Pengfei (Harry) Zhao

334-***-**** *** Ross Hall

acp8oq@r.postjobfree.com Auburn, AL 36849

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full time opportunity that will utilize my technical expertise in the industry related to chemical, mechanical

and process engineering duties.

HIGHLIGHTS

Highly self-motivated and goal oriented.

Skilled in products design and development.

Experienced in designing, setting up, operating and developing lab scale or pilot plant equipment.

Able to effectively develop manufacturing process, including performance improvements, optimization and

innovation.

Solid understanding of chemical engineering principles, including catalysis, transport, chemical reaction and fluid

dynamics and thermodynamics.

Experienced in performing carbon nanofiber synthesis via Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition (CCVD) method

at various conditions, which could be used for various applications.

Expertise in particulate filtration performance evaluation, including particles collection efficiency, pressure drop

across the filter and particles loading capacity, using both full size scale (24’’ by 24’’) and bench scale test-rig.

Manufactured and investigated various nonwoven filter media for salt particles filtration via wet-laid method,

including microfiber filter media and nanofiber entrapped filter media.

Proficient in using Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS) and other characterization equipment, including N2

physisorption, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), capillary flow porometer and

mercury intrusion porosimeter, gas chromatography (GC) and infrared spectroscopy (IR).

Completely understand filtration mechanisms and proficient in both pressure drop and filtration efficiency

modeling.

EDUCATION

Auburn University Auburn, AL

Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering 08/2010- 2015 (Expected)

GPA: 3.81/4.00

University of Houston Houston, TX

Senior year (B.S.) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 09/2009-07/2010

East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai, China

B.S. in Chemical Engineering 09/2006-08/2009

Graduation with Honor, GPA: 3.91/4.00

RESEARCH & EXPERIENCE

Auburn University Auburn, AL

Research Assistant 01/2011-10/2015 (Expected)

Developed, constructed, and optimized a full size scale (24’’ by 24’’) test rig (based on ASHRAE 52.2 Standard)

for evaluation of air particulate filter performance, including filtration efficiency, pressure drop and particles

loading capacity

Developed and evaluated the filtration and particles loading performance of a novel air particulate filter system,

MESA (Multi-element Structured Array) by integrating several single filters into one unit

Designed and constructed a bench scale setup for various filter media performance evaluation, including

nonwoven and woven filter media, micro-scale and nano-scale filter media

Characterized and investigated various filter media using capillary flow porometer and mercury intrusion

porosimeter

PhD Advisor: Dr. Bruce J. Tatarchuk, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama

Teaching Assistant

CHEN 2610 - Transport I (Fluid Mechanics) by Dr. William Josephson 01/2011-06/2011

ENGR 2010 - Thermodynamics by Dr. Glennon Maples 08/2010-12/2010

University of Houston Houston, TX

Senior Project 08/2009-05/2010

Designed, optimized and scaled up a chemical plant for cracking of EDC (ethylene dichloride) into VCM (vinyl

chloride monomer), including the whole production design (reactor, distillation column, heat exchanger and etc)

and cost estimation

Simulated the whole cracking process of EDC to VCM by applying Aspen Plus

Project advisor: Dr. Micky Fleischer, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of

Houston, Texas

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation-Lanzhou Ethylene Branch Lanzhou, China

Process Assistant 06/2009-08/2009

Participated in the whole operation of ethylene production, including original fractionation for ethylene and

polymerization for polyethylene

Assisted senior process engineer to supervise all the chemical equipment, such as temperature and pressure

control and to deal with hazardous waste

Team Leader: Mr. Jianjun Li, Senior Process Engineer, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation-Lanzhou Ethylene

Branch, Lanzhou, China

Chemical Industry in Lanzhou Lanzhou, China

Investigator 07/2008-09/2008

Investigated several chemical plants in Lanzhou for production process and safety issue

Interviewed President of Lanzhou University and discussed current environmental pollution control issue

Team Leader: Dr. Wenjun Wu, Professor, President of Lanzhou Academy of Social Science, Lanzhou, China

HONORS & AWARDS

Best Presentation in the session “Fundamental of Separations for Environmental Applications” of the 2014 AICHE

Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA 11/2014

1st Grade Scholarship for academic excellence by East China University of Science and Technology 09/2009

Community Contribution Award by East China University of Science and Technology 09/2009

1st Grade Scholarship for academic excellence by East China University of Science and Technology 09/2008

Excellent Student Award by East China university of Science and Technology 09/2008

Talent Scholarship for academic excellence and community contribution by China Petroleum & Chemical

Corporation 09/2008

MEMBERSHIP

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) – Student member since 2012

American Filtration & Separation Society (AFS) – Student member since 2013

American Chemical Society (ACS) – Student member since 2014

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

Computer: Microsoft Office, SAS, Origin, Aspen plus, LabView, AutoCAD and CFD

Technique: SEM, XRD, GC, IR, UV-Vis, Surface Area Measurement, Capillary Flow Porometer

Language: Fluent in English and Chinese

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