Engineer Engineering

Robert Lowrey

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Plantation, FL **325

954-***-**** home

321-***-**** cell

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position as a research scientist or chemical engineer working

toward development and implementation of advanced chemical technologies.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

* Direct experience with the following processes:

- Industrial Electrolysis: Fluorine and Titanium production,

PEM reactor design

- Fuel Cells: Fabrication and characterization of

membrane-electrode-assembly

- Batteries: Na | NiCl2, Li | FeS, Li | LixMn2O4

- Electrodeposition: Copper plating for microprocessor interconnects

- Electrochemical Synthesis: Electrochemical fluorination

(Simons ECF process)

- Photovoltaics: Thermochemical assessment of

CIS photovoltaic materials

* Versed in DuPont protocols for process safety management

* Field experience with installation and start-up of capital equipment

* Skilled in the application and interpretation of electroanalytical methods

* Used GC/MSD for quantitative analysis of fluorinated gases

* Used HPLC for quantitative analysis of organic additives in

copper plating bath

* Trained to operate electron microscope

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 2003

Area of Specialization: Electrochemical Engineering

Dissertation: Production of Fluorine in a Proton Exchange Membrane

Reactor.

Committee: Tim Anderson (chair), Marc Doyle(DuPont), Mark Orazem, and

Eric Wachsman.

B.S. Chemical Engineering - Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 1994

Specializations in process control and simulation, and electrochemical

engineering.

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

Student Achievement Award - IEEE division of The Electrochemical

Society, 1999

F.E. Examination - Qualifying precursor to the P.E. Examination,

Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, passed in 1994

Illinois State Scholarship - State of Illinois, 1989-1993

PUBLICATIONS - Academic journal publications available upon request

EMPLOYMENT

Instructor - AP Chemistry and AP Physics, David Posnack Hebrew Day School, Sunrise, FL, 2007-current

Tutor - Grades 6-12, American Heritage Schools, Plantation, FL, 2007

Research Associate - Florida Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, 2005-2006

Worked on a NASA sponsored project to develop an electrolytic reactor to generate oxygen using lunar regolith as feedstock. Developed fuel cells testing station and hydrogen ICE testing platforms for the National Center for Hydrogen Research.

Process Operator, UFP Corporation, Springfield, IL, 2004-2005

Optimized and operated extruders for forming polystyrene construction materials.

Senior Research Scientist - MER Corporation, 2003-2004

Developed laboratory process for production of titanium powder

employing electrowinning process technologies. Processed SEM images

for assessment of particle morphology and distribution. Scaled up

reactor design from 5 gram/hour to 120 gram/hour production rate.

Scaled down design for the water electrolyzer in a fuel cell powered

UPS system.

Substitute Teacher - Alachua County Public Schools, 2003

Springfield Public School District 186, 2002

Part-time employment while writing doctoral dissertation.

Senior Research and Development Engineer - NuTool, Inc., 2000-2001

Directed research program focused on optimization of process chemistry

for electroplating microprocessor copper interconnects. Integrated

chemical monitoring and dispensing system with electroplating process

for fully automated control of process chemistry. Supervised

installation and start-up of capital equipment in semiconductor fabs.

Served as safety director. Upgraded documentation and compliance with

federal, state, county and city regulations.

Research Assistant - University of Florida, Contracted with

DuPont Central Research and Development, 1997-1999

Doctoral research focused on development of a PEM reactor for

production of fluorine and fluorinated gases. Conducted experimental

work for PEM reactor applications at DuPont Experimental Station in

Wilmington, DE. Designed, constructed and operated industrial

electrolysis laboratory. Worked as part of a process development team.

Research Assistant - University of Florida Chemical Engineering Dept.,

1995-1996

Measured and assessed thermochemical properties of CIS photovoltaic

materials.

Chemical Engineer - Basic Industries Research Laboratory, 1994-1995

Worked on development of Li|LixMn2O4 polymer electrolyte battery.

Developed battery cycling control algorithms using Labview software.

Research Assistant - Northwestern University Chemical Engineering

Dept., 1993

Investigated wetting properties of graphite surfaces and polymer

membranes following exposure to NF3, SF6, and SiH4 plasmas.

Co-op Engineering Intern - Argonne National Laboratory, 1992-1994

Worked on development of Na|NiCl2, Li|FeS, and Li|LixMn2O4 batteries.

Performed statistical analysis of charge capacity using SAS software.

REFERENCES - Excellent references available upon request

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