Aditya Agarwal

*** **** *** ***** *****, CA *****

408-***-****

acst6n@r.postjobfree.com

U.S. Citizen

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in a field related to Chemical Engineering.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science: Chemical Engineering Degree Received Dec 2015

University of California, Davis GPA: 3.00/4.00

SKILLS:

Laboratory: Chemical Catalysis, Titration, Pipetting, Extraction, Data Analysis

Computer: MATLAB, AspenPlus, AUTOCAD, Microsoft Office

Language: Fluent in English and Hindi

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Chemical Plant Design Project, UC Davis April 2015-June 2015

Worked in a group of four students to design and optimize a methanol-to-propylene plant to produce 500 million pounds of propylene using AspenPlus simulations.

Performed a detailed economic analysis of the plant, including calculation of Inside Battery Limits, Outside Battery Limits, and Return on Investment.

Researched and wrote about regulations pertaining to the chemicals involved and by-products produced from the reactions.

Chem E Car Safety Documentation, UC Davis October 2014-April 2015

Collaborated with other team leaders to write documentation for the Chem-E-Car, a project to design and build a car that runs and stops on chemicals.

Documented design, power mechanism, stopping mechanism, and electronics used to power the car.

Research Assistant: Biomedical Engineering Department, UC Davis July 2013-October 2013

Performed experiments to identify the best dyes to use for imaging vesicles based on chemical properties.

Assisted graduate student on performing research into properties of lipid vesicles.

Prepared lipids with a buffer and formed vesicles using the process of electroformation.

Studied temperature, buffer, and acidity effects on vesicle formation.

Observed properties using fluorescent microscopy technique.

ACTIVITIES:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers, UC Davis

Historian October 2014-June 2015

Took photos for club events and uploaded them online.

Constructed resume book for Night with Industry 2014.

Junior Representative September 2013- June 2014

Collaborated in the management of a committee to plan and execute the 2014 AICHE Western Regional Poster Competition and Chem E Car Competition at UC Davis.

Made announcements about meetings and upcoming events before class.

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