Engineering Process

Jiang Yu

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*******@***.***; 213-***-****

> Education

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, Expected Graduation May 2013

University of Southern California

Advisor: Prof. Theodore Tsotsis, Prof. Muhammad Sahimi

Overall GPA: 3.83/4.00

Bachelor of Science Degree, Pharmaceutical Engineering, May 2008

Zhejiang University

Overall GPA: 3.79/4.00

Exchange Student Program, Chemical Engineering, Aug. 2006 - Jan. 2007

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Related Courses Completed

Modeling and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Systems; Heat Transmission;

Chemical Engineering Kinetics; Viscous Flow; Mass Transfer; Thermodynamics

for Chemical Engineers

Bilingual: Mandarin and English

> Working Experience

< Nanjing Iron & Steel United CO,. LTD, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jun. 2006-

Sep. 2006: Intern in Coking Plant, in charge of process control

< Zhejiang Jinhua Conba Bio-Pharm CO,. LTD, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, Jun.

2007-Sep. 2007: Intern, in charge of process control

> Teaching Experience

University of Southern California, Teaching Assistant for CHE 442, Reactor

Design and Reaction Kinetics class

University of Southern California, Teaching Assistant for CHE 120,

Introduction to Chemical Engineering

> Research Experience

< Application of Carbon Molecular Sieve (CMS) Membrane Reactors to Produce

Hydrogen from Biomass and Coal

< Application of Palladium Membrane Reactors to Produce CO-Free Hydrogen

from Biomass and Coal

< Performing Mixed-Gas Separation with CMS Membranes under High

Temperature and Pressure Conditions

< Carried out Network Model Simulations of Mixed-Gas Transport Processes

through CMS Membranes

> Publications

< Ultra-pure hydrogen production from reformate mixture using a palladium

membrane reactor system, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Paul K. T. Liu,

Richard Ciora, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis, Journal of Membrane

Science 2012, 390-391, 32-42

< Process intensification in hydrogen production from biomass-derived

syngas, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Hyun T. Hwang, Paul K. T. Liu,

Richard Ciora, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis, Industrial and

Engineering Chemistry Research 2010, 49, 109**-*****

< Hydrogen production from coal-derived syngas using a catalytic membrane

based process, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Richard Ciora, Paul K. T. Liu,

Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis, Journal of Membrane Science 2010,

363, 160-169

> Conference Presentations

< 2011 NAMS, Las Vegas, NV, An Inorganic Membrane Reactor Based Process

for Hydrogen Production, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Hyun T. Hwang,

Richard Ciora, Paul K. T. Liu, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis

< 2011 AICHE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Palladium Membrane Reactors:

An Enabling Technology for Pure Hydrogen Production from Reformate

Mixtures, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Paul K. T. Liu, Muhammad Sahimi,

Theodore T. Tsotsis

< 2010 NAMS, Washington D. C., Process Intensification in Hydrogen

Production from Biomass, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Richard Ciora, Paul

K. T. Liu, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis

< 2010 AICHE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Hydrogen from Biomass: A

Novel Application of Catalytic Membrane Reactor, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang

Yu, Richard Ciora, Paul K. T. Liu, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis

< 2009 NAMS, Charleston, South Carolina, Hydrogen Production from Syngas,

Using a Catalytic Reactor, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Hyun T. Hwang,

Paul K. T. Liu, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis

< 2009 AICHE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, Integrated One Box Process for

Hydrogen Production from Syngas, Mitra Abdollahi, Jiang Yu, Richard

Ciora, Paul K. T. Liu, Muhammad Sahimi, Theodore T. Tsotsis

> Professional Skills

< Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

< Chemical Vapor Decomposition (CVD) and polymer pyrolysis process

< Preparing and Using CMS and Pd Membranes

< Experienced with Membrane Reactor Modeling and with Network Models of

Membrane Transport

< Experienced with the use of Matlab, Fortran, C++, and Office Software

< Strong oral and written communications

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