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SAMPLE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESUMESophomores, Freshmen

Polly MerSchool Address:SMC 1220, 5032 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15289-1220

Permanent Address:284 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94120Email:[email protected] Cell:(412) 862-9999

OBJECTIVE To obtain a summer internship in the field of Chemical Engineering that will utilize my analytical,leadership and interpersonal skills.

EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PABachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering May 2015Double Major in Biomedical EngineeringMinor in PsychologyOverall GPA: 3.15/4.0

San Francisco High School San Francisco, CA

High School Diploma, June 2011GPA 3.82/4.0

PROJECTS Capsaicin Analysis Project, Chemistry Lab, Spring 2012

Designed and performed an experiment to determine the quantity of capsaicin in peppers and salusing reversed-phase HPLC (team project).

Chemical Engineering Filtration System, Fall 2011

Designed a filtration system to remove dye from water, while minimizing costs (team project).

WORK Carnegie Mellon University Career Center Pittsburgh, PAEXPERIENCE CIT Career Assistant Spring 2012present

Organize and advertise career workshops.

Create career-related handouts and research opportunities to facilitate job and internship searche

YMCA Camp San Jose, CACamp Counselor, Summers 2009, 2010

Coordinated the daily activities of 22 children.

Planned camp events with other camp counselors.

LEADERSHIP Vice President, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE),2012present

Organize the monthly speaker series which has seven corporate and alumni speakers.

Motivate the 150 members to attend meetings and events.

SKILLS Laboratory: organic synthesis & purification, fluorescence & brightfield microscopy, HPLC, atomicabsorption

Instruments: gas absorber, rheometer, NMR, FTIR, UV/VIS, GC/MSComputer: MathCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ImageJ, AutoSketch, MS OfficeSpoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in French

ACTIVITIES Alpha Beta Gamma Womens Fraternity, 2011presentIntramural Soccer, 2011presentTartan Newspaper, Writer, 2011presentAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2012presentSoccer Team, San Francisco High School, 20072011

HONORS College of Engineering Deans List(GPA 3.75 and above), Spring 2012Andrew Carnegie Scholarship, Fall 2008 presentValedictorian, San Francisco High School, June 2011


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SAMPLE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESUMESeniors, Juniors


Permanent Address:284 South Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94120Email:[email protected] Cell:(412) 222-2424

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in the field of Chemical Engineering that will utilize my analytical, technical and interpersoskills.

EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PABachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2012Double Major in Biomedical EngineeringOverall GPA: 3.25/4.0

RELEVANT Merck & CompanyFuture Talent Program Elkton, VAEXPERIENCE Global Vaccine Technology and Engineering Intern, Summer 2011

Optimized shakedown, performed Operational Qualifications and revised P&IDs on four chromatographycolumns ($250k each) to be used in Gardisil downstream process.

Gained experience with DeltaV automation interface for large-scale chromatography column packing.

Trained in clean room manufacturing techniques and cGMP practices.

Koppers Follansbee, WVProcess Engineer Intern, Summer 2010

Conducted process studies to identify bottlenecks and to recommend process improvements.

Implemented lockout/tagout measures to ensure safety of workers when equipment is not in use.

Created flowcharts of various processes in the plan using AutoSketch.

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, PAUndergraduate ResearcherMaterials Research Program, Summer 2009

Measured biocompatibility of iron nanomaterials with various coating combinations in cancer cells.

Gained experience in cancer research, nanotechnology, and professional research practices.

PROJECTS Teapot Project, Transport Lab, Spring 2011o Improved heating time for commercial teapot design by 20% (Team of five students). o Led fabrication and machine shop communication and also collaborated on design.

Capsaicin Analysis Project, Chemistry Lab, Spring 2010

Designed and performed an experiment to determine the quantity of capsaicin in peppers and salsas usingreversed-phase HPLC (Team of four students).

ADDITIONAL Career and Professional Development Center, Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, PAEXPERIENCE CIT Career Assistant, Fall 2009present

Research opportunities for engineering internships.

Create career-related handouts to facilitate job and internship searches.

