Chemical Engineer & R&D Scientist
10+ years of industry-relevant R&D experience spanning advanced materials, multiphysics simulation, process scale-up, and R&D lab management. US Permanent Resident based in Burlington, MA.
Core Competencies
Multiphysics Simulation
COMSOL, ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM — coupling fluid dynamics, heat/mass transfer, and reaction kinetics for predictive reactor modeling.
Advanced Materials Characterization
TEM, SEM-FIB, AFM, Raman, XRD, BET, TGA, DSC — full materials lifecycle characterization from synthesis to performance validation.
Process Engineering & Scale-Up
Aspen Plus, HYSYS, SuperPro Designer, gPROMS — steady-state and dynamic process modeling from lab to pilot plant scale.
AI & Data Science
Python, scikit-learn, MATLAB — ML regression models, DOE, PCA/PLS for materials discovery and cost prediction applications.
R&D Lab Management
$8M+ facility procurement, ISO/IEC 17025 QMS, HAZOP, EHS — building and managing audit-ready research infrastructure.
Experience Timeline
- Led $8M+ procurement and commissioning of advanced materials research facility (600 m²) operationalized in <7 months
- Delivered characterization across AFM, Raman, BET, TGA, DSC, DMA, rheometry, UV-Vis, GC-MS supporting 5+ funded projects
- Trained and mentored 80+ researchers and 5 undergraduate interns
- Led industrial QA/QC projects on biochar including BET and GC-MS PAH quantification against EBC and IBI standards
- Developed SOPs, HAZOP-style risk assessments, and EHS compliance frameworks achieving 97% equipment uptime
- Built COMSOL Multiphysics models coupling fluid dynamics, heat/mass transfer, photon transport, and photocatalytic kinetics — achieving ±5% predictive accuracy
- Conducted HPLC/UHPLC, GC-MS, IC, and TOC analyses tracking pharmaceutical degradation pathways and mineralization
- Developed AI/ML models on global desalination datasets and co-developed web-based EPC cost prediction platform
- Co-authored 18+ peer-reviewed publications
- Contributed to $700K+ in funded R&D projects
- Designed and built custom continuous-flow fixed-bed reactor; achieved complete microbial disinfection in <2 hours with derived first-order kinetics (kd = 2.76 cm h⁻¹)
- Built 3D COMSOL and CFD models for microfluidic photocatalytic reactors validated experimentally to ±5% accuracy
- Built Aspen Plus process models for H₂S-to-hydrogen conversion with full Pre-FEED TEA, CAPEX/OPEX, and retrofit strategy
- Co-authored 8 peer-reviewed articles and 8 conference presentations
- Developed process models for CO₂ utilization, anaerobic digestion of date palm waste, and solar-driven pyrolysis using SuperPro Designer
- Built investor-ready feasibility studies with full TEA, sensitivity analysis, and payback calculations
- Co-authored 4 peer-reviewed articles and 2 conference presentations
- Recipient of full Masdar Institute Graduate Scholarship