Engineer Project

Haomin Xu

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C: 310-***-****

Pittsburgh, PA 15220

E: *******@***.***

OBJECTIVE To secure a Scientist II position on scientific research and

consulting services.

KEYWORDS Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sample Analysis, Method

Development, Laboratory Operation and Maintenance, Project

Management, Data Compilation and Interpretation, Technical

Report Writing

EDUCATION University of California, Irvine

Ph.D., Environmental Chemistry/Engineering

(Expected) Summer 2010

M.S., Environmental Engineering (GPA: 4.0)

Jun. 2008

Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany

B.S., Environmental and Resource Management (GPA: 3.7)

Jul. 2007

CERTIFICATION Engineer-in-Training in Civil Engineering (No.

135274)

RELEVANT Assistant Project Scientist

Sept. 2007-Jun. 2010

EXPERIENCE University of California, Irvine

Resin Adsorption Column Study for Purite Ltd, England

Chemist responsible for monitoring, evaluation, and

modeling of chemical reactors. Duties included:

. Prepared standards and samples, and conducted

traditional chemical and instrumental analysis

. Reviewed and developed detailed design

specifications.

. Designed, installed, operated, and monitored a pilot-

scale plug-flow reactor for its continuous removal of

pharmaceuticals and gasoline oxygenates, and analyzed

by HPLC/GC for QA/QC.

. Consulted client for technical approaches to project

for process optimization and troubleshooting.

. Compiled and analyzed laboratory and field data for

tables and figures for publications.

. Evaluated data and prepared technical reports for

water district, air diffuser manufactures, and

adsorbent resin company.

. Maintained proper daily operation of instruments and

laboratory.

. Served as technical lead to deliver briefings and

informative presentations to water engineers.

Diffuser Aeration Testing Project for Hazen and Sawyer

Inc., New York

Engineer assisted project team with the

design/build/installation of process engineering

instruments for field investigation and sampling at Irvine

Ranch Water District, CA. Duties included:

. Managed a project team for oxygen transfer efficiency

testing of air diffusers to help cut down the

operational cost.

. Coordinated with plant operation staff, and monitored

field investigation and sampling.

. Modeled carbon/energy footprint of water and

wastewater treatment systems, and developed maps and

figures using ArcGIS.

Water Engineering Intern

Aug. 2006-Mar. 2007

C & K (Shanghai) M & E Equipment Co., Ltd, China

Water engineer assisted with basic functions of pumping

engineering sewage treatment group. Duties included:

. Assisted with water/wastewater treatment process

design (AutoCAD), hydraulic evaluations, and pipeline

condition assessments.

. Performed engineering calculations and cost

estimates.

. Provided field support, including sampling, data

collection and documentation.

PUBLICATIONS Xu, H., Cooper, W.J., Jung, J.Y., Song, W., 2010.

Photosensitized degradation of Amoxicillin in natural

organic matter isolate solutions. Water Res. (submitted).

Xu, H., Cooper, W.J., Song, W., 2010. Photochemical fate of

Beta-blockers in simulated natural waters. Water Res.

(submitted).

Xu, H., Cooper, W.J., Song, W., 2010. Effects of Riboflavin

and its derivatives on the photochemical fate of

Cimetidine. Water Res. (in preparation).

Song, W., Xu, H., Greaves, J., O'Shea, K.E., Cooper W.J.,

2010. Photochemical fate of Trimethoprim in aquatic

environment: Kinetic studies and degradation mechanisms.

Environ. Sci. Technol. (in preparation).

NON-ACADEMIC Student Affairs Office Assistant

Jul. 2009-Sept. 2009

EXPERIENCE University of California, Irvine

Student assistant performed daily activities at Student

Affairs office. Duties included:

. Provided technical and administrative support to

office.

. Created and maintained website for Student Affairs

Office to enhance good communication between students

and faculties.

LANGUAGE Proficient in Mandarin and Shanghainese

SKILLS Expert in AutoCAD, GIS, MatLab, MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint,

Project, Access, Outlook

HPLC/LC-MS/LC-MS-MS/GC/GC-MS, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer,

Spectrofluorometer

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