PhD Chemical Engineer | University Instructor | Thermodynamics, Math & Engineering Made Clear

Course Taught: CH E 243 Engineering Thermodynamics

Subject Matter Expert & Academic Examiner, Board of Examiners with APEGA, Edmonton, AB, Canada | Sept 2024 – Present • Streamlined membership reviews, accelerating processing for 2000+ applicants annually • Optimized exam registration, reducing processing time by 30% for 100+ candidates

Returned to Canada from US, MI, due to family reasons and care giving duties. Job description: Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kettering University, Flint, MI, USA | Sept 2022 – June 2024 • Developed and taught the high-demand course "Computing in Chemical Engineering," impacting 100+ students • Integrated software tools (ASPEN PLUS, MATLAB, PYTHON) in curriculum • Supervised 10+ co-op students, guiding thesis projects • Managed one $1.6M NSF-MRI grant for engineering research COURSES TAUGHT Kettering University, Department of Chemical Engineering (Assistant Teaching Professor) • CHME 410 – Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (4 credits) • CHME 421 – Applied Transport Phenomena Lab (1 credit) • CHME 225 – Computing in Chemical Engineering (2 credits) – New course developed • CHME 400 – Mass Transfer and Separations (4 credits) • CHME 401 – Mass Transfer and Separations Lab (1 credit) • CHME 420 – Applied Transport Phenomena (4 credits) • CHME 210 – New Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (4 credits) • CHME 330 – New Mass Transfer and Separations (4 credits)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada | May 2020 – May 2022 • Led high-performance computing and two major big data and GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics simulation projects • Published in top-tier journals • Chaired industry panels at major conferences

Research Project Manager, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada | May 2015 – Jan 2018 • Led two major research projects in translational medicine • Collaborated with Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital (Montreal, CA), improved workflow efficiency by 30%

Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada | Jan 2010 – Nov 2015 • Taught CHE 243, CHE 265, and CHE 318 • Led 8+ research projects in molecular dynamics simulations and computational materials science; produced 3+ first-authored papers Teaching Experience: University of Alberta, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering (Teaching Assistant) • CHE 243 – Engineering Thermodynamics Instructor: Prof. Yadollah Maham Content: First and second laws of thermodynamics • CME 265 – Process Analysis Instructor: Prof. Suzanne Kresta Content: Material and energy balances, transient processes • CHE 318 – Mass Transfer Instructor: Prof. Larry Unsworth Content: Diffusion, mass transfer coefficients, packed columns, adsorption, drying (Student evaluations available upon request)