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Sustainable energy and transportation expert interested in electrochemical technologies | Modeling and analysis

Profile Summary

I am a sustainable energy and transportation professional with an avid interest in electrochemical technologies such as batteries and fuel cells. Currently, I am associated with two clean energy startups based out of the Los Angeles Area. The first one, Nanodian, is a battery company focused on developing pseudocapacitive nanosized lithium manganese oxide cathode particles and a scaleable process technology for the same. I am working on extending the LION-SIMBA battery model to understand the state of charge and voltage dynamics, and cell degradation with cycle, in addition to wearing a business development consultant hat. The second startup is MOEV, dealing with smart charging, where I work as a grants consultant. During my 14 year career, I have worked on a wide array of scientific topics encompassing a broad range of skills. Some examples include: - understanding real-world emissions and energy consumption patterns from a comprehensive set of 27 diesel-powered construction equipment encompassing multiple model years, powertrain technologies, and Tiers. - Filling in missing data in an air quality time series over a station network by modifying an unsupervised machine learning technique and verifying its efficacy. - evaluating effects of temperature and driving conditions on gasoline exhaust VOC emissions - quantifying uncertainty in gasoline and diesel exhaust emissions using a Monte Carlo technique - understanding the effects on regional air quality due to (a) transportation sources (e.g. gasoline/diesel vehicles) and (b) unconventional energy development activities (e.g. drilling and fracking in shale gas plays) - modeling titanium dioxide formation in a plug-flow reactor through gas-phase synthesis using a Monte Carlo method. In addition, I have had extensive experience in grant writing, generating $600,000+ in revenue. Important grant awards include one from the US Department of Homeland Security and the Texas Air Research Center.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Analysis
• ★ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ★ Matlab
• ☆ Electrochemistry
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Renewable Energy
• ☆ Python

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Freelancer

Nanodian Incorporated

May 2020 - Present

Freelancer

MOEV Incorporated

May 2020 - Present

Air Resources Engineer

California Air Resources Board

August 2018 - July 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Houston

April 2014 - July 2018

Graduate Research Assistant

Carnegie Mellon University

August 2008 - September 2013

Research Assistant

Indian Institute of technology (IIT) Kanpur

January 2006 - August 2008

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Carnegie Mellon University

August 2008 - May 2013

Master of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

August 2005 - December 2007

Bachelor of Engineering

University of Pune

September 2000 - August 2004

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pan, S.; Jung, J.; Li, Z.; Hou, X.; Roy, A.; Choi, Y.; Gao, H.O. Air Quality Implications of COVID-19 in California. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7067.

(2019). The air quality and health impacts of projected long-haul truck and rail freight transportation in the United States in 2050 . Environment International.

(2017). Impact of natural gas development in the Marcellus and Utica shales on regional ozone and fine particulate matter levels . Atmospheric Environment.

(2017). Impact of high-resolution sea surface temperature, emission spikes and wind on simulated surface ozone in Houston, Texas during a high ozone episode . Atmospheric Environment.

(2017). Effect of ambient temperature on species lumping for total organic gases in gasoline exhaust emissions . Atmospheric Environment.

(2016). Effect of Ambient Temperature on Total Organic Gas Speciation Profiles from Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicle Exhaust . Environmental Science & Technology.