About
Summary
A newly graduated engineer focusing on supporting the implementation of quality processes for sustainable, clean, and healthy environment. Offering more than six years of academic research experience with an extensive background in Petrochemical, Process and Bioprocess Engineering. My foremost career aspiration is to relay my academic knowledge, experience, and skills to scientific research and industrial needs. Therefore, I am interested in the following roles: Research and Development Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Engineer.
Positions
PhD Research Fellow Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
Biology, University of East Anglia
- Proposed and implemented biological research focused on biocatalysts and bioprocess systems.
- Worked with Prof Lea-Smith to improve research and garner a deeper grasp of genetic modification of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria.
- Produced well-written and thoroughly vetted research papers for scientific journals.
- Met specific confidentiality requirements for all research, data, and fellowship project.
Laboratory Teaching Assistant Feb 2016 - Dec 2021
- Demonstrated practical lessons to undergraduate students on several modules e.g., heat and mass transfer, chemical reactors, reactions kinetic and fluid mechanics.
- Performed in-class marking, exam invigilation and organised routine tests.
- Researched and sourced learning materials to support lesson plans.
- Helped postgraduate students in their master's projects working on transfer phenomena in bioreactors systems.
Education
Stellenbosch University 2019 - 2022
Field of study: Process Engineering
Degree: PhD
Dissertation in the development of a bubble column bioprocess for the application of alkane bioactivation.
• Coursework in biological paraffin activation.
• Member of the Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (C*change), South Africa.
• Collaborated with Prof David Lea-Smith at the School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, the United Kingdom.
• Sponsored by; the Vice-Chancellor's Global Challenges the Research Fellowships University of East Anglia, the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) Postgraduate Scholarships, and DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (C*change) South Africa.
• Supervised by Prof Robbie Pott.
Stellenbosch University 2016 - 2018
Field of study: Chemical Engineering
Degree: Masters
Graduated with a Cum Laude.
• Dissertation in the behavior of oxygen transfer in a simulated multiphase hydrocarbon-based bioprocess in a bubble column reactor.
• Coursework in oxygen transfer in hydrocarbon-based bioprocess.
• Member of the Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (C*change), South Africa.
• Sponsored by; the Libyan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (C*change) South Africa, Department of Process Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
• Supervised by Prof Kim Clarke and Prof Robbie Pott.
Skills
Hydrocarbon Bioprocessing.
• Bioremediation & Biocatalysts.
• Bioreactors Design & Operation.
• Biofuels & Bioproducts.
• Biotechnologies & Biosystems.
• Process upscaling.
• Transfer Phenomena.
• Fermentation Processes.
• Downstream Processing.
• Separation Technology.
• Sustainable Fuels.
CV
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