Alec Firestine-Solometo
Driven by challenge, motivated by progress, and determined to persevere.
Well-qualified Chemist and Chemical Engineer with 1+ years experience as an R&D Process Engineer in medical device manufacturing environment, serving to bridge the gap between R&D and manufacturing by pioneering development and optimization methods to reduce waste and increase efficiency. Transport phenomena Graduate Teaching Assistant and Undergraduate Researcher, investigating gold nanoparticle synthesis and catalysis research to improve and analytically troubleshooting materials performance. Exceptionally versed with organic, inorganic, and solid-state chemistry, electrochemical, green, interfacial, and materials engineering, and surface-analysis, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics.
Highlights
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#36 Nationally Ranked University in 2022
Enrolled in Master of Science Chemical Engineering program in 2021.
Graduated Dec. 2022.
#16 in Regional Universities North in 2022
Performed catalysis research using gold nanoparticles.
Graduated May 2021 with Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Minor in Mathematics.
Chemical Engineering
Adv. Kinetics and Reactor Design
App. Boundary Value Problems
Electrochemical Engineering
Green Chemical Engineering
Interfacial Engineering
Polymer Chemistry
Statistical Thermodynamics
Surface Analysis
Transport Phenomena
Schematic diagram of a graphene oxide deposition process on a hollow-fiber membrane.
Zhang, Y.; Zhang, S.; Gao, J.; Chung, T.-S. J. Membr. Sci. 2016, 515, 230−237
Chemistry
Analytical Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry
Biochemistry
Calculus III
Differential Equations
Inorganic Chemistry
Linear Algebra
Modern Analytical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Solid-State Chemistry
Thermodynamics
X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS) for the presence of nitrogen functional groups in stearic acid-modified zinc oxide coated by polydopamine to represent surface composition.
C. Li, P. Wang, D. Zhang, and S. Wang. AC. App. Mater. & Inter. 2022 14 (40), 45988-46000
Cover page for my exit exam presentation.
MS Exit Exam
Critiqued the strengths and weaknesses of a recent materials publication for a graduate committee in order to complete the MS program.
Zoomed in spectrum shot of my ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy results from research indicating successful change in light absorbance % versus wavelength over time.
Research
Explored and analyzed the catalyzed reduction of methyl viologen 2+ to 1+ via fluorescence spectroscopy using cadmium selenide gold nanoparticles as quantum dots, nanorods, and nanoplatelets.