Environmental professional who is self-starter and capable of effectively functioning with minimum supervision. A team player who is attentive to detail and able to work in a fast paced environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. A quick learner who enjoys learning new programs and processes.
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- Awarded Civil Engineering Department's Outstanding Graduate Student for the year 2012-2013
- Recipient of STEM Doctoral Fellowship for the years 2009-2013
- Recipient of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarship for Spring 2009
- Recipient of the Civil Engineering Scholarship for Spring 2009
- Recipient of the Civil Engineering Air Quality Scholarship for Summer 2011
- Recipient of the A&WMA national scholarship in the field of air quality for the year 2008-2009
- Awarded first prize in doctoral category for a poster presentation at the Fifth Annual Texas A&M University System Pathways Student Research Symposium
- Assisted professors in developing course material, research proposals and lab coordination
- Challenged and motivated students through in-depth lectures on particular module of the course work, design lab experimentation for students and supervise lab activities.
- Created research reports and delivered presentations at but not limited to university research groups, environmental forums and professional conferences
- Conceptualized, designed and performed complex chemical, bio-chemical research experiments
- Educated and prepared undergraduate students for graduate studies under the "Research Experience for Undergraduates" program by working on a hazard mitigation project which mainly focused on modeling of the radiological effects of detonation devices.
- Under the guideline of supervising faculty and research staff carried out experimentation and generated reports. Maintained lab inventory, conducted experimentation and maintained safety procedures and protocols for hazardous chemicals.
- Worked on a DARPA project "A Carbon Extraction Process for Converting Southwestern Lignite to JP-8". My role on this project includes environmental analysis, life cycle analysis of the carbon extraction process and the physical/chemical analysis of the inertinite produced.
- Worked on a TCEQ funded project to develop a database of permit by rule (PBR) and new source review (NSR) applications for VOC emissions for surface coating facilities in Texas.
- Developed an air dispersion model to account for the release of radionuclides into the atmosphere from a radioactive material disposal facility.
- Researched and applied data mining techniques, statistical methods to develop radiation risk assessment model using chemical database and GIS system.
- Performed literature review and developed a report recommending the potential vapor emissions associated with ambient storage and spillage of NITRO-SUL, an agricultural chemical.
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Carbon Nanotubes and Granular Activated Carbon: Physicochemical Properties and Adsorption Capacities Civil Engineering.
- Claire, R. H.; Ramirez, D.; and Zhu, Y. "Carbon nanotubes for air pollutant control via adsorption." J. of the Air & Waste Management Association. 2014, 3, 149-160.
- Kositkanawuth, K.; Claire, R. H.; Sattler, M.L.; Ramirez, D.; Dennis, B. H.; MacDonnell, F. M.; Billo, R.; and Priest, J.W. "Air impacts from three alternatives from producing JP-8 jet fuel." J. of the Air & Waste Management Association. 2012, 62(10), 1182-1195.
- Claire, R.H.; Kositkanawuth, K.; Sattler, M.L.; Ramirez, D.; Dennis, B. H.; MacDonnell, F. M.; Billo, R.; and Priest, J.W." Analysis and comparison of inertinite-derived adsorbent with coventional adsorbents." J. of the Air & Waste Management Association. 2012, 62(5), 489-499.
- Zhang, Q.; Claire, R. H.; Ramirez, D.; and Zhu, Y. "Measurement of Ultrafine Particles and other Air Pollutants Emitted by Cooking Activities." Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2010, 7, 1744-1759.
Peer Advisor for International Student Orientation at UTA (2010 - 2012)
President of the A&WMA Student's chapter at UTA (2009 - 2013)
Vice President of the A&WMA Student's chapter at TAMUK (2007 - 2009)
Vice President of the Indian Music Arts and Cultural Society at UTA (2005)
Presented at a monthly meeting for American Association of University Women (Dec 2010)
AERMOD, ISCST3, HOTSPOT, GoldSim, SAS, MINTEQ, ArcGIS 9.0, SigmaPlot 11.0, PeakFit v4.2, NovaWin, Advanced Microsoft Office
- Golden Key International Honor Society Member since 2011
- Air & Waste Management Association Member since 2005
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