alexander m. johnson
PhD Candidate at University of Pennsylvania
phd candidate university pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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PhD Candidate
Holtec International
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Camden, New Jersey
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Operations Engineer
Holtec International
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• Independently reviewed spent nuclear fuel loading procedures for Axpo Holding’s Beznau Nuclear Power Plant (KKB)
• Examined existing KKB loading procedures and supplied comments to Operations Engineers to ensure the completeness and correctness of the documents
• Worked alongside Operations Engineers to enhance the existing spent nuclear fuel loading procedures for domestic and international sites through previous loading campaign lessons learned and individual client specific feedback
• Sites receiving enhancements included Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station, and Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
Camden, New Jersey
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Plant Design Services Intern
Holtec International
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• Independently produced National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine “Energoatom” client required technical reports for the Ukraine Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility Project ancillaries 
• Generated four reports per ancillary: “Terms of Reference,” “Parts and Materials Specification,” “Equipment Passport,” and “List of Specifications”
• Multitasked communicating and meeting with the Project Managers, Operations Engineers, Designers, and Technical Sponsors regarding report requirements and ancillary specifications
• Prepared ancillary schematics from Holtec technical drawings for use in reports
• Team based incorporation of client feedback into subsequent revisions of ancillary reports
Marlton, New Jersey
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Plant Design Services Intern
Holtec International
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• Independently designed, programmed, and maintained interactive summaries of client report card data for tracking and trending, loading campaign summaries, and PDS personnel travel
• Team based planning of technology systems for the Holtec Technology Center (HTC) office building in Camden, New Jersey
• Compiled and compared design specifications for the HTC site, office building, and manufacturing building
• Multitasked communicating and meeting with clients and team members to discuss the HTC project
• Generated task numbers for projects in the company’s database system
Marlton, New Jersey
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Plant Design Services Intern
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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University of Pennsylvania
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Chemical Engineering
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Rowan University
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Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honors Society
Member
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Member
The Clarence Slater Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering is awarded to an outstanding Chemical Engineering graduating senior each year. This medallion award recognizes students for their achievement in the chemical engineering curriculum, projects, and activities in support of the chemical engineering department.
Rowan University Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering
Clarence Slater Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering
This medallion award is presented to the senior who has earned a 4.0 GPA and has completed at least 45 credits at Rowan University.
Rowan University
Lawson J. Brown Senior Scholarship Award
This award recognizes a Rowan University Henry M. College of Engineering Junior & Senior Clinic which has excelled in research pertaining to renewable energy.
Rowan University Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering
Excellence In Renewable Energy Award
This award recognizes Chemical Engineering students in the Delaware Valley who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, professionalism, leadership, interest and promise in the successful application of an engineering education. The nominees are appointed by the faculty of their university.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Delaware Valley Section
Outstanding Junior Student Award
The Sophomore Academic Excellence Award is presented to the one AIChE student member in each student chapter who has attained the highest scholastic grade-point average during his/her freshman and sophomore years, on recommendation of the Student Chapter Advisor.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award
The Rowan University Scholars Program is available to New Jersey residents and non-residents for up to eight semesters. The program is funded entirely by Rowan University to reward and attract recent high school graduates who have achieved academic distinction as indicated by high school GPA (minimum 3.0 GPA required for consideration) and SAT score.
Rowan University
Rowan University Scholars Program
This honor is bestowed on full-time, matriculated undergraduates who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 for a given term, based on 12 semester hours of letter grades.

Semesters Awarded:
Fall 2014 -- Spring 2018
Rowan University
President's Scholar of Excellence
This honor is bestowed on students who have achieved a GPA of 3.45 or higher, based on 12 semester hours of letter grades for a given term.

