Paul Chin, Ph.D. paul.chin (at) ncsu (dot) edu |
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Profile / Summary |
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Extensive experience
in traditional and photo-active heterogeneous catalytic reactions and kinetic
modeling á
Hands-on skill in
constructing and maintaining lab-scale experimental and characterization
systems á
Ability to adapt
quickly to new research areas á
Solid interpersonal
skills exemplified by collaboration with academic researchers and
industrialists á
Lengthy track record
of leadership roles in academic and extracurricular activities |
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Education |
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Aug 04 to Apr 08
Raleigh, NC Aug 01 to Aug 04
Raleigh, NC Aug 97 to May 01
Ithaca, NY |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering GPA: 3.60 / 4.0 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY M.Sc. (Thesis), Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.54 / 4.0 CORNELL UNIVERSITY B.S., Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.27 / 4.0 |
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Research Experience |
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Jan 02 to May 08
Raleigh, NC Aug 00 to May 01
Ithaca, NY |
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT 1.
Preferential oxidation
of carbon monoxide on structured supports 2.
Photocatalytic
destruction of organic materials using titanium dioxide á
7 refereed
publications; 6 first authored á
22 conference
presentations: 17 oral, 5 poster;
17 as primary presenter á
Techniques:
NDIR, UV-Vis, and FTIR spectroscopies; GC; QCM, TGA, DSC, BET, TPD,
chemisorption, SEM, AFM, XRD, ellipsometry, thermal and mechanical cycling UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT Particle separation at capillary bifurcations in low
Reynolds numbers |
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Work Experience |
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Jun 05 to Mar 06 Raleigh, NC Aug 99 to Aug 01 South
Brunswick, NJ
Allentown, PA |
CONSULTING WORK WITH
HELMS MULLISS & WICKER, PLLC Calculated thermodynamic equilibrium values,
researched inorganic salts, and performed literature review. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. (Intern/Co-op Student) á
Evaluated production
process for improvements, standardized product database, and supervised high
school student. á
Evaluated OPHR/ORI
items, created PSV design basis, and developed plant P&ID standard. á
Evaluated safety
considerations in chemical plants and wrote a HAZOP tutorial. |
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Work Status |
U.S. Citizen |
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Leadership Experience |
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May 05 to Jan 08 Oct 02 to Aug 03 Oct 02 to Aug 03 May 00 to May 01 |
Club President, V.P.
Education, Mentor – Toastmasters International, Raleigh club ChE Graduate Student
Recruiting Captain– North Carolina State University ChE Graduate Student
Association Vice President – North Carolina State University Club President – Alpha Phi Omega, Gamma
chapter, Cornell University |
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Teaching Experience |
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Jan 07 to May 07 Oct 03 to May 06 Summer 02, 06 Aug 01 to May 02 |
Teaching Assistant, ChE 596T – Technical
Literacy Science Olympiad Coach at Cathedral School Mentored undergraduate
students for summer NSF REU program Teaching Assistant, ChE 330
& 331 – Unit Operations Laboratory |
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Skills |
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Computer Applications,
Programming Languages Foreign Languages |
Microsoft Access, VISIO
Technical Drawing, LabTech; (basic) Matlab, Microcal Origin, SimSci Pro II, Aspen,
ICARUS Process Evaluator, SAS programs (Statistical Analysis), Visual Basic,
Pascal, Java, HTML, familiarity with C/FORTRAN Basic spoken Chinese (Cantonese) |
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Professional Affiliations |
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AIChE – American
Institute of Chemical Engineers ACS – American
Chemical Society NACS – North American
Catalysis Society AWMA – Air and Waste
Management Association ISPE – International
Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers TI – Toastmasters
International |
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Extracurricular Activities |
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Volleyball (captain), Softball (captain), Dodgeball
(captain), Running, Triathlon, Duathlon, Weight training |
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Refereed Publications |
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1. Roberts G.W., Chin P., Sun X., Spivey J.J., ÒPreferential
Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide with Pt/Fe Monolithic Catalysts: Interactions
Between External Transport and the Reverse Water-Gas-Shift ReactionÓ, Applied Catalysis B – Environmental, 2003, 46 (3), p. 601-611 |
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2. Chin P., Yang L.P., Ollis D.F., ÒFormaldehyde
Removal from Air via a Rotating Adsorbent Combined With a Photocatalytic
Reactor: Kinetic ModelingÓ, Journal
of Catalysis, 2006, 237 (1), p.
29-37 |
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3. Chin P., Sun X., Roberts G.W., Spivey J.J., ÒPreferential
Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide with Iron-promoted Platinum Catalysts Supported
on Metal FoamsÓ, Applied Catalysis
A – General, 2006, 302
(1), p. 22-31 |
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4. Chin P., Ollis D.F., ÒDecolorization of Organic
Dyes on Pilkington ActivTM Photocatalytic GlassÓ, Catalysis Today – M.A. Vannice Festschrift,
2007, 123 (1), p. 177-188 |
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5. Chin P., Roberts G.W., Ollis D.F., ÒKinetic
Modeling of Photocatalyzed Soot Oxidation on Titanium Dioxide Thin FilmsÓ, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
– Alberto Cassano Festschrift, 2007, 46 (23), p. 7598-7604 |
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6. Chin P., Ollis D.F., ÒDesign Approaches for a
Cycling Adsorbent/Photocatalyst System for Indoor Air Purification:
Formaldehyde ExampleÓ, Journal of
the Air & Waste Management Association, 2008, 58 (4), p. 494-501 |
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7. Chin P., Grant C.S., Ollis D.F., ÒQuantitative Photocatalyzed Soot Oxidation on
Titanium DioxideÓ, submitted to
Journal of Catalysis, 2008. |
References and a Full List of Publications and Presentations are Available upon Request.