Joshua Louis
West Lafayette,IN
Summary
My life goal is to become someone who is committed and tireless to change the world for the better to the very best of my abilities while remaining true to my core values. Through volunteer work, leading research, and academic experience, I have tried to grow into someone who can and will dedicate myself for the betterment of others and accomplish this goal of mine.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Chemistry Intern
Constellation Energy
Morris, IL
06.2023 - 08.2023
- I worked Constellation's Dresden nuclear plant under the chemistry team
- Learned about current methods of well water purification to provide cooling water for the nuclear reactor
- Performed cost analyses to determine most efficient method of well water purification
- Benchmarked other nuclear sites to see how they implemented their system.
Chemistry Research and Development Intern
GarboCarbo
Champaign, IL
06.2022 - 04.2023
- GarboCarbo is a carbon capture and utilization startup, and I was tasked with the process design side of the chemistry operations
- Carried out experiments in the lab to improve current design of carbon capture system
- Suggested design optimizations to company founders
- Performed unit analyses to find the most cost-effective solutions.
Education
Chemical Engineering Professional Master's -
Purdue University
08.2024
BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering -
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
05.2024
Skills
- Process Design
- Material Testing
- Carbon Utilization/Capture
- Unit Analysis
- Unit Operations
- PID Control
- Process Optimization
- COMSOL
- C
- Java
- Python
- Linux
- Jmol
- ASE
- ORCA
- Leadership
Languages
- Spanish, Professional Working Proficiency
- English, Native or Bilingual Proficiency
Research
Mironenko Lab: Carbon-Carbon Coupling (10/2020-05/2021). My project focused on the formation of triose, a 3 carbon simple sugar, from formaldehyde and the salt 3-ethylthiazolium bromide using modern software.
Timeline
Chemistry Intern
Constellation Energy
06.2023 - 08.2023
Chemistry Research and Development Intern
GarboCarbo
06.2022 - 04.2023
Chemical Engineering Professional Master's -
Purdue University
BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering -
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign