Chemical Process Engineer

Max Yazhbin

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EMPLOYEE OBJECTIVE

Seeks to make significant future accomplishments in an environment that

capitalizes on my demonstrated ability to solve complex problems involving

both mathematics and engineering using my detail and goal oriented skills,

standard and non-standard approaches to problem solving, and self-starting

attitude. Examples of accomplishments illustrated below include my

publication and liquid adhesion research. My persistent and creative nature

is stimulated by challenges that require both a practical and objective

thought process.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

January 2012 - January 2013

Mechanical Sciences and Engineering Department

Ph.D. Candidate in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

GPA: 3.80/4.00

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY August

2010 - December 2010

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Masters of Engineering in Chemical Engineer

GPA: 3.82/4.00

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

August 2006 - May 2010

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering

GPA: 3.27/4.00

WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Study with Professor Saintillan at UIUC

November 2012 - March 2013

. Derived governing equations for flow of slender rod-like particles in

a Newtonian fluid.

. The coupled partial differential equations involve the two dependent

variables: probability density distribution and particle velocity.

. Further developed the equations for a Hele-Shaw microfluidic channel

geometry and made simplifications that made the problem tractable

. Began the process of numerically solving the equations.

The Princeton Review MCAT General Chemistry Instructor

August 2011 - Present

Masters Project with Professor Rand at Cornell University

Summer 2010 - Fall 2010

. Studied replicator equations in Nowak's "Evolutionary Dynamics," which

are nonlinear ODE's that can exhibit Peixoto, Hopf, Transcritical, and

Saddle-Node bifurcations.

. Characterized a nonautonomous pay-off matrix-based replicator equation

using KAM theory, Lindstedt's method, Entrainment domains, Floquet

theory and Poincare maps.

Steen Group at Cornell University

Spring 2008 - Summer 2008

. Experimented with a low-energy adhesion device to determine how the

pinned-pinned liquid bridges break if at an angle to the wall.

. Constructed a simplified mathematical model of the three pinned-pinned

liquid bridge apparatus that explained why the bridge breaking order

changes with length.

Millie's Store hand

Summer 2007

Math/Science Tutor January 2006

- June 2006

PUBLICATIONS

"Evolutionary Dynamics of a System with Periodic Coefficients" by Richard

H. Rand, Max Yazhbin, David G. Rand, Communications in Nonlinear Science

and Numerical Simulations 16:3887-3895 (2011).

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

Languages: English (Native) Mandarin Chinese (Beginner)

Software: Mathematica Macsyma Fluent MATLAB COMSOL Excel Word

PowerPoint LaTeX

Interests: Competitive Swimming Running Noble Hospital ER Volunteer (11

years) Austrian Economics

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