Sandeep S. Pole
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College Address: Permanent Address:
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OBJECTIVE
Polymer Engineering Ph.D. student interested in polymer processing, rubber compounding, rheology, and R&D EDUCATION
Ph.D., Polymer Engineering
The University of Akron; Akron, Ohio 2013-Present
GPA: 3.5/4.0
B.S., Chemical Engineering
B.A., Chemistry
Minor, Green Engineering
Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, Virginia 2009-2013
GPA: 3.4/4.0
SKILLS
Processing and R&D
• Rheological characterization of rubber and plastic in dynamic, steady shear, creep, startup, relaxation experiments
• Rubber compounding
• Experience with machines and instruments including extruders, injection molding machines, rheometers, internal mixers, compression molding presses, fiber spinning apparatuses, tensometers, LC, GC, SEM, TGA, DSC
• Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment
Computer
• MATLAB, MS Office, Moldex3D, SigmaPlot, Loop-Pro, Aspen Plus, SimaPro, Autodesk Inventor (CAD) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, The Avraam I. Isayev Research Group, Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH Aug. 2013-Present
• Analyzed and simulated the rheological behavior of filled rubber compounds o Oscillatory shear (small and large amplitude), steady shear, creep, startup shear, stress relaxation
• Used several instruments to determine rheological behavior including rotational rheometers, a capillary rheometer, a rubber process analyzer (RPA), and a Mooney Viscometer
• Used various instruments to prepare rubber compounds including Banbury and Brabender type internal mixers, a two-roll mill, and a compression molding press
• Measured bound rubber content of compounds via swelling tests R&D Technology Intern, SABIC Innovative Plastics, Mount Vernon, IN May 2013-Aug-2013
• Devised a waste separation and recovery process that would save $8.5 million annually
• Built a pilot scale model to assess the waste separation process
• Analyzed the recovered waste product using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography methods Process Engineering Intern, Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products, Wytheville, VA Jan. 2013-May 2013
• Devised a separation method for waste plastic mixtures for reuse and recycle that would reduce total waste by 20%
• Proposed recommendations to develop a more sustainable operation in a formal report Undergraduate Research Assistant, The Timothy E. Long Research Group, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Aug. 2012-May 2013
• Electrospun various polymer and micelle solutions
• Determined the effects of various operating conditions on electrospinning behavior
• Analyzed the rheological behavior of solutions and melts using a rotational rheometer
• Measured the diameters of electrospun nanofibers using a scanning electron microscope ACADEMIC HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Department of Polymer Engineering Founders’ Award 2013 American Chemical Society Rubber Division 2014-Present