Engineering Assistant

Oscar Ojeda College Station, TX

*********.*****@*****.*** Voice: 979-***-****

Objective

To obtain a challenging and stimulating research position which allows for leverage of my modeling and quantitative knowledge and skill.

Qualifications

• Theoretical modeler with strong molecular dynamics and ab intio background.

• Proficient on Analytical Chemistry, use of surface analysis techniques.

• Preparation and modification of thin films of metal, oxides and semiconductors.

Education

Ph. D. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Aug 2011

• Thesis: “Fundamental Properties and Processes of Energetic Materials”.

Resolved the effect of pressure/temperature in energetic materials and its relationship to thermodynamic properties. This included the study of metals, metal nitrides, molecular crystals, and ceramics.

• Key Courses; Materials Science and Engineering/Numerical Methods, Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design.

M. S. Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2005

• Thesis: “Interfacial study of copper electrodeposition with the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance”

• Implementation of the electrochemical quartz crystal nanobalance. Preparation and study of ultrathin films with direct applications in semiconductor devices.

• Key Courses: Microelectronic Industry, Surface Science.

B. S. Chemical Engineering, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico 2002

• Use of infrared spectroscopy for the analysis and comparison of metallic oxide catalysts and supports, obtained from different synthetic routes.

Specialties: Environmental Science, Corrosion. Thesis Option.

Work Experience

Quantitative Research Scientist Intern, Quantlab Finantial, LLT 2011– Present

• Novel modeling of market data through object oriented programming.

Research Assistant, TAMU Department of Chemical Engineering 2005 – 2010

Laboratory of Computational Engineering of Nanomaterials

• Modeling of materials at extreme conditions. Computed total-energy, electronic level methods included; HF, DFT, MP2 methods, Ab Initio Molecular dynamics, Developed the study of finite differences and linear responses. Implementation of atomistic, force field based (Dreiding, CVFF, Compass) methods and fluctuation formulas.

• Mentoring and leading of student research projects.

Teaching Assistant, TAMU Department of Chemical Engineering 2006, 2011

Teaching / Research Assistant UNT Department of Chemistry 2002 – 2005

Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Catalysts, ESIQIE-IPN, Mexico 2001 – 2002

PEMEX Refinery “Hector R. Lara Sosa” Cadereyta, MEX 2000

• Operations Supervisory. Analyzed unit operations processes/ procedures.

Computer Skills

• Object oriented programming with Python, working knowledge of Fortran, Perl and Shell (Bash, Awk) scripting. Mercurial archival system.

• Maintenance, compilation, benchmarking and use of Ab-Initio and molecular dynamics packages, including; CPMD, VASP, ABINIT, Crystal, Cerius2, MaterialsStudio, LAMMPS. Both serial and MPI versions

Languages

Spanish, English. Reading/speaking of French, (3 years at ITESM, Saltillo, Coah. MEX)

Recent Grants and Scholarships

PLU Grant/Office of Graduate Students Grant 2011

Graduate Assistant Researcher, Texas A&M 2009 – 2011

CONACYT Scholarship No. 179175 (Mexico City, D. F. MEX) 2005 – 2009

“Ab Initio School on Vibrational Spectroscopies”. (Queretaro, Mexico) 2008

“Ab Intitio Modeling In Solid State Chemistry ”. (University of Torino, Italy) 2007

“Supercomputing conference” (Texas A&M University Qatar, Doha) 2006

Professional Activities

Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering National Honor Society 2010 – Present

SACNAS 2009 – Present

• Founding member/officer positions (IT officer/Webmaster/Tutor)

Graduate Student Council of Chemical Engineering (GSC) 2006 – 2008

TAMU Graduate Student Council, International Chair 2007

TAMU Graduate Teaching Academy (GTA) Fellow 2008 – Present

Publications and Recent Meetings

• “Hydrogen bonding and peculiar molecular arrangement of compressed 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene” Oscar. U. Ojeda, T. Cagin, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B Under Review

• “Anisotropic behavior of energetic materials at elevated temperatures and pressures” Oscar U. Ojeda, Tahir Cagin, The Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.06. 2011.

• “Multiscale modeling of energetic materials” Oscar U. Ojeda, Tahir Cagin, Computers, Materials & Continua, 6 (2) 2010

• “Underpotential Deposition of Copper on Electrochemically Prepared Conductive Ruthe-nium Oxide Surface” Y. Zhang, L. Huang, T. N. Arunagiri, O. Ojeda, S. Flores, O. Chyan, R. M. Wallace, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 7 (9) 2004.

• “Anisotropic Properties of Energetic Materials at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures” Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International Symposium, College Station, TX, USA (2010).

• “Multiscale Modeling of Energetic Materials“ International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Invited Talk, Las Vegas, USA (2010)

• “Energetic Materials”. SRW, Presentation Award, Texas A&M University, (2006).

References

• Tahir Cagin (Ph. D. Chair), *****.*****@*******.****.***, 979-***-****

• Raymundo Arroyave (Ph. D. Ext. Advisor), *********@****.***, 979-***-****

• Mahmoud El-Halwagi (Ph. D. Comm. Member), **-*******@****.***, 979-***-****

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