Mehdi Mehrazaran

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M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Chicago, IL Aug 2018-Dec 2020 Graduate Coursework: Environmental Geotechnology, Advanced Transport Phenomena, Numerical Methods (MATLAB), Microhydrodynamics, Renewable Energy Technologies, Electrochemistry. M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering Sharif University of Technology (SUT) Tehran, Iran Sep 2015-Jun 2018 Graduate Coursework: Principles in Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Designing of Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems, ArcGIS, Aqueous Systems Analysis Lab, Environmental Hydrodynamics. B.Sc. in Civil Engineering Sharif University of Technology (SUT) Tehran, Iran Sep 2011-Aug 2015 Relevant Coursework: Water and Wastewater, Environmental Engineering, Architectural Design (AutoCAD), Engineering Graphics (AutoCAD), Geology, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics and lab, Hydrology, Numerical Computations. Experience

Teaching Assistant UIC Department of Physics Chicago, IL Jan 2020-Dec 2020 Managed 2 mechanical laboratories with 40+ students, leading them in conducting their experiments and clarifying the concepts in extra office hours, developing and implementing assignments. International Peer Leader UIC Office of International Services Chicago, IL Jul 2019-Jan 2020 Interacted with incoming international students to UIC, lead them during the process of adapting to their new environment and organized different events such as orientation sessions, Chicago tours and workshops for them as a team of 5 people. Research Member UIC Environmental Electrochemistry Lab Chicago, IL Nov 2018-Jul 2019

“Development of Nanofiltration Reactive Electrochemical Membranes”- research experience.

• Collaborated with a team of four members to innovate electroactive nanofiltration Ti4O7 ceramic membranes and analyze their performance for sufficient conductivity, electroactive surface area and removal efficiency.

• Drop-casted membranes were developed with 5 nm pore size and 600 S/m conductivity. Residential Complex Manager Tehran, Iran Jun 2016-Aug 2018

• Managed the income and expenditure of the residential complex and reported monthly financial statements.

• Handled residents’ requests, solved conflicts, arranged meetings and handled legal issues such as insurance, etc.

• Made decisions in critical situations to solve frequent immediate problems occurring in the complex. Graduate Research Assistant SUT Biochemical Lab Tehran, Iran Sep 2015-Jun 2018

“Application of Anaerobic treatment in MBR systems”- Master’s Thesis.

• Spearheaded model design and development of a pilot-scale MBR system with two different paths of treatment.

• Optimum COD removal efficiency of 91% was achieved when sludge density was 8,000 mg/L at 30 days of SRT. Academic Projects

“Physiographic Analysis of Urmia Lake with ArcGIS” Mar 2017

• The topographic maps of the region were georeferenced and digitized to get the spatial data of the basin and streams.

• Digital elevation models (DEMs) were reconditioned and hydrologically analyzed to obtain the stream flows.

• Stream outlets were identified, and land area of basins and catchments were calculated along with streams’ lengths.

“Wastewater treatment Plant Design” Jun 2016

• A conventional activated sludge (CAS) and a sequencing batch reactors (SBR) system for is designed and compared.

• A thorough study of the city is performed to treat the municipal wastewater of target population of 100,000 residents.

“Rapid Infiltration System Design” Jan 2016

• A rapid infiltration treatment system is designed for a village with a projected population of 1400 people.

• A detailed study of the design community, regional groundwater and soil characteristics and climate is performed.

• 99% BOD, 90% Nitrate, 98% Phosphorous and 99.9% microorganism removal is projected.

“Overland Flow System Design” Dec 2015

• An overland flow system is designed for (I) municipal and (II) highly contaminated industrial wastewater.

• 89% BOD and 91% TSS removal for municipal and 98% BOD and 90% TSS removal for industrial wastewater. Skills

Mapping Tools: ArcGIS, Ilwis. Design and Stimulation Tools: Aspen, Solidworks, MATLAB, AutoCAD Map, Visio, AutoCAD Civil 3D, SewerCAD, Microsoft Office, VBA, HEC-RAS and HEC-HMS.