Chemical Engineering Assistant

Sumegha Godara

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Ruston, Louisiana 71270 adg5w2@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

PhD in Engineering Sept. 2014 – Present

Micro/Nano Scale systems

Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Master of Engineering Graduated 2018

Chemical Engineering

Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Graduated 2012 MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur, INDIA

Skills & Certifications:

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (SSGBC): SPC, quality control, FMEA, DMAIC, Statistical data analysis, process and product development, process capability analysis, control charts etc.

• Microfabrication techniques, wet etching & RIE, CVD, photolithography, thin film deposition, thermal evaporator, spin coating

• Scientific and High-Performance Computing

• Characterization Tools: FTIR, XRD, SEM, HPLC, Optical Microscope, Surface profilometer, EDS

• Computational Tools: Materials Studio, VASP, LAMMPS, VMD, VESTA, GAUSSIAN, KNIME

• Programming Tools: Python, MATLAB, Excel

• Computational modelling and simulations using Density Functional Theory (DFT), Transition state theory and molecular dynamics on transition metal nanoclusters

• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows

• Great Interpersonal skills, quick learner, good verbal, and written communication skills

• Leadership:

Treasurer of IFM Student Council.

Courses: Fluid Dynamics, Polymer chemistry, Chemical Technology, Mass transfer, Heat Transfer, Advanced Materials Micro/nano devices, Micro/nano Materials Measurements and Analysis, STAT Analysis for Six Sigma, Six sigma and Quality Control, Formulations/Solutions of Engineering Problems. Internships:

• National Fertilizer Ltd. (NFL) Bathinda, India

Underwent 33 days summer training where I learnt the process of production of ammonia, urea, and treatment of wastewater.

• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Surat, India Underwent 22 days summer internship where I learnt process of refining crude oil into LPG, naphtha, gasoline etc.

• Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (HZL), Udaipur, India

Underwent 60 days summer internship, during this I learnt process of preparation of High-Grade Zinc and Sulphuric Acid

• Shriram Fertilizers and Chemicals, Kota, India

Underwent 21 days summer internship in cement plant where I learnt the basics of cement production

May 2010 - June 2010

June 2010 – July 2010

June 2011 – July 2011

June 2012

Professional Experience:

• Graduate Research Assistant Sept. 2014-Present

Louisiana Tech University

• Mentor, Louisiana Tech University

Teaching applications of DFT to compute electronic structure properties of materials to Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for teachers (RET) of LA-SiGMA and CiMM Summer 2015 & 2017

• Teaching Assistant, Nanosystems Modelling, Louisiana Tech University Taught students on different modeling techniques such as Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Mechanics, and Molecular Dynamics on variety of materials using Material Studio 6.0.

Spring 2016-2019

• Guest Faculty, Chemistry Department July 2012-May 2014 Shree Devi Women Polytechnic College, Hanumangarh, Raj. India. Peer Reviewed Articles:

• Gyawali, Suraj, Sumegha Godara, Fernando A. Soto, and Daniela S. Mainardi. "In Search of Initial Predictors of Fischer–Tropsch Catalytic Activity." IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 15, no. 5 (2016): 738-745.

• Gyawali, Suraj, Fernando Soto, Sumegha Godara, and Daniela S. Mainardi. "Nano-engineered materials for Fischer-Tropsch catalysis." In 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), pp. 702-705. IEEE, 2015. Conference Oral and Poster Presentations:

• Godara, S., and Mainardi D. S., “CO adsorption on Transition Metal Catalysts for Fischer Tropsch Process: A DFT Study”, Annual Meeting of the Louisiana academy of sciences (2020).

• Godara, S., and Mainardi D. S., “A Density Functional Study of Transition Metal Fischer Tropsch Catalysts” The 27th Annual CCTCC, Jackson, MS, Nov. (2019)

• Godara, S., and Mainardi D. S., “Insights into the Relationship between Structure and Reactivity Descriptors in Realistic Nanoparticle Models: A DFT Approach.”AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct (2017).

• Godara, S. and Mainardi D. S., “Predictor of Fischer Tropsch Catalyst Performance for 55-Atom Metal Clusters.” AIChE Spring Meeting, San Antonio, TX, (2017). Awards:

• First Place in Graduate Oral Presentation (Chemistry/Physics/Earth Sciences) at The 94th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, 2020. Academic Projects:

Current

• Determining the performance of transition metal Fischer Tropsch Catalysts using Density Functional Theory

Modelling and structural optimization of 0.5 nm and 1.1 nm sized nanoclusters of transition metals mainly Ru, Fe, Co, Pd and Pt.

Studying the CO adsorption and dissociation on the surface of pure and bimetallic nanoclusters of abovementioned metals

Past (Undergraduate)

• Nickel Extraction from Steel Pickling Waste by Electrochemical Leaching

To remove nickel ions from the waste of the pickling process by using electrolysis method.

• Fuel from Plastic Waste by Catalytic Cracking

Focus on waste PVC Pyrolysis of waste plastic mainly of PVC by catalytic cracking using different catalysts.

• Decolorization of High-Speed Diesel at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Production of high-grade zinc (99.995% purity) at Hindustan Zinc ltd.

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