Chemical Engineering Project

Yuchen Liu

**** ******** ***. **. ***** Fulton, OH 44614

330-***-****, *******@******.***

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA August 2011 - May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with GPA: 3.10/4.0

Electives: Nanoscale Synthesis and Chemical Product Design

Honors: Dean's List (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Researcher, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA, May- July 2015

Undergraduate Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA, September 2014 - May 2015

Anode and electrolyte materials development: Samarium Doped Ceria (SDC) and (Zr, Y, Yb)-doped BaCeO3 perovskite

Using Nickel Oxide (NiO) to reduce sintering temperature of BZCYYb electrolytes

SDC-BZCYYb composite electrolyte testing for increased oxygen concentration and energy retention from Ceria poisoning in SDC electrolytes

Developed new cathode for single cell testing using SDC-BZCYYb composite electrolytes

Improved electrolyte conductivity and stability of intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells through double sintering method to produce ultra-fine grained/nanostructured electrolytes

Learned Basic Lab Training/Safety

Research Internship, West Virginia University Morgantown WV, May - August 2014

Researched new materials in the application of batteries: glass material and ceramic powder processing

Electrochemical testing on Lithium Lanthanum Titanium Oxides (LLTO) and Sodium Super Ionic Conductors (NASICON)

Learned data analysis to find phase and composition using XRD and SEM

Improved grain boundary conductivity through adding selected glass materials

Internship, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Akron Akron OH, June-August 2010

Made sorbents and tested them for CO2 capture

Organized data and analyzed sorbent efficiency

Mentor of Lego Robotic team at Canton Country Day School Canton, OH, August 2009 - February 2010

Supervised/taught middle school kids to help them program and build a Lego robot

Robotics at Timken High School Canton, OH, August 2007 - April 2011

Lead programmer using LabView to program the robot

Attended The First Robotics Competition and out robot successfully completed required tasks

Gained experience with electrical wiring and various tools throughout building the robot

Projects

Project Design Team Member, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA, January - April 2015

Worked as a part of a team to design and cost an entire chemical process to produce 1,4 Butanediol through direct fermentation using E. Coli.

Project succeeded to be a viable alternative to produce 1,4 Butanediol instead of using fossil fuels

SKILLS

Software

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LabView, MATLAB/Simulink

ChBE/Instrumentation

Distillation, Kinetics and Reactor Design, Fermentation, Membrane Separation, Ion Exchange, AC-impedance, XRD, SEM, fundamental powder processing, project design, Process Control, Calibration/Measurement equipment: sound, hand calculation

Language

English, Chinese(speaking)

Communication

Team Meetings and Reports, Presentations, Laboratory Reports

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

National American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Georgia Tech Chapter Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

ACTIVITIES

3 years as Volunteer Staff at Momocon Convention 2012, 2013, 2015

Anime and Board Game Club

Jazz Band - Alto Saxophone

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