ADITYA SUBRAMANIAN

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jjhd8v@r.postjobfree.com • 716-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position in your company dealing with Li ion battery development, to apply my strong educational background, organizational skills and technical knowledge and expertise, resulting in the growth of the company that will lead to a lasting relationship in the field of engineering

EDUCATION

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY)

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, August 2010 (expected). Current GPA: 3.3/4.0

SRM University, Chennai, India

Bachelor of Technology in Industrial Biotechnology May 2008. Graduated First Class with Distinction with a GPA of 3.5/4.0.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University at Buffalo: Graduate Research Assistant (January 2009- Present)

• Project on ‘Synthesizing new Cathode materials using various additives for better battery performance.’ Under the guidance of SUNY Distinguished Professor Dr. Esther S. Takeuchi.

• Synthesized various materials and developed them into cathodes through different coating techniques.

• Extensive usage of techniques such as BET, ICP, Pycnometer, Particle size analysis. Test cell assembly, electrochemical testing(Maccor)

• Utilized statistical software like Minitab for Design of experiment methodology and analysis of data.

Indian Oil Corporation Research and Development (Fortune200 company), Faridabad, India: Research Associate (Jan 2008 - March 2008)

• Research on ‘Extraction of Bio-diesel from Botryococcus braunii’. Associated with the project of the company on search of alternate energy sources from Algae and Jatropha.

• Trained/ operated specialized techniques such as Gas Chromatography, NMR to determine characteristics of synthesized bio-diesel.

Biosciences Research Institute and Bitech, Chennai, India: Research Associate (Oct 2007 – Nov 2007)

• Project on ‘Comparison studies of Mycobacterium species’.

• Conducted comparison of the protein structure of more than 100 species of mycobacterium to find species most viable for industrial applications. Involved use of software such as PERL, GENBASIC

G Biosciences, Noida, India: Laboratory Assistant (June 2007 – July 2007)

• Training in Molecular and Genomic Studies. Conducted experiments related to Cell and molecular biology.

PROJECTS AND PAPER PRESENTATION

Oral presentation on ‘Silver-Polymer-Carbon Composite Air Electrodes for Metal-Air Batteries’, Marschilok, Amy C; Lee, Shu-han; Chen, P; Milleville, C; Subramanian, Aditya; Takeuchi, Kenneth; Takeuchi, Esther S. 217th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, Apr 2010

Oral presentation on ‘Investigation of Vanadium oxides prepared by ion exchange’, Lee, Chia-Ying; Marschilok, Amy C., Subramanian, Aditya; Sharma, Munish K.; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Takeuchi, Esther S.* 217th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, Apr 2010

Poster on ‘Novel method of preparation of composite Vanadium Oxide cathode by incorporation of Carbon nanotubes’ at the 2009 Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate research Symposium, University at Buffalo, New York, Oct 2009

Poster presented on ‘Synthetic variation of vanadium oxide gels: Impact on composition, morphology and electrochemistry’, Lee, Chia-Ying; Marschilok, Amy C.; Subramanian, Aditya; Takeuchi, Kenneth J.; Takeuchi, Esther S.* 238th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington D.C., United States, Aug 2009

Project on ‘Colloidal Nanoparticles used in drug delivery systems’, Aug 2008- Dec 2008

• Studied different production techniques for colloidal particle preparation and their application against various diseases.

Project on ‘Increasing fatty acid biosynthesis in plants and microorganisms for production of bio-diesel’, Aug 2008- Dec 2008

• Studied different metabolic pathways in plants and E.coli to improve production of fatty acids to increase production of bio-diesel.

LAB TECHNIQUES

Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) - I handled the preparation of test samples and standards for analysis and also did the preventative maintenance, Particle size analyzer- I have analysed samples on a regular basis using both aqueous and organic solvents, Viscometry, Sonication, Pycnometer, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Brunauer Emmett Tellar (BET), Electrode fabrication, Test cell assembly, Electrochemical evaluation, Impedance Spectroscopy, Design of Experiments Methodology, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Gas Chromatography (GC), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Thin layer Chromatography (TLC), Ultra-violet Spectrophotometry

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

- Advanced Chemical Kinetics - Colloids and Surface Phenomena - Mass Transfer

- Materials Science and Corrosion - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry - Unit operations - Chemical Reaction Engineering - Advanced Chemical Thermodynamics - Momentum Transfer

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, C++, Matlab

Platforms: MSDOS, Windows, Linux

Packages: Minitab, MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Internet tools, Maple, GENBASIC

LEADERSHIP/COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Secretary of Funds, Aarush, SRM University, India, March 2007

• Organized, conducted the National level Tech Fest which involved 1500 Universities from India.

• Led the sponsorship campaign and raised $60,000.

• Coordinated meetings with senior level managers and discussed the company’s marketing strategy at the event.

Tutor, Career and Academic Development Services, Athletics department, University at Buffalo, January 2009 to present

• Tutored undergraduate students in Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Chemical Engineering for over 8 hours a week for 2 semesters

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