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Taylor Smith [email protected] (308)293-7571 Current Address: 6111 Pershing Avenue, Apartment C, St. Louis, MO 63112 Permanent Address: 4107 Avenue G, Kearney, NE 68847 SUMMARY : Passionate student looking to gain additional work experience, particularly in the chemical engineering field. EDUCATION Washington University in St. Louis, MO Bachelor of Science, anticipated May 2017 Major: Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering Major GPA: 3.342 Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE Bachelor of Science, May 2015 Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Overall GPA: 3.85 Honors and Activities: Dean’s List (2011-2015) Academic All-American (2011, 2012, 2014) Varsity Cross Country (2011, 2012, 2014) EXPERIENCE Aerosols Research under Dr. Brent Williams at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Summer Intern and Undergraduate Research (2016) Analyzed results of East St. Louis TAG data to find relevant organic aerosols in outdoor air Complied source apportionment data using PMF and personally assigned sources to various factors found in East St. Louis air samples Beginning to analyze indoor-outdoor aerosol study to determine the organic aerosol compounds and their abundance indoors versus outdoors Chemical Research under Dr. David Treichel at Nebraska Wesleyan, Lincoln, NE Undergraduate Research/ Independent Study (2012-2015) Discovered calibration requirements of chromium solutions for a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer

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Taylor [email protected]

(308)293-7571Current Address: 6111 Pershing Avenue, Apartment C, St. Louis, MO 63112

Permanent Address: 4107 Avenue G, Kearney, NE 68847

SUMMARY: Passionate student looking to gain additional work experience, particularly in the chemical engineering field.

EDUCATION

Washington University in St. Louis, MOBachelor of Science, anticipated May 2017Major: Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering Major GPA: 3.342

Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NEBachelor of Science, May 2015Major: Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyOverall GPA: 3.85

Honors and Activities:Dean’s List (2011-2015)Academic All-American (2011, 2012, 2014)Varsity Cross Country (2011, 2012, 2014)

EXPERIENCE

Aerosols Research under Dr. Brent Williams at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MOSummer Intern and Undergraduate Research (2016)

Analyzed results of East St. Louis TAG data to find relevant organic aerosols in outdoor air Complied source apportionment data using PMF and personally assigned sources to various factors

found in East St. Louis air samples Beginning to analyze indoor-outdoor aerosol study to determine the organic aerosol compounds and

their abundance indoors versus outdoors

Chemical Research under Dr. David Treichel at Nebraska Wesleyan, Lincoln, NEUndergraduate Research/ Independent Study (2012-2015)

Discovered calibration requirements of chromium solutions for a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer

Tested water samples from across the Midwest to discover trace amounts of arsenic, chromium, nickel Attempted to find distinct acids in wine using HPLC (results inconclusive) Created LED absorption spectrometer using basic breadboard skills to measure solutions absorption at a

certain wavelength Presented at National Academy of Science at Nebraska Wesleyan in Spring 2013

Sumer’s Recreational Facility Employee, St. Louis, MOFacility Host (2015-2016), Facility Lead (2016-2017)

Work with students and guests to provide answers to questions in a timely manner Provided excellent customer service Act as a liaison between student staff and full-time staff to provide a positive work environment

Skills

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Experience with Matlab, C, C++, Igor, HYSYS, DeltaV