Walther Villatoro

Practical and detail-oriented chemical engineering graduate with considerable research experience. Seeking to apply strong communication and analytical skills gained through fast paced research environments. Sylmar, CA 818-***-**** admw0a@r.postjobfree.com EXPERIENCE

Graduate Researcher National Fuel Cell Research Center Irvine, CA Mar. 2019 - Jun. 2020

• Constructed equipment to measure thermal conductivity of PE fuel cells and electrolyzer components.

• Planned, modified, and executed research techniques, procedures, and tests with minimal guidance to meet research goals.

• Wrote instructions on how to build and operate experimental rig and prepared technical reports of results.

• Improved equipment design to increase accuracy and precision to within a 0.05 standard error.

• Authored and presented first-time quantification of thermal conductivity of 36% and 43.8% porosity sintered and fibrous Ti transport layers, respectively, through derived heat transfer equations, MATLAB, and excel. Senior Design Project University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA Jan. 2019 - Jun. 2019

• Led and worked collaboratively in a team of 5 to design a raw crude distillation unit with optimized heat integration and minimized environmental impact.

• Created a Gantt chart to illustrate project goals, deadlines, and delegate team member tasks.

• Designed process flow diagram and heat exchanger network using SimSci Pro II.

• Performed cost analysis, identified necessary materials, and forecasted total cost of project and materials. Research Intern University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2018

• Researched kinetics and mass transfer rates of radioactive species present in irradiated uranium.

• Implemented liquid-liquid extraction techniques to separate actinides using a centrifugal contactor.

• Trained in nuclear reactor facility safety, experimental procedures, and handling of radioactive material.

• Measured radioactivity of samples irradiated at the UCI nuclear reactor with a semiconductor radioactivity detector. Research Intern California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Jun. 2017 - Aug. 2017

• Researched increase in ion transport properties due to confinement of electrolytes in 50 nanometer diameter pores.

• Fabricated 75.4 micrometer thick aluminum oxide sheets with highly ordered nano pores, utilized for electrolyte confinement.

• Confirmed superionic conductivity transition of confined AgI and CDP and multiple order of magnitude conductivity increase.

• Characterized confined electrolyte using alternating current impedance spectroscopy (ACIS), scanning electron spectroscopy

(SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).

Research Intern University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016

• Collaborated with graduate student to derive multivariable thermodynamic equation describing pipe transportation of hydrogen.

• Evaluated minimum cost of operation for 4 compressors in series with inter-cooling.

• Identified and corrected equation derivation errors present in work done prior to starting internship. Research Intern California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Jun. 2015 - Aug. 2015

• Simulated a 3-ligand rhodium catalyst enabled hydrogen evolution reaction with molecular dynamics to elucidate its mechanism.

• Documented and presented results on a weekly basis to a team of peers and principal investigator.

• Discovered new intermediate species present in reaction, challenging understanding of its mechanism.

• Coordinated with experimental group to validate simulation results of two different rhodium catalysts. EDUCATION

University of California, Irvine Irvine CA Jun. 2020 Master of Science, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, GPA 3.84 University of California, Irvine Irvine CA Jun. 2019 Bachelor of Science, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, GPA 3.56 SKILLS

Software: C++, SimSci Pro II, MATLAB/Simulink, Solidworks, Labview, Microsoft word/excel/powerpoint, Experimental: Design and construction of experimental setup, data acquisition and data analysis with LabVIEW and DAQami, instrumentation, imaging, image processing, characterization Process engineering: Safety procedures, design FMEA, PFD and P&ID design, process simulation, economic analysis, heat exchangers Interpersonal: Communication, adaptability, collaboration, leadership Languages: English, Spanish

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