Research /Process Chemical Engineer - Chemical Engineering ...

MAËVA TUREAU
624 Christina Mill Drive, Newark, DE 19711
Office: (302) 831-6636 - Cell phone: (215) 527-6560
E-mail: maevat@udel.edu - Website: http://www.che.udel.edu/research_groups/epps/
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a cross-disciplinary and application-driven position in the chemical engineering and/or material science and
engineering field(s) with strong involvement at the interface between technology and customers
EDUCATION
August 2006 – Summer 2011 (anticipated completion)
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering - University of Delaware, Newark, DE (GPA: 3.58/4.00)
Dissertation: Functionalizable nanoporous membranes for selective capture and release of metabolites using triblock
copolymer networks
Advisor: Thomas H. Epps, III
August 2003 - May 2006
B. S. in Chemical Engineering – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA (GPA: 3.75/4.00)
Area of concentration: green engineering
August 2001 – May 2003
European Study Abroad (freshman & sophomore years) – Euro-American Institute of Technology, Sophia Antipolis, France
WORK EXPERIENCE
September – December 2010
PhD Intern at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc - Polymer & Organic Chemistry Technology Center - Global Technology
Centers, Allentown, PA
Synthesize, characterize, and evaluate the performance of novel polyimide polymers for gas separation membranes
December 2006 - present
Graduate Research Assistant - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Set-up new synthesis-labs and experimental equipment in research group
- Synthesize triblock copolymer network structures with tailored chemical and mechanical properties
- Characterize block copolymer microstructures using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), transmission electron
microscopy (TEM) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)
- Generate nanoporous polymer templates using block-selective UV-etching technique
- Optimize the poly(isoprene) hydrogenation of poly(isoprene)-containing triblock copolymers
Fall 2005
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Protein analysis of wastewater treatment upon exposure to cadmium, 2,4-dinitrophenol (NER), and N-ethyl-maleimide
(DNP)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
17-23 May 2009
Chair, 3 rd I2CAM-FAPERJ Soft Condensed Matter Physics School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lecture sessions: Phase transitions far from equilibrium, fundamental interactions, elasticity & flow
Spring 2009
Teaching Assistant, Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Laboratory Class - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- Selected and purchased lab materials and insured the well-functioning of various pieces of equipment
- Supervised and coordinated groups of students in the laboratory, in an efficient and safe manner