Process Engineer Chemical

Forood Karimzadeh

Dayton, Ohio 470-***-**** *********@*****.*** LinkedIn Profile

Experienced chemical process engineer with a demonstrated history of working in process engineering, upstream and downstream bioprocessing, and environmental R&D. Proven success in designing and optimizing a chemical process, simulation/modeling, and project management.

EDUCATION

University of Dayton, OH, USA, PhD, Chemical/Materials Engineering 2015 – 2021 University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, MSc, Advanced Chemical Engineering 2010 – 2011 Azad University of Iran, BSc, Chemical Engineering 2004 – 2008 SKILLS

Analytical Tools: FTIR, Gas Chromatography (GC), SEM, TGA, Total carbon analyzer, Shock Tube, qPCR, Flow cytometry, Spectrophotometry technique, DNA extraction/purification, Cell culture. Computational Modeling: ANSYS Fluent (CFD), CHEMKIN, Aspen HYSYS, CHEMCAD, Matlab, Python, Material Studio. EXPERIENCE

University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), Dayton, OH Research Engineer July 2021 – Present

• Designed and optimized chemical processes using Aspen HYSYS software for renewable methane production via the Sabatier reaction.

• Conducted PFD and P&ID reviews, performed equipment sizing for large-scale chemical systems, and ensured operational efficiency and safety compliance.

• Developed fermentation bioreactors with solid matrix nanomaterial-coated media for biofuel production.

• Utilized analytical techniques, and developed new methods and calibration for GC-MS, FTIR, spectrophotometry, and qPCR to assess material properties and process performance.

• Investigated thermal destruction of Per-Polyfluoro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) using high-temperature flow reactors and real-time FTIR spectroscopy.

• Performed preliminary studies, designed test matrixes and data analysis, and drafted reports for multiple projects.

Graduate Research Associate Jan 2016 –June 2021

• Performed chemical kinetic modeling using CHEMKIN to analyze combustion and reaction mechanisms.

• Designed and executed experimental setups, including shock tubes to study jet fuel pyrolysis.

• Utilized a combustion-driven shock tube to generate hypersonic shock waves for high-temperature, nonequilibrium thermodynamic studies of pure oxygen. Process Integration Limited, Manchester, UK

Internship Nov 2011 – Dec 2012

• Performed process integration, optimization, and cost evaluation of industrial case studies using Hysys software.

• Conducted CO2 Capture modeling to study the performance of CO2 adsorption on different structures of zeolites. Fars Chemical Industry, Shiraz, Iran

Internship, Process Engineer July 2008 – June 2009

• Resing production line engineer, troubleshooting, optimization, and quality control of production.

• Supported the development of new chemical formulations and products. Projects

• Development of a bioreactor for biochemical production. Jan 2023 – Present o Performed cell and DNA extraction and purification using established kits and methods. o Applied advanced analytical techniques, including GC-MS, FTIR, spectrophotometry, and qPCR, to monitor and assess production efficiency.

o Designed and tested various test rig configurations with nanomaterial-coated solid media. o Biogas products were monitored in real-time via FTIR and captured using a GAC adsorbent trap. o Fermentation process design and optimization were performed to maximize cell density.

• Renewable natural gas (RNG) production using catalytic Sabatier reaction. Sep 2024 – Nov 2024 o Conducted Aspen HYSYS modeling and simulation, equipment sizing, and created PFDs and PI&Ds. o Achieved and maintained CO conversion rates above 90% and 100% CH selectivity for an extended time.

• Per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) thermal destruction. July 2019 – June 2022 o Utilized high-temperature flow reactors to study PFAS and Fluorocarbon compounds. o Developed and optimized FTIR methods to capture intermediate reaction mechanisms.

• Graphene Oxide nanomaterial filter for fuel bio-contamination removal. Feb 2019 – Sep 2021 o Conducted testing on multiple microorganism strains to assess filtration efficiency. o Scaled up the GO filter from lab to field deployment, maintaining 99.99% efficiency at increased operational volumes.

o Equipment sizing, fluid dynamic simulation (CFD), and process safety assessment were performed.

• Jet Fuel Combustion analysis and predictive tool development for surrogate formulation. Feb 2018 – Aug 2021 o investigated a correlation between combustor characteristics and pyrolysis products from jet fuels. o Developed a GC-FID method to detect and quantify pyrolysis products. o Conducted CHEMKIN simulations to validate the kinetic reaction mechanisms of the jet fuels. o Proposed a fuel functional group approach using a machine learning (ML) model and experimental data to predict combustion indicators, enabling the design of novel jet fuel surrogates.

• High-Mach shock tube design for thermodynamic studies. Oct 2019 – June 2020 o Designed and developed a combustion-driven shock tube to achieve hypersonic shock waves with a high Mach number (M>5).

o Conducted optical thermodynamic measurements under extreme temperature and pressure conditions to analyze the behavior of pure oxygen in nonequilibrium states.

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