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SEBASTIAN CASANOVA

Jurupa Valley,CA

Summary

I have hands-on experience in residential construction, using power tools and performing physical labor. Skilled in material characterization, including ASTM tensile testing, Vickers hardness, and SEM analysis, with a strong background in computational techniques to analyze materials at the atomic scale.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

General Contractor Associate

CASNOVA SRNF
02.2018 - Current
  • Managed all phases of residential remodeling projects with a focus on quality and efficiency
  • Skilled in communication, power tools, painting, plumbing, electrical, and landscaping
  • Operated hand tools, bandsaws, cutoff machines, and other construction equipment safely
  • Performed construction tasks involving physical labor, ladder use, heavy equipment operation, and lifting materials up to 50 lbs

Undergraduate Researcher

University Of California, Irvine
05.2023 - 10.2024
  • Used Density Functional Theory (DFT) to study chemical reactions in nanogaps between gold nanoparticles
  • Executed DFT simulations utilizing high-performance computing resources
  • Maintained a well-organized database of lab results, including comparisons with relevant literature data.
  • Developed strong expertise in constructing 3-D atomic-scale material models

Education

B.S. - Material Science and Engineering

University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
06.2024

Skills

  • SEM analysis
  • ASTM tensile testing
  • Metallography testing
  • Vickers and Rockwell hardness testing
  • Power tool operation
  • Data analysis
  • Optical microscopy
  • Scientific database management
  • Computational modeling
  • Material characterization
  • Bash and Python
  • High-performance computing

Projects

Senior Design Project

Los Alamos National Laboratory / Oct 2023 to June 2024

  • Conducted experimental analysis of grain growth in CeO₂ by pellet pressing into plates and sintering in a furnace
  • Analyzed grain boundary mobility under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and compared experimental data with computational simulation results
  • Validated computational models by comparing grain growth observations with data from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using the LAMMPS program

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual

Affiliations

  • Dedicated over 500 hours of community service to supporting various initiatives at my local church from January 2015 to September 2018

Accomplishments

  • Recipient of the UROP Award from the University of California, Irvine, in December 2023

Timeline

Undergraduate Researcher

University Of California, Irvine
05.2023 - 10.2024

General Contractor Associate

CASNOVA SRNF
02.2018 - Current

B.S. - Material Science and Engineering

University of California, Irvine

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