Engineer Assistant

MOJGAN ANJOM, **** River Rd., Apt. C** ~ Edgewater, NJ 07020 EMAIL: ******@*****.***

Materials Scientist and Chemical Engineer with a strong professional interest in Chemical Sales and Engineering opportunities. Career accomplishments include research experience developing bio-chemical catalytic conversion pathways for production of biofuels and hydrocarbon-based clean fuels from readily available carbonaceous materials. Background includes national laboratory experience and experimental skills using scientific equipment, such as batch pressure vessels, extremophiles media preparations, and culture growth. Knowledgeable in several product identification techniques, including gas chromatography (GC), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), x-ray diffraction (XRD) high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), UV/Visible spectroscopy, and data analysis software (Labview, Excel).

EDUCATION

PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, 2009 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, Stony Brook, New York THESIS: Extremophile Mediated Hydrogen Production for Hydrogenation of Substrates in Aqueous Media. ADVISOR: Professor Devinder Mahajan

Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering- Industrial Metallurgy, 2002 SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, Shiraz, Iran THESIS: Testing Quality of Coated Films Produced by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) Method.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY June 2003 - September 2003; February 2004 - July 2010

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, Stony Brook, New York ENERGY SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, New York

Post-Doctoral Research Associate & Research Collaborator (July 2009 - July 2010) POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

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Completed product identification and characterization from hydrogenation reaction of glycerol to liquid fuels such as mixed alcohols (C1-C4) and diols; a continuation of a Ph.D. project. Optimized temperature, pressure, and catalyst to achieve temperature/low pressure and energy-efficient batch production of hydrocarbons from oleic acid model compound and real-world mixed bio-oil material.

Graduate Assistant & Research Collaborator (February 2004 - June 2009) PH.D. PROJECTS

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Conducted Biological Hydrogen production and catalysis; prepared media containing extremophiles (Thermotoga Neapolitana and others), culture growth, and product analysis of gaseous and liquid products by spectroscopic and gas chromatographic techniques.

Performed synthesis of hydrogenase mimics with batch reactor evaluation of a catalyst used in the production of hydrogen.

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Graduate Assistant & Research Collaborator (Continued) PH.D. PROJECTS

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Determined optimal parameters for low temperature/low pressure and energy- efficient batch reactor for the production of transportation fuels. Developed an optimized and energy-efficient working reactor system for catalytic conversion of glycerol to fuels.

Graduate Assistant (June 2003 - September 2003)

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Designed different models used in the vapor growth of wide-band gap (WBG) semiconductors for electronic devices.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT DATA STATEMENT CO., Great Neck, New York September 2002 - May 2003 Freelance Transportation Planner/Engineer •

Managed extensive transportation field operations, with a specific focus on research, data collection, and analysis.

SAIPA MALLEABLE CO., Tehran, Iran June 2001 - September 2001

Engineer Intern

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Fulfilled quality inspection of automobile parts such as cylinder blocks, brake discs, crankshafts made of cast iron and performance test analysis.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS M. Anjom, D. Mahajan, “Catalytic Upgrading of Glycerol with Hydrogen in Aqueous

Phase “ Ind. Eng, Chem. Res. 2011, In preparation.

M. Anjom, I. Dovgani, D. Mahajan, “Nano-Sized Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) Catalyst: Synthesis and Characterization”, Oral presentation at ACS meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2009

M. Anjom, I. Dovgani, D. Mahajan, “Improving Economics of Biodiesel by Conversion of Glycerol to Fuels“, Poster Presentation, Advanced Energy Conference, Hauppauge, New York, November 2008.

C.R. Krishna, K. Thomassen, C. Brown, T. Butcher, M. Anjom, D. Mahajan, “Cold Flow Behavior of Biodiesels Derived from Biomass Sources”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 8846-8851.

K. Cantrell, K. Ro, D. Mahajan, M. Anjom, P. Hunt, “Role Of Thermochemical Conversion in Livestock Waste -to-Energy Treatments: Obstacles and Opportunities”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2007, 46, 8918-8927.

M. Anjom, N. Van der Lelie, S. Taghavi, and D. Mahajan, “Biomass-derived Hydrogen for PEM Fuel Cell Performance” oral presentation at the ACS meeting, SanFrancisco, California, September 2006.

Safiyh Taghavi, M. Anjom, Craig Garafola, Bill Greenberg, Paul King, Devinder Mahajan, Daniel van der Lelie, “Oxygen Tolerance of Hydrogen Production by Thermotoga neapolitana”, Poster Presentation, ASM 106th General Meeting, Orlando, Florida, May 2006.

M. Anjom, N. van der Lelie, S. Taghavi, and D. Mahajan, “Hydrogen Production by Thermotoga Neapolitana“, Oral Presentation, Aiche Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2005.

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