Esther Uwandu
Hawthorne,CA
Summary
Versatile chemical engineering student with a strong foundation in math, engineering, critical thinking and problem solving. Excellent track record of soft skills including leadership, collaboration, communication, and organization.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Process Design (Aspen), Student
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Designed a sustainable ethanol production facility utilizing CO2 reduction
- The captured CO2 underwent electrochemical reactions in a cell with water, transported to a high-pressure swing distillation column and yielded ethanol with a purity of 99.5% and oxygen with a purity of 99.0%
- The process prioritized environmental consciousness through water recovery, reduced solvent emissions, and sequestration of atmospheric carbon.
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Membrane-Based Gas Separation: Analyzed semi-permeable membrane modules to recover 95% N2 gas purity from air, evaluated selectivity, optimized operating conditions to achieve >95% N2 and reduced energy cost.
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Ethanol Distillation: Compared the performance of an eight-stage distillation column under total reflux and continuous modes, utilized Aspen to determine reflux ratios necessary for desired product purity; additionally recommended water-saving modifications to column operations.
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Heat Transfer: Collaborated to characterize the heat transfer from hot brass to cooling air, compared experimental coefficients and COMSOL simulations to determine the efficiency of nylon as an insulator.
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Adsorption & Reaction: Conducted lab-scale CO2 absorption experiments in a CSTR, developed a pH-concentration relationship to evaluate the reactor’s scrubbing efficiency and identified optimal operating conditions
- Incorporated results to design a tray-column that can be used to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
05.2024
Skills
- Laser engraving
- CAD (SolidWorks and Fusion 360)
- VEX motor coding
- MATLAB
- COMSOL
- Aspen
Coursework
- Physics
- Thermodynamics
- Transport Phenomena
- Kinetics
- Reaction engineering
- Process design
- Process control
Certificates Achievements Activities
- UC Berkeley Nigerian Student Association - Administrative Director
- Hawthorne High School Women Engineering Program - Project Mentor
- Hawthorne High School California Scholarship Federation – Secretary
- Hawthorne High School Engineering and Manufacturing Academy
- Hawthorne Kiwanis Scholarship
- SME Scholarship
Timeline
Process Design (Aspen), Student
UC Berkeley
08.2023 - 12.2023
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
01.2023 - 05.2023
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
01.2023 - 05.2023
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
01.2023 - 05.2023
Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Student
UC Berkeley
01.2023 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
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