Chemical Engineering MS Student

Daniel Shea Email: ******@***.*** Linkedin:

www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-shea-b1911a205 Number: 401-***-**** EXPERIENCE

Manchester Street Station, Providence, RI — Operations Intern June 2024-August 2024

● Conducted an experiment measuring the effectiveness of the plant’s antifoam and evaluated water management procedures

■ Antifoam removed up to 4 grams of air content in low-VOC paint, resulting in decreased dissolved oxygen

● Gained understanding of turbine and boiler systems, as well as power plant terminology

● Utilized Maximo to organize out-of-date chemical operation procedures and updated them with new chemical information and formatting

● Evaluated water management procedures involving finding oil and grease levels in the plant water Verdantas, Holden, MA — Field Scientist Intern

May 2023-August 2023

● Conducted soil borings to collect, inspect, and store the soil

● Tested for asbestos in soil samples using PIDs

● Evaluated groundwater reading using a YSI multimeter

● Input numbers from soil boring logs and create formal graphs on excel UConn Hydrogen REU, Storrs-Mansfield, CT — Undergraduate Researcher June 2022-August 2022

● Assembled and tested experimental Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells with various Catalyst Coated Membranes (CCMs)

● Analyzed fuel cell data from online data points and polarization curves, using the potentiostatic potential to measure membrane efficiency

● Recognized the process of Reactive Spray Deposition Technology, which is used to make CCMs

● Co-authored a review paper to explore the current status and future perspectives of Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis

EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA — Student August 2020-Present

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (Expected May 2025)

■ Unit Operations Laboratory Assistant, helping students run the Packed Tower experiment

■ Heat Transfer and Applied Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics assignment grader

■ Relevant course experience:

● Mathematical Analysis/Statistical learning Advanced Thermodynamics Research Analysis and Design Advanced Process Engineering Transport Phenomena Biochemical Engineering

■ Relevant softwares:

● R Studio Orange ML Aspen + Matlab + Simulink COMSOL Chemical Engineering BS ‘24

■ Relevant course experience:

● Unit Operations Chemical Engineering Design Heat and Mass Transfer Fluid Mechanics Organic Chemistry

■ Analytical instrumentation experience

● Rotary Evaporator Karl Fischer Titrator Centrifuge P&ID Controller Plate Heat Exchanger Packed Bed Reactor Potentiostat Infrared UV VIS Spectrophotometer

■ Projects

● Converting recycled canola and soybean oil into a 3D printed resin via a one-step synthesis reaction and curing, 2024 Provost Award, 3rd place

● Assessed carbon offsetting programs for a Puerto Rico Project Center, interviewing various non-profit organizations focused on nature conservation and reforestation.

■ Executive experience

● Sigma Pi: 2021 Recruitment Leader, 2022 Risk Manager Cheese Club: 2022 Treasurer Student Alumni Society: 2022 Historian, 2023 VP Senior Class Board: 2024 Treasurer

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