Engineer Process
Resume:
Zheyan(James) Qiu
Lawrence, KS 66044
*******@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications
Process technology professional with over 10 years experience as process
development and research engineers in petroleum refining and renewable
fuels production. Provided techno-economic evaluation of new R&D projects.
Performed design, development and scale-up of novel reactor technologies
for maximizing product yields. Conducted process simulation on product
separation. Developed process heat and material balances. Prepared PFDs,
PIDs and equipment datasheet, drafted process package. Provided technical
support for the startup of commercial refining units, troubleshot operation
problems. Developed process intensification technologies for continuous
biodiesel synthesis and downstream processing from vegetable oils and micro-
algae. Simulated liquid-liquid flow with CFD modeling. Intensive experience
with operation of lab-scale reactors, pilot plants and commercial units.
Broad knowledge in biofuels production techniques. Substantial research
experience in liquid-liquid interfacial mass transfer and reaction
kinetics. Solid characterization skills developed through lab experience in
petroleum-based fuels and biodiesel. Good analytical and problem-solving
skills. Self-motivated and ability to work efficiently in a team
environment
Skills
Technical: transesterification, gasification, hydrolysis, fermentation,
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, solvent deasphalting, FCC, heavy oil
processing, liquid-liquid contacting, electrostatic liquid
spraying, process intensification technology, Schlieren technique
Experimental: heterogeneous catalysis, supercritical fluid extraction,
interfacial mass transfer and reaction kinetics in liquid-liquid
systems
Analytical: GC, HPLC, FTIR, viscometer, tensiometer, laser particle counter
Theoretical: electrically charged drop formation, interfacial turbulence,
modeling of flow and mixing in liquid-liquid systems
Design and development: AutoCAD, Aspen Plus, PRO/II, Fluent
Computer: Visual Basic, Fortran, MATLAB, LabVIEW, MS Word, Excel and
Powerpoint, linear planning
Professional experience
08/2007 - Present Transportation Research Institute
Lawrence, KS
Research Assistant University of Kansas
. Simulated the behavior of fluid flow and mixing in a liquid-liquid
contactor using Fluent software, illustrating its performance in
biodiesel production
. Worked closely with a multidisciplinary research team on a over $500,000
project of Biofuels "Feedstock to Tailpipe" Initiative to develop a novel
intensive liquid-liquid contactor, reducing residence time to several
seconds in biodiesel production
. Developed a process intensification technology based on electrostatic
liquid spraying and coalescence, resulting in continuous biodiesel
production from vegetable oils
. Designed a liquid-liquid contactor to measure reaction and mass transfer
at a plane, hydrodynamically quiescent interface, understanding the
effect of electrostatic fields on alkali-catalyzed transesterification
01/2005 - 07/2007 Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department
Lawrence, KS
Research Assistant University of Kansas
. Collaborated with a professor from University of Lodz, Poland to develop
mathematical models using finite element method, leading to verifying the
experimental results of liquid-liquid interfacial mass transfer
. Established experimental setups to measure liquid-liquid interfacial mass
transfer rate in the presence of electrostatic fields, validating the
enhanced mass transfer
. Fabricated successfully a Schlieren optical system, resulting in
visualization of electrostatically induced interfacial turbulence around
an pendant drop and on a plane interface
01/2001 - 07/2004 Research Institute of Petroleum Processing
Beijing, China
Process Development Engineer China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation
(SINOPEC)
. Worked with staff from R&D department to develop, design and scale-up new
Fluid catalytic Cracking technologies, which increase LCO yield by 3~5%
and LPG yield by 1.3~5%, and reduce olefin content by 9~11% in naphtha,
increasing by more than 2 million Chinese Yuan in profit per month
. Led completing four process design packages and participated in over ten
for commercial FCC units. Facilitated the transfer of process
technologies to EPC contractors and refineries. These projects resulted
in the total value of about 10 million Chinese Yuan of contracts
. Provided technical support and service for over ten commercial FCC units,
leading to successful startup and troubleshooting operation problems
04/1998 - 12/2000 Research Institute of Petroleum Processing
Beijing, China
Research Engineer China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC)
. Designed and optimized petroleum processing schemes for refineries using
linear planning programs, increasing their net profit by over 10 million
Chinese Yuan per year
. Performed techno-economic evaluation of new R&D projects, resulting in
successful commercialization
. Developed a crude oil assay database system, increasing the efficiency in
managing the properties of crude oils by 50%
04/1995 - 03/1998 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing
Dongying, China
Research Assistant China University of Petroleum
. Developed a multi-stage Supercritical Fluids Extraction (SFE) technique
to cut heavy oils, resulting in narrower fractions and higher yield than
SFE using one solvent
. Examined the changes of properties and chemical compositions in VRDS
process using the multi-stage SFE technique, leading to some feasible
schemes of processing hydrodesulfurized residue
. Investigated catalytic cracking behaviors of some different feedstocks in
a fixed fluidized bed reactor, resulting in optimized reaction conditions
and suitable catalysts
Education
01/2005 - 03/2010(expected) The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Ph.D.
. Chemical Engineering
09/1995 - 03/1998 China University of Petroleum
Dongying, China
Master
. Organic Chemical Engineering
09/1991 - 07/1995 China University of Petroleum
Dongying, China
Bachelor
. Chemical Engineering
Curriculum Activities
. Demonstrated experimental setups for visitors
. Supervised the lab works of two undergraduate students for their thesis
projects
. Donated to two children unable to go to school in China
. Organized and scheduled an internship for about sixty undergraduate
students in a Chinese refinery
Publications
1. Zheyan Qiu, Laurence Weatherley, Biodiesel Production Using an
Intensified Spinning Disc Reactor (in preparation)
2. Zheyan Qiu, Lina Zhao, Laurence Weatherley, Process Intensification
Technologies in Continuous Biodiesel Production, Chemical Engineering and
Processing: Process Intensification (Submitted for publication)
3. Zheyan Qiu, Jian Cheng, Shengsheng Jia, et al, Supercritical Fluids
Extraction of Gudao Vacuum Residue and its Hydrodesulfurized Residue,
Petroleum Processing and Petrochemicals, 1999, 30(5), 55
Presentations
1. Zheyan Qiu, Laurence Weatherley, A Novel Electrostatic Intensified
Continuous Reactor for Biodiesel Production, 7th International Conference
on Process Intensification, Albany, New York, September 2008
2. Zheyan Qiu, Elizabeth Jones, Jerzy Petera and Laurence R Weatherley,
Visualization of Mass Transfer across an Electrically Charged Plane
Interface, AIChE Spring National Meeting, Houston, TX, April 2007
3. Laurence Weatherley, Zheyan Qiu and Jerzy Petera, Visualization of Mass
Transfer from an Electrically Charged Pendant Drop, AIChE Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, November 2006
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