Semesters Awarded:
Fall 2014 -- Spring 2018
Rowan University
Undergraduate Dean's List
Biology for Chemical Engineers
01211
Calculus I
01130
Calculus II
01131
Calculus III
01230
Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
06241
Chemical Engineering Materials
06381
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
06310
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
06315
Chemical Plant Design
06406
Chemical Process Component Design
06401
Chemical Reaction Engineering
06316
Chemistry I
06100
Chemistry II
06101
Composition I
01111
Cultural Geography
16110
Experiencing Literature
02123
Freshman Engineering Clinic I
01101
Freshman Engineering Clinic II
01102
Heat Transfer Processes
06311
Industrial Organic Chemistry
07202
Interdisciplinary Material Science
01486
Introduction to Microeconomics
04102
Introduction to Scientific Programming
01104
Introductory Mechanics
00220
Junior Engineering Clinic I
01301
Junior Engineering Clinic II
01302
Math for Engineering Analysis I
01235
Organic Chemistry I
07200
Principles of Biopharmaceutical and Industrial Fluid Mixing
06475
Principles of Chemical Processes I
06201
Principles of Chemical Processes II
06202
Process Dynamics & Control
06405
Process Fluid Transport
06309
Senior Engineering Clinic I
01403
Senior Engineering Clinic II
01403
Separation Processes I
06312
Separation Processes II
06314
Sophomore Engineering Clinic I
01201
Sophomore Engineering Clinic II
01202
Spanish I (Camden County College Credits)
05101
Spanish II (Camden County College Credits)
05102
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering: Process Optimization
06490
Unit Operations Experimental Design & Analysis
06403
Unit Operations Lab II
06404
• UV polymerized a tri-monomer film for pervaporative enrichment of 1,3-Propanediol from dilute aqueous feeds
• Synthesized vinylimidazole tributyl phosphate & poly(glycerol sebacate) acrylated monomers
• Assessed membrane performance through water absorption & pervaporation tests
Imidazolium Dibutyl Phosphate Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membrane for Pervaporative Chemical Enrichment
• For a specified set of process parameters, a Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) problem was generated with the objective of minimizing the surface area of a heat exchanger design
• Utilized General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) to build and solve the multi-objective optimization study
Optimization of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design
• Constructed a feedback  control loop in MATLAB Simulink, with first order plus time delay kinetics data obtained from literature, to control substrate concentration in the digester
• Tuned the controller by using stability margins and Ziegler-Nichols Tuning Method rules
• Assessed both PI and PID tuned controllers with servo control and regulatory problem simulations
Design of a Feedback Controller for an Anaerobic Digester
• Designed a two impeller mixing apparatus to achieve the following process results: monomer pellet dissolution, tank heating and cooling, turbulent and laminar blending, & laminar mixing in a static mixer
• Obtained required blend times, heating times, impeller powers, & utilities
• Provided an economic summary of operating utility costs from calculated batch times and capital costs from agitator design
Design of an Industrial Mixing Apparatus for a Polymerization Process
• Simulated the product enrichment of a ternary mixture of hexane, benzene, and 1-propanol using MATLAB
• Design consisted of two flash tanks in series modeled first using Raoult's Law and second using Modified Raoult's Law with the Wilson Model
• Optimized final designs to meet product production and purity constraints while simultaneously maximizing product percent recoveries
Enrichment of Heavy and Light Boiling Components from a Ternary Mixture
• Simulated reactor designs for the annual production of 60,000 metric tons of acrolein with Aspen Plus and Polymath
• Design considerations included reactor pressure drop, multiple reaction kinetics, and coolant heat effects
• Optimized final reactor design based on reactor size, pressure drop, and temperature gain design constraints
Fixed Bed Reactor Design for the Production of Acrolein from Propylene
Team Roles: Experiment Conductor and Data Analyst

• Rowan University Junior & Senior Clinic Winner of the 2017 Excellence in Renewable Energy Award
• Conducted enzymatic transesterification of soybean oil, waste cooking oil, and lard for biodiesel production with the aid of ultrasonics
• Quantified biodiesel yields through proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR)
• Evaluated biodiesel yields for various feedstocks, reagent alcohols, and ultrasonication times
Ultrasonic Pretreated Enzymatic Transesterification of Plant Oil, Lard, and Waste Cooking Oil for Biodiesel Production
Team Roles: Data Collector and Data Analyst

• Tracked team progress and prepared schedule of tasks to be completed to meet expected deadlines
• Conducted surveying of Rowan students to gauge affected population, product need, and consumer selling point
• Performed business case analysis to assess project cost feasibility for future manufacturing
Entrepreneurial Design of a Coffee Drip Collector
Team Roles: Team Leader, Researcher, and Data Analyst

• Utilized MATLAB to parametrically design a wind turbine by varying numbers of chords, chord shape, and chord pitch
• Fabricated a physical model of the turbine upon reaching its most optimized state
• Conducted testing of the wind turbine in a wind tunnel to measure power output
Optimization of a Wind Turbine
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Greater Philadelphia
Carley Tran
Junior Applications Engineer at BioAir Solutions, LLC
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Milwaukee, WI
James Gayvert
PhD Candidate at Boston University
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Greater Philadelphia
Stalin Cariño
Project Manager
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Jacksonville, FL
Jackson Story
Associate - Bankruptcy and Reorganization - Akerman LLP
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Englishtown, NJ
Jackie Yiu, P.E.
Principal Engineer at New Jersey Department of Transportation
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United States
Larry Morrison
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Greater Philadelphia
Gabriella Aiello
Project Manager at Atlantic Infra
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New London, CT
Romelle Jack
Mechanical Engineer I at General Dynamics Electric Boat
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South Plainfield, NJ
ALAN GRAZIANO
OFFICE MANAGER at Jersey Tank Fabricators Inc.
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Boston, MA
Zachary Rogers
Co-Founder at Cryoxia Biosciences & PhD Researcher at Northeastern University
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Greater Philadelphia
Grace Hussar
Specializes in Invasive Species, Insect and Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Environmental Advocacy, and more!
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Trenton, NJ
Andrew Tunnard
Assistant Commissioner-Operations; New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
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Greater Harrisburg Area
Melodi Benson
Procurement Manager at PSECU
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Pitman, NJ
Dan Offenbacker
Postdoctoral Researcher at Rowan University
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Swedesboro, NJ
Jennifer Tran, CPA
Experienced Audit Senior at BDO USA, LLP
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Charleston, SC
Glenn Marcus, CPSM
Director - Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Excellence at Ingevity
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Du Bois, PA
Francesca Henrichs
Perfusion Student | Bioengineer | Biomechanics
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Greater Houston
Randy Franks
Account Representative at BICO Drilling Tools, Inc.
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Tulsa, OK
Jonathan Hiatt
Operations Engineer at ONEOK
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Alpharetta, GA
Elaine Bradley
Operational Engineer at eQuoto | MSCS Student at Georgia Tech
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Lansing, MI
Alex M. Johnson
IT Service Manager at CLEAResult
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Alex M. Johnson
Interim Vice President of Programs  at The California Wellness Foundation
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Valley Center, CA
Alex M. Johnson III
FICO FP&A Senior Manager
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Denver, CO
Alexander M Johnson
Fiber Technician
AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Delaware Valley Section
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Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Alumni and Student Network
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