Recent Chemical Engineering Graduate from UIUC

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March 09, 2018

Matthew Paluszak

Education

BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dec 2017

--U niversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Experience

Research Assistant May 2017 - Aug 2017

--UIUC Environmental Science and Natural Resources Department

P repared materials required for gathering data

T ook measurements using laboratory instruments

R ecorded data using spreadsheets

Design Assignment Jan 2017 - May 2017

--U IUC Chemical Engineering Process Design

C ooperated in a team of five peers to design a dye-production plant

S ized and designed reactors other equipment

D elivered final design and justified its specifications with a written report and oral presentation

Technical Skills

W et Chemisty (Gravimetric and Volumetric Analysis)

V oltammetry and Electrophoresis

Distillation, Rotary Evaporation, Funnel Separation, and Vaccuum Filtration

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Development

HPLC, (GC)-MS, FT-IR, UV-Vis and NMR

Computer and Other Skills

C hemCAD, Matlab, Python, linux command line, and Microsoft Office software

C ross-Functional Communication

T eamwork & Problem-Solving

Volunteering, Achievements, and Other Experience

C ook, Meatheads Jan 2015 - Oct 2016

Laborer, Ron’s Remodeling May 2011 - Aug 2013

Illini Taekwondo Coach Sept 2013 - D ec 2017

USAT National Championship Bronze Medalist July 2013