Research /Process Chemical Engineer - Chemical Engineering ...

Robert W. Leighty
29 N Miller Ave (856) 514-3456
Carney’s Point, NJ 08069 leightrw@udel.edu
EDUCATION
University of Delaware, Newark DE Fall 2012 (expected)
Ph.D. Candidate Chemical Engineering; GPA 3.9/4.0
Thesis Topic: Computational tools for dynamic metabolic flux analysis
Advisors: Maciek R. Antoniewicz and Babatunde A. Ogunnaike
Rowan University, Glassboro NJ May 2007
B.S. Chemical Engineering; GPA 3.9/4.0
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Delaware Newark, Delaware
Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2007 – present)
• Development of computational tools to determine metabolic fluxes in transient
cultures at metabolic non-steady-state
• Construction of a user-friendly interface for dynamic metabolic flux analysis
• Application of metabolic flux analysis techniques for construction and validation
of metabolic network models
Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey
Recovery of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) (Fall 2006 to Spring 2007)
• Industrially sponsored group based research project analyzing a novel approach
for recovery of PGMs
• Construction of an experimental system to characterize kinetics of PGM recovery
• Development of techniques to reduce reagent consumption for PGM recovery
Wastewater Minimization (Spring 2006)
• Industrially sponsored interdisciplinary group based research project to optimize
water usage for a petroleum refinery
• Characterized quality of available waste streams and constraints of incoming
water uses for future pinch analysis
Protein Aggregation (Fall 2005)
• Group based research project for the development of computational tools to
analyze non-native protein aggregation