Amber Hsu
Ithaca,NY
Summary
Motivated environmental engineering student with broad interest in optimization and automation of water treatment facility systems, water resource management, and wastewater treatment processes.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Waste Water Subteam Researcher
AguaClara Cornell
Ithaca, NY
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Redesigned a nonconventional trickling filter from concepts to prototypes using OnShape CAD software.
- Conducted experimentation for preliminary trickling filter design to improve space efficiency by reducing preferential flow and using strings for water distribution.
- Performed routine sampling of wastewater from IAWTF of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactor.
- Troubleshot experimental procedure and equipment to reduce downtime.
Engineering Intern
Young Optics Co.
Hsinchu, Taiwan
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Worked with QA engineers to develop and implement automated quality-control report generator software, increased quality-control efficiency by 10%.
- Performed production processes calibration and monitored production-line quality management using SAP.
- Generated and presented daily QC reports with QA engineers to the team, assessing outcomes and participated in failure analysis as well as potential disputes.
Drinking Water Subteam Researcher
AguaClara Cornell
Ithaca, NY
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Focused on removing particles with a floc blanket, using PACl and running tests with red dye in place of fluoride so that turbidity and visual observation could be used to gauge particle removal.
- Cnducted experiments with constant fluoride concentrations and varying PACl concentrations to investigate the optimal parameters of greater fluoride to PACl binding ratio using ProCoDA.
- Fabricated piping components and repaired current flocculator design.
- Calibrated activated pumps and Fluoride testing probes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca 08.2019 - 05.2023
Master of Engineering - Systems Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca 01.2023 - 12.2023
Timeline
Master of Engineering - Systems Engineering
Cornell University
01.2023 - 12.2023
Engineering Intern
Young Optics Co.
06.2020 - 08.2020
Drinking Water Subteam Researcher
AguaClara Cornell
01.2020 - 05.2020
Waste Water Subteam Researcher
AguaClara Cornell
10.2019 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Engineering
Cornell University
08.2019 - 05.2023