Ema Chamlee
Oakland,CA
Summary
Creative and capable process engineer and ceramicist, returning to science after experimenting as a studio artist. I specialize in the recovery, purification, and transformation of bio-based molecules to replace petroleum chemicals for a carbon-negative future. I love to build and troubleshoot elegant systems.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Studio Ceramicist, Chrysalis Ceramics
Self-employed
01.2021 - 04.2024
- Made custom tableware and sculpture for clients in the Bay Area
- Developed proprietary glazes and clay bodies using chemistry knowledge
Process Engineer
Visolis, Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Designed, acquired materials, built, and ran downstream processing units for the recovery of our fermentation-derived platform molecule
- Receiving raw fermentation broth and purifying it to pure product compound
- Designed lab-scale experiments and built apparatus to inform scale-up production
- Collected data on all experimentation and process runs and communicated findings in weekly team meetings
- Coordinated with team on grant deliverables, often shifting between multiple focuses in a startup environment
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA06-2016
Skills
- Ion exchange columns: designing, packing, plumbing, and running
- Distillation: lab-scale in glassware to continuous columns
- Membrane separations: RO, NF, UF, and MF, from dead-end test cells to plumbing and running continuous spiral wound arrays
- Electrodialytic separations: from lab to pilot
- Reaction engineering: lab glassware to larger steel vessels
- Building processes in Swagelok and PVC
- Troubleshooting and running pumps, from peristaltic to HPLC to positive-displacement
- General fixing and fabricating; all power tools
- Communication: scientific results and interpersonal
Timeline
Studio Ceramicist, Chrysalis Ceramics
Self-employed
01.2021 - 04.2024
Process Engineer
Visolis, Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
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