Engineering Project

AKASH NARANI

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Objective: To seek a full time position in the Engineering and

Construction Company.

Education: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Master of Science, Aug 2010

Major: Chemical Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 3.432

Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Karnataka, India

Bachelor of Engineering, May 2008

Major: Chemical Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 8.63

Experience: Engineering Intern, Indian Oil Corporation, Panipat

Refinery, Haryana, India. 2008

. Developed a program on continuous online monitoring of the pre-

reformer catalyst for the hydrogen generation plant

. Performed the furnace efficiency calculations for the Hydrocracker

unit.

Engineering Intern, Indian Oil Corporation, R&D

Center Hydroprocessing Division, India.2006

. Familiar with various refinery processes - crude and vacuum

distillation, Hydrogen unit catalytic and fluidized

catalytic cracking.

. Executed viscosity and flash point experiments for biodiesel and

diesel.

Projects: Dissolution of Cellulose. 2008-Present

. Master's Thesis with Dr Paschalis Alexandridis.

. Working on interaction of Cellulose with various novel solvents.

. Using Characterization techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD),

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS),

UV Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).

. Relevant course work includes Material Science & Engineering, Colloids

& Surface Phenomena, Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena and Kinetics.

Studies on Production on Cellulases by microbial

fermentation. 2007

. Use of cellulose nanoparticles subjected to different degrees of

sonication.

. Undergraduate Team Project work with Dr B.N. Reddy

Use of Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel. 2007

. Undergraduate Class Project work.

. Studied the method of synthesis and use of waste cooking oil to

prepare Biodiesel which will help in reducing the dependence on

petroleum and its products.

Computer Skills: Matlab, Maple, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint), Adobe Photoshop.

Achievements:

. Participated as a Delegate in the 1st International conference on

Biofuels organized by Delhi Technological

university (DTU) on 18-19th Jan 2010.

. Presented a poster on the topic "Dissolution of Cellulose" in an open

house symposium held in University at Buffalo in the year 2009-2010.

. Organized events in the National level Tech-Tatva Fest (2005)

sponsored by Indian Institute of Chemical engineers (IICHE) Student

Chapter, Manipal (Karnataka).

. Executive Member of IICHE Student Chapter, Manipal (Karnataka)

from 2005-2006.

. Organized Cultural program named Revels in 2005 in

Manipal (Karnataka).

. Member of a playing eleven which won Inter Year

Cricket Tournament in Manipal (Karnataka) in 2006.

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