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SIDDARTH DURGA

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Education

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, GPA: 3.75 Aug 2020 Concentration: Energy and Sustainability

Relevant coursework: Sustainable Energy Systems, Statistics and Data Science, Energy Economics and Policy, Management Consulting, Project Management, Energy Demand Analysis, Solar and Energy Storage Module, Transportation Energy Systems VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Vellore, India

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, GPA: 9.11/10.00 May 2018 Relevant coursework: Probability and Statistics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fuels and Combustion Engineering Projects

Techno-Economic Analysis of Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES) for Space Heating Applications Aug 2018-Aug 2020

• Developed a transient simulation tool on Python to evaluate the technical potential of an underground thermal storage.

• Proposed an optimized BTES + heat pump configuration capable of satisfying the heating demand of Snee Hall, Ithaca.

• Recommended an economically viable low-carbon solution, with a payback period of 10 years, Net Present Value of

$526,000 (year 30), and an annual carbon saving potential of 250 metric tons CO2. (Project presentation link) Cornell Carbon Budget: Estimation of Indirect-CO2 Emissions for Food and Equipment Purchases Feb-May 2020

• Collaborated with the Cornell Campus Sustainability Office to evaluate Cornell’s indirect-CO2 footprint for material purchases based on UNSPSC product classification schema.

• Implemented bootstrapping technique on R Studio to obtain the total CO2 emissions at 95% confidence intervals (33119 2955 metric tons-CO2). (Project presentation link) Renewable Energy Design for an Off-grid Cabana Feb-May 2020

• Proposed the installation of seventeen 295 W fixed-tilt photovoltaic (PV) panels, and 60 Lithium-ion batteries (12.8 V, 100 Ah) to satisfy a 24-kWh/day electricity demand of an 850 ft2 hypothetical off-grid cabana located in Miami, Florida.

• Designed the supports (rails, beams, columns and foundation) needed for the proposed roof top and ground PV installation. Long-term Solar Power Generation Forecasting using Multivariate Regression Models Feb-May 2019

• Programmed a supervised machine learning model (R2

= .8) on R Studio to predict long-term solar power output from a fixed-tilt axis PV plant, using advanced regression techniques and principal component analysis. Work Experience

Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County Ithaca, NY Summer Intern, Electric Vehicle (EV) team, Environmental Department June-Aug 2019

• Co-hosted public outreach programs and set-up educational booths at five community and dealership events during summer.

• Provided assistance by answering EV technology and policy related questions to a diverse audience across all demographics. BASF India Ltd. Dahej, India Gujarat, India

Summer Intern, Care Chemicals June-July 2017

• Developed an Excel spread sheet to evaluate the energy balance analysis of the SO2 and SO3 production units, by modelling the reaction enthalpies, inlet and outlet temperatures of heat exchangers and reactors using thermodynamics and process calculations principles.

Engineering Research, Conferences and Publications Publications: Co-authored and published two research papers on Biofuel Cells in Procedia Engineering and ECS Transactions. Poster Presentation: Presented work on “The removal of textile dye using activated carbon prepared from flower biomass” at the International Conference on Desalination (InDA-2018), National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India. (Poster Link) Technical Event: Led a team of 10 members to organize and coordinate technical events during Technoscape 2017 an International Conference on Separation Technologies, Vellore Institute of Technology, India. Skills & Certifications

Technical skills: Six Sigma Green Belt, LEED, Power Markets, Cost-benefit analysis, HVAC systems, Solar Systems Modeling Software: Python, R Studio, MATLAB, MS Office, Tableau, TRNSYS (energy simulation software), PVsyst, SolidWorks Additional training: Climate Reality Leadership Corps, NYS Building Energy Codes

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