Assistant Engineering

ANKUR HARISH SHAH

**-**, ** ***, ****:646-***-****

Forest Hills, NY 11375 abnsci@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full time position in a dynamic and growth oriented organization.

Education

M.S, Chemical Engineering, 08/2007 – 05/2009

City College of New York, New York GPA: 3.412/4.0

B.E, Chemical Engineering 09/2003-06/2007

BMS College of Engineering, VTU, India Graduated in the top 10% of class with distinction.

Courses

Interfacial Phenomena, Separation operations, Soft Material Lab, Advance Optical Microscopy

Research Experience

Graduate Level

Thesis: “Submicron (Nylon-6) Particle Engineering Via Spray Drying Mechanism”

Advisor: Alexander Couzis.

• Designing a feasible flow sheet for the above process.

• Modeling the simultaneous effect of heat and mass transfer on a droplet and validating

experimentally.

• Setting up and calibrating the Pendent Bubble Analysis laboratory to study the diffusion

mechanism of suspended formic acid-nylon 6 droplet

• Studying the rheological and thermal stability of nylon 6- formic acid solution as function of

nylon concentration and temperature

• Designing a lab scale spray dryer for manufacture Nylon 6 particle (<5 micron)

• Analysis and characterization of the nylon-6 particles via differential Scanning calorimeter,

Thermo gravimetric analysis, FTIR spectroscopy

Work Experience

Intern, Mahalaxmi Textile Processing House, INDIA 07/05-09/05, 07/06-09/06

• Cost estimation of the various recipes to develop the color

• Development of selecting the option of the Colors (Lab Dips)

• Recording the recipe and maintaining the counter swatches.

• Testing the Lab Dips for the post dyeing process.

• Keeping the track of consumption of dyes, chemical in bulk dyeing and post.

Student Lab Assistant

Instrumental analysis lab, BMSCE, INDIA 08/2005-10/2005

• Provided all the information regarding the working of the characterization tools

• Help the students in writing and maintaing the Lab records.

Awards

Blumstein Scholarship for academic excellence Spring 2009

Skills

Experimental Skills

Differential Scanning Calorimeter, FTIR, Thermo Gravimetric Analysis, Pendent Drop Tensiometer,

Dynamic light scattering, Gas chromatography, Thermo gravimetric analysis.

Computer related

Maple, C, Aspen plus, Windows OS, Mac OS, MS OFFICE.

Extra-Curricular Reference

Student Coordinator, Chemical Engg, BMSCE 09/2005- 09/2007

Production assistant, Movie ”Free Parking” 07/2008

Reference

Available upon request

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