LEADERSHIP Selection Chairperson, Lambda Sigma Honor Fraternity, Spring 2010Spring 2011 Organized service projects and planned agenda for meetings.

Conducted interviews and selected new Lambda Sigma members.

SKILLS Laboratory: organic synthesis & purification, fluorescence & brightfield microscopy, HPLC, atomic absorptionInstruments: gas absorber, rheometer, NMR, FTIR, UV/VIS, GC/MSComputer: MathCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ImageJ, AutoSketch, MS OfficeSpoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in French

ACTIVITIES Varsity Tennis Team, 2008present& HONORS Alpha Beta Gamma Sorority, 2008present, House Manager, 20092010

Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, 2009presentAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers, (AIChE) 2009 present

College of Engineering Deans List, Fall 2007, Spring 2010


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SAMPLE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESUMEMasters Degree


Permanent Address:284 South Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94120Email:[email protected] Cell:(412) 222-2424

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in the field of Chemical Engineering that will utilize my analytical, technical and interpersoskills.

EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PAMaster of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2013Overall GPA: 3.4/4.0

Lafayette College Easton, PABachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2012Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.2/4.0 Overall GPA: 3.0/4.0

RELEVANT Merck & CompanyFuture Talent Program Elkton, VAEXPERIENCE Global Vaccine Technology and Engineering Intern, Summer 2012

Optimized shakedown, performed Operational Qualifications and revised P&IDs on four chromatographycolumns ($250k each) to be used in Gardisil downstream process.

Gained experience with DeltaV automation interface for large-scale chromatography column packing.

Trained in clean room manufacturing techniques and cGMP practices.

Koppers Follansbee, WVProcess Engineer Intern, Summer 2010

Conducted process studies to identify bottlenecks and to recommend process improvements.

Implemented lockout/tagout measures to ensure safety of workers when equipment is not in use.

Created flowcharts of various processes in the plan using AutoSketch.

RESEARCH Department of Chemical Engineering, Lafayette CollegeEXPERIENCE Honors Thesis, 2010-2011

Analyzed catalysts for the one-step synthesis of Dimethoxymethane via methanol oxidation. Wrote and defended a 50-page thesis reviewing previous research.

PROJECTS Natural Gas Purification Project, Spring 2011

Designed a separation system in Aspen Plus for the removal of CO2from methane.

Analyzed the environmental and economic benefits of using ionic liquids for the separation.

Caffeine Content Experiment, Spring 2010

Evaluated the amount of caffeine in iced tea using multiple laboratory techniques.

ADDITIONAL YMCA Camp Philadelphia, PAEXPERIENCE CAMP COUNSELOR, Summer 2010

Coordinated the daily activities of 22 children and planned camp events.

LEADERSHIP Selection Chairperson, Lambda Sigma Honor Fraternity, Spring 2010Spring 2011

Organized service projects and planned agenda for meetings.

SKILLS Laboratory: organic synthesis & purification, fluorescence & brightfield microscopy, HPLC, atomic absorptionInstruments: gas absorber, rheometer, NMR, FTIR, UV/VIS, GC/MSComputer: MathCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ImageJ, AutoSketch, MS OfficeSpoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in French

ACTIVITIES American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2008 present& HONORS Intramural Teams: Volleyball, Soccer, 20082012

Alpha Beta Gamma Sorority, 20092012Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, 2008present

College of Engineering Deans List, Fall 2010 Fall 2011


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SAMPLE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESUMEPH.D.

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OBJECTIVE

To utilize a strong background in biochemical engineering and colloidal science for product research and prodevelopment.

