Chemical Engineering Engineer

EMILY ZHU

**** ***** ****** • Pittsburgh, PA ****2

412-***-**** • *****.***.***@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA August 2015

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, GPA: 3.72

Theoretical Modeling of Homogeneous Transition Metal Catalysis

Tianjin University, Tianjin, China June 2012

Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Rank: 15/193

Experimental Research on Modified Gas Separation Membranes

Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China June 2009

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering & Technology, Rank: 1/120

EXPERIENCE

Membrane Modules Engineer (Internship) September 2010 - November 2010

Research & Development Division, ENN Energy, China

• Designed membrane modules by defining customer demands and conducting literature search

• Evaluated membrane module performance by designing a lab bench test procedure

• Increased membrane module performance by 15% through analyzing measurement data and improving module design to develop products consistent with enterprise demands

Process Engineer Assistant (Internship) March 2009 - April 2009

Manufacturing & Engineering Division, Hubei Jinyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., China

• Ensured quality of materials by conducting inspections and analyzing product composition

• Developed heat & mass balances for systems by analyzing work flow processes of nitrate production

• Predicted annual gross profit margin by collecting data and performing basic calculations using Matlab

PUBLICATIONS

• A heterobimetallic mechanism for C-H borylation elucidated from experimental and computational data, ACS Catalysis, 5(6): 3689-3699 (2015)

• A novel membrane prepared from sodium alginate cross-linked with sodium tartrate for CO2 capture, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 21(10): 1098-1105 (2013)

• PVAm-PIP/PS composite membrane with high performance for CO2/N2 separation, AIChE Journal, 59: 215-228 (2012)

• An antioxidative composite membrane with the carboxylate group as a fixed carrier for CO2 separation from flue gas, Energy & Environmental Science, 4: 3955-3959 (2011)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

AutoCAD • Aspen Plus • Minitab • SPSS Statistics • SQL • MySQL

MS Office • Python • MATLAB • Linux

INSTRUMENTATION SKILLS

X-Ray Diffraction • UV-Visible Spectroscopy • Scanning Electron Microscope

Gas Chromatography • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy • Contact Angle Meters

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Design of Experiments • Statistical Process Control • Life Cycle Assessment • Fluency in Mandarin

HONORS

• Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh August 2013 - July 2015

• Outstanding Graduate Award, Tianjin University June 2012

• 2nd Prize in Procter & Gamble Technical Challenge, China May 2012

• Outstanding Graduate Award, Wuhan Institute of Technology June 2009

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