Objective:
A research or R&D position in process or environmental engineering
Broad interests in process and system development, innovation and improvement, advanced process control and system engineering
Education:
University of XXXXXXXX
Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering
Expected graduation date March 1996
Dissertation: Monitoring, Detection and Diagnosis of the Source Function
Change with an Application to Indoor Air Quality Control
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Candidate of Science in Control of Technical Systems, 1991
Dissertation: Singularly Perturbed Systems with Multiple Time Scales
Asymptotic Approximation, Identification and Control
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M.S. in Electrical Engineering,June 1986
Dissertation: Design of the Minimal LISP Machine
Professional Experience:
05/92-present
Research Assistant, NASA Specialized Center for Research and Training at the University of XXXXXXXX
Developed an on-line indoor air quality monitoring, fault detection and isolation system
Developed a 3-D computer model of the convective-diffusive transport process
Discovered a novel Implicit Kalman filtering method
Developed and implemented a source function isolation method, which is based on the transformation of the initial problem into an optimal control problem
Designed a neural network based system for the contaminant source localization through pattern recognition of the source effects
Supervised the independent research program of one undergraduate student
Purchased, installed and maintained a 10/88-12/91 Senior Researcher, XXXXXXXX Institute (XXXXXXXX), Department of Mathematical Methods of System Analysis
Starting as a Junior Scientific Fellow, advanced to full time Senior Researcher with increasing responsibility for design, research and management
Developed methods/software for optimal location of sensors/actuators in distributed parameter systems. Application areas: large space structures, enhanced oil recovery
Developed mathematical methods and software for the simulation and forecast of the dispersion of the atmospheric contaminants in an industrial region
For systems with multiple time scales, developed a novel approach to the state and parameter estimation and optimal control. Applications: catalytic styrene reactors, simulation of the ocean-atmosphere interaction
Managed a group of five engineers and researchers
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6/86-09/88
Junior Scientific Fellow, XXXXXXXX Institute (XXXXXXXX), Department of Industrial and Remote Control
Developed an algorithm and software for optimal sensor and actuator location for distributed parameter systems
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09/84-02/86
Research Assistant, XXXXXXXX Institute (XXXXXXXX), Department of Industrial and Remote Control
As a part of the weather satellite data processing project, developed micro-computer assembler software for floating point arithmetic operations and designed a hardware interface between a satellite data receiver and telex transmitter
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06/84-08/84 and 06/85-08/85
Internship, Institute of Economics of XXXXXXXX Academy of Science, Department of Rule-Based Control
Assisted with the development of a knowledge representation shell for image recognition systems and rule-based control
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Teaching experience:
01/95-05/95
Advanced Teaching Assistant
University of XXXXXXXX, Department of Chemical Engineering
Assisted in the development and teaching of a new Chemical Engineering graduate and undergraduate course on Environmental Process Engineering
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01/92-05/92
Teaching Assistant
University of XXXXXXXX, Department of Chemical Engineering
Assisted in teaching/grading the undergraduate Chem. Eng. Thermodynamics course
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09/90-05/91
Lecturer
XXXXXXXX Institute (XXXXXXXX), Department of Mathematical Methods of System Analysis
On a part time basis, taught a university course on Control of Technical Systems. Developed supporting computer software.
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Research interests:
Process Control
Optimal, H-infinity and Robust Control, State and Parameter Identification
Monitoring, Fault Detection and Diagnosis
Kalman Filtering; Distributed Parameter Systems
Singularly Perturbed Systems
Noninvertible and Singular Systems
Stochastic Systems
Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Methods
System Analysis and System Engineering
Optimal Sensors and Actuators Location
Environmental Process Engineering and Pollution Prevention
Neural Networks
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Honors, affiliations and grants:
XXXXXXXX Institute of Chemical Engineers
Student representative on the External Advisory Committee, Department of Chemical Engineering, CU/Boulder (1995)
Invitation and travel grant to participate in the 1995 Gordon Research Conference on Statistics in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Hampton, NH
Publications and presentations:
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Computer skills:
C, Fortran, Unix, MatLab, Aspen+, variety of packages including computer aided design software, some administration of Digital Unix
Personal information:
US permanent resident
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Other activities:
Mountain hiking; fishing; remodeling; computer enthusiast