High School Assistant

Godwin Abel

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Toledo, Ohio 43606 419-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in Chemical and Environmental Engineering.

EDUCATION

University of Toledo, Toledo, OhioAugust 2012 – August 2014(Expected)

● MSc: College of Engineering – Chemical and Environmental Engineering

●Research Focus: Vapor-phase Transesterification of Triglycerides for Biodiesel Production.

● GPA: 3.643/4.0

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio August 2011 – August 2012

●Photochemical sciences

●Research Focus: Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Organic Frameworks for gas

storage.

●GPA: 4.0/4.0

Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia

September 2007 – July 2011

● Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Research Focus: Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Gas Production Methods for Methanol

Manufacturing.

● GPA: 5.0/5.0

EXPERIENCE

University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

Graduate Teaching Assistant August 2012 – May

2013

● Assisted Professors in undergraduate courses (Mass transfer and Chemical Separations),

graded test and Homework.

Graduate Research Assistant May 2013 – Present

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Teaching Research Assistant August 2011 – August

2012

● Assisted Professor in conducting undergraduate organic chemistry lab, graded Exams and Lab

reports.

● Helped students in Lab experiments.

Moscow State Oil Refinery, Moscow, Russia February 2010 – April

2010

Undergraduate internship

Mount Saint Gabriel’s Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue State August 2004 – August 2006

High school Auxiliary Mathematics Teacher

● Helped taught Mathematics to high school students, many of whom now call me great friend

and mentor.

● Helped develop the students interest in the subject as a result of which many of them are

studying Engineering and other Mathematics related fields in their various Universities.

SKILLS

Research Tools: Expert at analysis of H NMR, C13 NMR, COSY, NOSY and Mass Spectra

Intermediate user of FTIR, Optical Microscope, Glove Box, evaporator, DSC, TGA, GC

Foreign Languages: Russian Language, English Language, Idoma Dialect

Programming: Visual Basic, Polymath, Mat Lab, ChemCad, Comsol

Computer Programs: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power-point, Adobe Photoshop, Origin,

Chem Draw

AWARDS

● College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2012

● Chemical and Environmental Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2012

● First Class Honors Degree – Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, 2011

● Excellent Performance Award – Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, 2007

● Bilateral Educational Agreement Award – Nigeria/Russia, 2006

● Peak Performer – Best Student Award – Mount Saint Gabriel’s Secondary School, 2001

COMMUNITY/COLLEGIATE INVOLVEMENT

Junior Engineers and Technician Society (JETS) – Club Public Relations Officer (PRO)

● Helped set-up science-oriented debates amongst high school students.

● Participated in competitions at high school level.

Member of the Graduate Student Advisory Group

The graduate student advisory group at the Department of Chemical and Environmental

Engineering at the University of Toledo serves as a liaison between the Graduate students and the

Faculty. Help create awareness of the various issues affecting the graduate students and how to

better the relationship between the graduate committee and the graduate students.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

● Godwin Abel, Sridhar Viamajala and Sasidhar Varanasi: “Vapor- phase Transesterification of

Triglycerides” Poster Presentation at the University of Toledo Second Annual Chemical and

Environmental Engineering Graduate Research Symposium. May, 2013.

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