Engineering Assistant

Numan Erden

Work Add.: *** Forge St. PEAC Bldg. Akron OH 44304, **********@*****.***, Cell Phone: 330-***-****

Objective; Seeking an engineering/science position.

Education

M.Sc., Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron-OH/USA, GPA: 3.34 / 4.00 (November 2009)

B.Sc., Chemical Engineering (Double Major), Istanbul University, Turkey, GPA: 3.37 / 4.00 (July 2007)

B.Sc., Chemistry (Major), Istanbul University, Turkey, GPA: 3.18 / 4.00 (in the first five), (July 2007)

W ork Related Experience

Graduate Research Assistant: Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron-OH, 2008 Spring-2009 Fall

Student Assistant: Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Lab, Istanbul University, T urkey, 2006 F all-2006 Spring

Student Assistant: Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Lab, Istanbul University, Turkey, 2005 Fall

Projects

“Thermally Induced Shape Memory Polyurethane / Polybenzoxazine Systems; Structuring, Processing and

Characterization”, M.S. Research project, Polymer Engineering. Advisor: S.C. Jana, Chair & Prof.,

The University of Akron (2009).

“Process Design for The Catalytic Gas Phase Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds”, Senior project,

Chemical Engineering. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ismail Boz, Istanbul University (2007).

“Polyester Fibers; Production and Dying”, Senior project, Chemistry. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tanyolac,

Istanbul University (2006).

Awards

2007: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Fellowship for graduate study (not

using). ($ 35,000 as monthly payments and partial tuition support)

2004-2006: Elginkan Fellowship for Undergraduate Students (Given to five students of the faculty each year).

(Approximately $ 2,000/year)

2002-2006: President’s Scholarship for Undergraduate Study at Istanbul University. (Around $1000/year)

Technical Qualifications; Coherent knowledge of chemistry and chemical engineering with a detail ed engineering

f ocus on polymers.

Successfully completed all critical undergraduate and graduate engineering & science courses:

Polymer processing related courses: Analysis and Design of Polymer Processing Operations I & II, Rheology of

Polymeric Fluids, Engineering Properties of Solid Polymers, Polymeric Materials Engineering Science

Reactor related courses: Chemical Reaction Engineering, Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Reaction

Engineering, Reactor Design

Management courses: Process Design, Business Management and Engineering Economy, (Macro) Economy

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Industry oriented courses: Organic Technologies, Selective Topics in Instrumental Analysis, Water and Its

Technology, Cosmetics Chemistry, Toxicology and Hygiene, Pesticides, Organic Dyes and more.

Certified Trainings

Adept at various synthesis techniques of monomers and polymerization methods

Thermal characterization: DSC, DMA, TGA

Rheological characterization: Rheometrics Rotational, Rosand RH7 Capillary, and ARES

Mechanical Testing: Instron tensile testing machine, Charpy impact testing

Morphology Investigation: AFM, SEM, TEM, (X-RAY with knowledge only)

Processing: Lab scale single-twin screw extruders, injection molding, and film blowing machine

Chemical Analysis: Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), UV-visible, FT-IR (ATR).

Some other techniques with experience during undergrad without certification: Gas Chromatography (GC), High

Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and Mass

spectroscopy (MS), (last two with knowledge only)

Computer Skills

Matlab, Chemcad, Solidworks, ChemOffice, Q-basic, Photoshop

Microsoft Office (excellent)

Office utilities: f ax and copy machines

Memberships

Polymer Engineering Student Organization (PESO), Treasurer, The University of Akron, 2008-2009.

Turkish Society of Chemistry, Student Member, 2002-2007.

IAESTE National Student Committee Member and Engineering Faculty Student Representative, Istanbul

University, 2004-2005.

Languages

Turkish (native language)

English (fluent in reading, speaking, and writing)

References

Available upon request

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