USC Chemical Engineering Grad Chemistry Tutor for Greater Ripon Area 4yrs experience

Reza's CV

Reza J. Talieh

EDUCATION
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Expected June 2020
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 2018
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering - Sustainable Energy Emphasis GPA: 3.91/4.00
• Selected for half-tuition Presidential Scholarship given to 200 of 3100 students.
• Designated as an inaugural Viterbi Fellow and awarded a Merit Research stipend.
• Ken Richardson Selected Scholar and W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Program Member.
Relevant Coursework: Analytical Chemistry, Computer Aided Process Design, Engineering Economy, Nanotechnology Engineering, Separations Processes, Sustainable Energy

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Science Outreach at USC, Los Angeles, CA September 2014-present
Co-President
• Managed classroom experiment visits and emergency response for 5 neighboring schools.
• Led 225 STEM field undergraduates and a forty-three person Executive Board weekly.
• Developed 3rd-grade science experiments to foster an appreciation of STEM fields.
SC Solar Car Team, Los Angeles, CA September 2014-January 2017
Vice President of Engineering
• Designed cooling systems, presided meetings of mechanical, electrical, and systems sub-teams, updated team website, and secured funds for annual competitions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
El-Naggar Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant December 2014-present
• Conducted an analysis of nano-scale chalcogenide product formation from Shewanella oneidensis, with emphasis on crystal structure and band gap characteristics.
• Assisted design of bioreactor experiments to study the electrical properties of Shewanella bacteria biofilm for presentation in the March 2018 American Physical Science Meeting.
• Gained eclectic experience through varied projects in nanomaterial characterization, bacterial research methods, and literature review of biogenic synthesis schemes.

PROJECTS
Capstone Design of an ABE Fermentation Plant, Los Angeles, CA
• Designed feed prep, fermentation, and separation of bio-butanol fuel from corn from engineering, economic viability, safety, and process control paradigms.

SKILLS
• Computer: Advanced MS PowerPoint, Advanced MS Word, Advanced MS Excel, Mac OSX, MATLAB, PRO II, Windows 10
• Engineering: Gas Chromatography, Spectrophotometry, X-ray Diffraction Analysis