Assistant Engineering

Madan Gopal, Ph.D.

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Fremont, CA 94538

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510-***-****(H) 256-***-**** (M)

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an opportunity to apply my technical knowledge and strong material characterization

skills

SKILLS AND STRENGTHS

• X ray Diffraction (single crystal and powder), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC),

Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Atomic

Force Microscopy (AFM)

• NMR, UV-Vis, Infrared and Mass spectroscopy, Liquid and Gas Chromatography

• Good understanding of heat and mass transfer, energy and mass balances, catalysis,

reaction kinetics and process control

• Proficient in MathCAD, ChemCAD, Sigma Plot, MestreC (NMR processing) softwares

and SHELXTL(crystal structure determination)

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

EDUCATION

PhD in Materials Science May 2008.

University of Alabama in Huntsville.

MS in Chemical Engineering May 2004.

University of Alabama in Huntsville.

BE in Chemical Engineering October 1999.

Bangalore University, India.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Transform Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA May 2008-May 2009

• Crystallization and scale up studies of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s) via

bench-top reactions and high-throughput automated platforms

• Designed and executed experiments using CrystalMax (CMAX) and CrystalMaxLite

(CMAXLite) high throughput (HT) automated platforms to identify new salt forms and

polymorphs

• Characterized samples using powder X-ray Diffraction (pXRD), Digital Scanning

Calorimetry (DSC), Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), and TGA-IR.

Research Assistant August 2004 - December 2007

Department of Chemistry, UAH

Dissertation: Synthesis and Physical Property Measurements of Lanthanide Phosphonate

Complexes and Tetrathiafulvalene Derived Organic Polymers

• Synthesized novel organic-inorganic hybrid materials as single crystals using slow

evaporation, hydrothermal, vapor diffusion and layering techniques

• Characterized materials by X-ray Diffraction, NMR & IR Spectroscopy; Performed

fluorescence (solid state and solution) and temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility

measurements. Materials were synthesized for luminescent and magnetic applications.

• Developed organic polymers (tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)- derived) for semiconductor

applications, using standard polymerization techniques

Research Assistant May 2001 – October 2003

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, UAH

Thesis: Dynamic Performance of High Temperature Ceramic Check Valves

• Designed and refitted the valve components with ceramic springs and seats for Parker and

Hannifin Corporation (Valves Division).

• The performance was evaluated by Parker and Hannifin Corporation (Valves division)

with the final application in GE Gas Turbines.

Teaching Assistant January 2001-December 2007

University of Alabama Huntsville

• Introduction to Chemistry, General Chemistry 1 & 2, served as lab instructor

• Nature and Properties of Materials Lab, served as instructor. Experiments include

characterizing structure, using x-ray diffraction and microscopy, testing mechanical

properties using tensile and creep tests, and mapping phase diagram boundaries

HONORS & AFFILIATIONS

• Awarded the membership of Omega Chi Epsilon, UAH in recognition of academic

excellence, 2001.

• Fourth rank in the Bangalore University (400 students). (Class Rank: 1/57), 1999

PUBLICATIONS

“Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Performance of Helical Ceramic Springs”.

Journal of Materials Science, 2003, 38(15), 3331-3335, Kluwer Academic Publishers

“Dynamic Performance of High Temperature Ceramic Check Valves”, VDM-Verlag Publishers,

Germany, 2008. ISBN: 978-3-639-08098-8

RELATED COURSEWORK

Catalysis and Reactor Design, Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena,

Numerical Methods of Heat Transfer, Structure and Property of Materials, Polymer Engineering,

Chemical Instrumentation Analysis, Molecular Spectroscopy, Structural NMR Spectroscopy, Solid

State Physics, Phase Transformations (Materials Processing), Solid State Chemistry, Polymer

Synthesis and Characterization, Nanoscale Science and Technology.

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