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, May 2012

Thesis title: Surfactant Microstructures as DNA Sequence Tags

Advisor: Prof. James W. Schneider

GPA: 3.70/4.00

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL

B.S. Chemical Engineering, High Honors, May 2007

Specialization: Energy/Environment/Economics

GPA: 3.97/4.00

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Carnegie Mellon University (2007-present)

Produced bioactive liposomes by co-extrusion of peptide nucleic acid amphiphiles (PNAA) and hephospholipids, aiming to create useful oligonucleotide sequence tags for highly sensitive bioanalytical devices

Designed and synthesized di-alkyl PNAA that were sufficiently hydrophilic for studies in aqueous solutionsadequately lipophilic for incorporation and retention into liposomal bilayers

Measured sequence-specific binding of DNA onto PNA-functionalized liposomal surfaces by capillary zelectrophoresis, with emphasis on enhancing the extent of binding by reducing electrostatic repulsion in the sys

Employed di-alkyl PNAA to improve PNA-DNA duplex retention in mixed micelles for micellar electrokin

chromatography applicationsIllinois Institute of Technology (2004-2005)

Performed thermodynamic analysis of fuel cell systems to prevent carbon deposition

WORK EX PE RI EN CE

American Air Liquide Countryside, IL

Research Assistant, February 2005-August 2007

Investigated the effects of air derivatives in the preservation and decontamination of various food products

Designed, constructed, and operated biochemical laboratory wash tanks and gas chambers

Implemented automatic data collection scheme for multiple instruments with LabView software

Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering Chicago, IL

Research Assistant, December 2003-February 2005 Participated in team studying the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac rhythm problems

Installed and updated software in Linux server

TE AC HI NG AN D SU PE RV ISI NG

Undergraduate Research Mentor

Monolayer Phase Behavior of Peptide Amphiphiles Nicole Gartner (2010-2012)

pH-Controlled Rupture of Liposomes for Oral Delivery of Vaccines Elizabeth Newton (2009-2011)

DNAAdsorption to Liposome-Like Surfaces on Gold Diana Yoon (2009)

Teaching Assistant

Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Surfaces (2010), Heat and Mass Transfer (2009), Unit Operations of Chem

Engineering (2008), Chemical Reaction Engineering (2008)


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Organic Chemistry

Solid-phase peptide synthesis, lipid synthesis, esterification, bromination, and thiol reactions

Molecular Analysis

Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF, ESI-Ion Trap), UV spectrometry, CD spectropolarimetry, Langmuir-Blodmonolayer deposition, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)

Bioseparation Capillary zone electrophoresis, reverse-phase chromatography (HPLC), size exclusion chromatography (FPLC

Also proficient in method development

Colloidal Characterization

Dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, quartz crystal microgravimetry

Programming Skills

Matlab, Mathematica, C++, LabView

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Sequence-Specific Binding of DNA to Liposomes Containing di-Alkyl Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) AmphiphP. Mer and J.W. Schneider. Langmuir.2012,21,2488-2494.

Thermodynamic and Structural Characterization of Amino Acid-Linked Dialkyl Lipids S. Tristam-NR.N.A.H. Lewis, J.W. Blickenstaff, M. DiPrima, P. Mer, R.N. McElhaney, J.F. Nagle, J.W. Schneider. Chem. Lipids.2012, 134,29-39.

Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions of DNA Oligomers with Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) LiposomP. Mer and J.W. Schneider, 229thACS National Meeting,San Diego, CA (2012)

Hydrophobic Anchoring of DNA into Surfactant Microstructures P. Mer, S.T. Grosser, J.W. Schneider,ACS National Meeting,San Diego, CA (2010)

Detection of Sequence-Specific DNA Binding onto Liposomal Surfaces with Capillary Zone ElectrophoreP. Mer and J.W. Schneider, International Electrokinetics (ELKIN) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (2010)

DNA Binding to Peptide Amphiphiles in Surfactant Microstructures P. Mer, Center for Complex Fluids Engine

Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (2009) DNA Binding to Peptide Amphiphiles in Surfactant Microstructures P. Mer, S.T. Grosser, C. Lau, N. Gar

J.W. Schneider,Materials Research Society Fall Meeting,Boston, MA (2010)

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

Best Poster Award, Division of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, 229thACS National Meeting (2012)

John E. Swearingen Fellow of Chemical Engineering (2008-2010)

Presidents Scholar (2002-2007)

Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association, President (2009)

American Chemical Society

Materials Research Society

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Greater Pittsburgh Soccer League

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Portuguese

Proficient in Spanish and Italian

POLLY MER

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