Project University

Maryam Farmand

The George Washington University Phone: 202-***-****

Department of Chemistry Fax: 202-***-****

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Washington, DC 20052 Email: ********@***.***

Education

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, May 2010 (anticipated)

Cumulative GPA: 3.51/4.0

Research Director: Professor Akbar Montaser

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry, June 2003

Cumulative GPA: 80.02 % (16.04/20)

Ranked fourth among 45 graduates

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, The George Washington University, Washington DC, August, 2005-

Present:

Research Advisor: Professor Akbar Montaser

Developing Multiphase Flow Numerical Models to Characterize Sprays Produced by Direct

Sample Introduction Devices used in Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrometry.

Nano-HPLC-Plasma Mass Spectrometry using a d-DIHEN to Obtain the Chromatographic

Separation of Five Arsenic Species with Good Resolution.

Aerosol Diagnostics of Various Sample Introduction Systems of ICPMS using Phase Doppler

Particle Analyzer.

Theoretical Studies on Nebulization Processes.

Undergraduate Research Project, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN, February 2003- June

2003:

Research Advisor: Professor Habib Bagheri

Measurement of organic pollutants level (such as Geosmin) in Bokan dam reservoir water, using

Solid Phase Microextarction-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (SPME/GC-MS).

INTERNSHIP AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

May, 2005-August, 2005: Researcher, International and Scientific Cooperation Office, Sharif

University of Technology, Iran.

January, 2004-August, 2005: Researcher, Iranian Association for Energy Economics.

Summer 2003 : Internship at Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Iran, Project titles:

1. Synthesis and Formulation of Emulsifier A, Upscale to Pilot Size Production.

2. Condensation Reaction of Naphthalene with Formaldehyde.

3. Alkylation and Nitration of Phenol Derivatives and Analysis of the Products by Gas

Chromatography.

Awards and Honors

August, 2005- Present: Presidential Merit Fellowship, The George Washington University,

Washington DC 20052.

Publications and Selected Presentations

1. R. G. Brennan, S-A. E. O'Brien Murdock, M. Farmand, K. Kahen, S. Samii, J. M. Gray and A.

Montaser, Nano-HPLC-Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Arsenic Speciation, Accepted for

publication, J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom. 2007, DOI:10.1039/b703257a.

2. R.G. Brennan, S-A. E. O'Brien Murdock, M. Farmand, K. Kahen, S. Samii, J. M. Gray and A.

Montaser, Nano-HPLC-Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Arsenic Speciation, presented at 33rd

Annual Meeting of Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Lake Buena

Vista, Florida, USA, September 24 - 28, 2006.

3. R. G. Brennan, K. Jorabchi, J. A. Levine, M. Farmand, M. Taghioskouei, and A. Montaser,

Interferometric Droplet Imaging for In-situ Aerosol Characterization in an Inductively Coupled

Plasma, presented at 33rd Annual Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies

meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, September 24 - 28, 2006.

4. R. G. Brennan, S-A. E. O'Brien Murdock, M. Farmand, K. Kahen, S. Samii, J. M. Gray and A.

Montaser, Arsenic Speciation with Nano-HPLC-Plasma Mass Spectrometry, European Plasma

Winter Conference, Toarmina, Italy, February 18-23, 2007.

Computer Programming Skills

Knowledge of Pascal and JAVA Programming Languages.

Working Knowledge of Hyperchem, Gaussian (Chemical Simulation Software) and Fluent (CFD

Software).

Collaborations

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University,

Professor Charles A. Garris.

Savillex Corp., 6133 Baker Road, Minnetonka, MN 55345; Mr. Terry Nagel.

Affiliations

Student Member of American Chemical Society, USA.

Member of Kavosh Chieme Society, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Member of Sharif University of Technology Alumni Association, Tehran, Iran.

Member of Iranian Association for Energy Economics, Tehran, Iran.

Languages

Farsi (Persian): Native Speaker.

English: Fluent.

Working Knowledge of French.

Arabic: Reading and writing.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Painting.

Reading European Contemporary Literature and Philosophical works.

Swimming.

References

Professor Akbar Montaser, Columbian Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, The

George Washington University, Email: ********@***.***; Phone: 202-***-****.

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