaceutical Engineering

College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, China

(2003)

Publications

. Zhu, Huiying; Flora, Joseph R. V.; Vidic, Radisav; Borguet, Eric.

Quantum modeling of Hg adsorption on carbon surfaces in the presence

of HCl, NO2 or SO2. 235th ACS, 2008.

. Flora, Joseph R. V.; Baker, Benjamin; Wybenga, Daniel; Zhu, Huiying;

Aelion, C. Marjorie, Preparation of acidic and alkaline macrocapsules

for pH control, Chemosphere (2008), 70(6), 1077-1084

. Zhu, Huiying; Flora, Joseph R. V.; Vidic, Radisav; Borguet, Hg

adsorption and oxidation on carbon black in the presence of HCl:

energetic and reaction kinetics. to be submitted.

. Zhu, Huiying; Flora, Joseph R. V.; Vidic, Radisav; Borguet, Hg

adsorption and oxidation on carbon black in the presence of HCl:

process simulation. to be submitted.

Skills:

Lab: HPLC, AA, TOC, GC, BOD, COD, Fluorescence, microbe incubation,

Potentiostats, EIS / AC impedance

Computer

. Quantum Chemistry modeling software: Gamess, Gaussian

. Protein folding simulation software: Rosetta, MolMol, PyMol, VMD

. Code programming softwares: Fortran, Maple, Sci-Lab

. Process simulation: ChemCAD V 5.0, Kintecus V 3.95.

. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) for Windows server 2000.

. MS Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook, Visio)

. Reference Management: EndNote, Sigmaplot

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