aaron danilack
Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
advancing drug discovery computational chemistry machine learning .
chemical engineer strong physical chemistry , computational chemistry , computational modeling background excited study chemical reaction chemical kinetics . prior experience also include organic synthesis , analytical chemistry , atmospheric transport modeling .
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow
Brown University School of Engineering
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Held weekly review sessions for undergraduate chemical engineering thermodynamics and kinetics courses. Led instructional labs, introduced students to scientific instruments, and taught research techniques.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Teaching Assistant
Argonne National Laboratory
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Worked with Dr. Stephen J. Klippenstein and Dr. Yuri Georgievskii to develop a kinetic mechanism
for the low-temperature oxidation of diethyl ether that includes reactions of rovibrationally excited
species. Simplified an existing master equation coupling methodology and extended it to work with larger reaction systems. Suggested new capabilities to be added to the laboratory’s rate calculation software and tested its implementation. Identified numerical instabilities in the software's new features and developed temporary solutions to work around the issues until software patches could be added.
Lemont, Illinois, United States
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Visiting Researcher
Institute for Defense Analyses
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Performed computational modeling of the atmospheric transport and dispersion of traditional chemical and biological warfare agents and similar, emerging threats. Coordinated and executed thousands of chemical agent release computer simulations and wrote code to extract large data sets and convert simulation output into useful plots or animations of chemical challenge levels. Coauthored 10 technical reports (restricted distribution) which support preparedness, acquisition, and decision making for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Armed Services.
Alexandria, VA
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Research Assistant
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College
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Graded problem sets for systems engineering and materials science classes.
Hanover, New Hampshire
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Teaching Assistant
Hamilton College
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Held weekly review and help sessions and graded homework for introductory chemistry and organic chemistry classes.  Monitored an introductory chemistry lab, advised students on end of semester projects, and participated in project grading.
Clinton, New York
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Teaching Assistant
Hamilton College
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Developed steps toward the synthesis of a C16 dichlorinated fatty acid chain starting with C5 and C6 compounds. Added new functional groups to the carbon backbone while protecting existing ones. Separated product mixtures with TLC and HPLC, and identified products with NMR and GC/MS. Proved several reactions in the synthetic route to be effective steps with high yields while recommending less effective reactions be abandoned in favor of alternative approaches.
Clinton, New York
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Research Assistant
Hamilton College
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Tested effects of different concentrations of various chloride salt additives on the stability of frozen THF hydrate solutions. Prepared solutions of fixed compositions, froze samples, and evaluated stabilities with melting point depression experiments.
Clinton, New York
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Research Assistant
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Studied chemical kinetics of gas-phase reactions in the context of combustion chemistry,
specifically pertaining to the oxidation of nontraditional fuels containing heteroatoms. Mapped out possible reaction pathways for different fuel components and performed computational quantum chemistry calculations to determine electronic energies and other properties of species and transition states. Calculated rate coefficients and constructed kinetic mechanisms to model fuel properties and identify combustion byproducts. Results used to promote the research and development of novel internal combustion engines and alternative fuels with improved efficiencies and reduced emissions.
Chemical Engineering
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Brown University
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Master of Science - MS
Chemical Engineering
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Brown University
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Bachelor of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
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Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry
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Hamilton College
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A Statistical Model for the Product Energy Distribution in Reactions Leading to Prompt Dissociation
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
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Low-Temperature Oxidation of Diethyl Ether: Reactions of Hot Radicals Across Coupled Potential Energy Surfaces
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
A Computational Investigation into the Kinetics of NO + CH2CCH and its Effect on NO Reduction
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2018.05.070
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Presidential Fellowship
Engineering honor society
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Tau Beta Pi
Liberal arts and sciences academic honor society
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Phi Beta Kappa
International foreign language honor society
Study of Japanese
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Phi Sigma Iota
Hamilton College senior with best academic performance in chemistry classes
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The Underwood Prize in Chemistry
Hamilton College student exhibiting excellence in two terms of organic chemistry
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POLYED Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Organic Chemistry
Hamilton College student who demonstrated excellence in freshman year chemistry classes
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CRC Press - First-Year Prize in Chemistry
Advanced Thermodynamics
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Atmospheric Chemistry
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Atomistic Reaction Engineering
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Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
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Chemically Reacting Flow
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Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Physicists
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Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Physicists II
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Quantum Mechanics
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Quantum Mechanics II
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Statistical Mechanics
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Chemical Engineering
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Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
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Chemical Process Design
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Design Methodology
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Distributed Systems and Fields
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Dynamic Modeling of Technological, Resource, and Social Systems
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Engineering Thermodynamics
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Fluid Mechanics
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Materials Science
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Solid Mechanics
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Statistical Methods in Engineering
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Systems Engineering
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Technology Assessment
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Vector Calculus
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Advanced Organic Chemistry Structure Analysis
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Calculus II
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Computer Programming
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Differential Equations
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Inorganic Chemistry
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Introduction to Chemistry
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Linear Algebra
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Organic Chemistry I
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Organic Chemistry II
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Research Methods in Chemistry
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Satistical Thermodynamics Physical Chemistry
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Education
Building Better Futures, Alexandria, VA
Tutored high school students one-on-one after school in subjects such as chemistry, physics, calculus, algebra, geometry, probability, and geology.
Named the Building Better Futures Volunteer of the Year for the 2014-2015 school year.
High School Math and Science Tutor
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Providence, RI
Peter Walecki
Ph.D. Candidate at Brown University School of Engineering
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Geneva Metropolitan Area
Guillaume Durey
Senior Fellow at CERN Science Gateway
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Providence County, RI
Tom Pilvelait
PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Brown University
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Providence, RI
Vishnu Dantu
Medical Student at Brown University
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San Diego, CA
Vanessa Garcia
Associate Product Manager at Rose Health
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Providence County, RI
Danielle van Rootselaar
Summer Analyst - Technology, Media and Telecommunications at ING
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Pittsburgh, PA
Rebecca Schwartz
Materials Engineering Sc.B. Candidate at Brown University
Aspiring to innovate at the intersection between Chemistry and Engineering.
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Providence, RI
Ana Clara Oliveira
PhD candidate at Brown University
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Providence, RI
Carolyn Harris
Brown University | School of Engineering
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Frankfurt
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
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Newton Centre, MA
Paula Hammond Cunningham
Koch Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT
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Cambridge, MA
Himasha M. Perera, Ph.D.
Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow at Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research
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United States
Charles Haldeman
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College Station, TX
Niranjan Sitapure
PhD in Chemical Engineering | Ex-UDCT
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Zheng (Chris) Shi
GIS PhD/Teaching Assistant /Data visualization/ESRI/Python/SQL/Big Data/Web App/Map and Data Analysis/Oil and Gas/
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Grand Forks, ND
Ahmed Merzoug
Research Assistant - Reservoir Engineering at EERC l Ph.D. Candidate at University of North Dakota
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Pawan Pawar
eCommerce Associate Category Manager at Samsung Electronics America
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Houston, TX
Aydin Shahtakhtinskiy
PhD Candidate in Geology
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San Francisco, CA
Anushka Rajesh
Research Associate at Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
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Hamilton Career Network
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The Phi Beta Kappa Society
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Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
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