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1 Sihe (Helena) Zhang
Sihe (Helena) Zhang Email: sihe.zhang@ mail. wvu .edu 410 Neville Street, WVU Tech Phone: 304 - 929 - 165 6 Beckley , WV 2580 1 EDUCATION Ph.D Chemical Engineer ing, Auburn University, 2013 B.S.E . Chemical Engineering, Tianj in University, China, 2007 B.S. Financial Management, Tianjin University, China, 2007 T EACHING EXPERIENCE • Assistant Profess or , Department of C hemical Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technol o g y , Aug 2020 – Present ➢ CHE 330 Mode lling and Ana lysis (Fall 2020 ) ➢ CHE 435 Process Dynamics and Control (Fal l 2020) ➢ CHE 350 Chemical Enginee ring Lab oratory (Spring 2021 ) ➢ CHE 461 Polymer Science and Engineering (Spring 2021) • Lecturer, lab supervisor, Department of Chemistry Georgia Institute of Technol ogy, 2018 - 2020 ➢ SO I - VIP - 2601 Vertical Integrated Pro ject (Fall 2018 ) ➢ S R II I - VIP - 4603 Vertical Integrated Pro jec t ( Spring 2019 ) ➢ SO I - VIP - 2601 Vertical Integrated Pro ject ( Fall 2019 ) ➢ GT - VIP - 6600 V ertical Integrated Pro ject ( Spring 2020) • Lect urer , D e partment of Chem ical E ngineering Auburn University , 2014 ➢ CHE N 210 0 Pri nciple of Chemical Engineering, Recitation Session (Fall 20 14 ) • Lecturer , Dep artment of Biosystem Engineering A uburn University , 2013 ➢ Biomass and Biofuels, Session: Processes i nvolving heterogeneous catalysis in Gas - To - Liquid technology • Graduate Teaching A ssistant , Dep artment of Chem ical E n gineering Auburn Univ ersity , 2007 ➢ CHEN 3620 Transport Phenomena , (Fall 2007) • Gradua te Teaching Assist an t , Dep artmen t of Chem ical E ngineering Auburn U niv ersity , 2008 ➢ CHEN 2110 Thermodynamics , ( Spring 20 0 8) PROFESSION AL SERVICE Reviewer , Nanotechnology Reviewer , RSC Advances Reviewer , Material Chemistry and Physics Advisor , AIChE Student Chapter, We st Vir ginia U niversity Institute of Techno logy Postdocto ral fellow , Chem ical E ngineer in g & Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018 - 2020 • Assign and coordinate tasks for project team s , monitor task completion according to project plan, Develop scree ning techniqu es (New test capabilities, procedure, mater ial analysis ) • Design, develop in g and optimizing the synthesis of energetic polymers utilizing continuous flow technology with advantages in rel iabili ty, scalability, atom economy, safety and sustainab ility • Develop ing, build ing and optimizing a continuous f low react ion apparatus for t h e synthesis of chemicals such as propranolol and functional polymer • I n structing , advis ing, and supervising undergr aduate research and laboratory experiment s in Vertically Integrated Pr ojects (VIP) course Postdoctoral research f ellow , Biofuel Center, ChemE & Biosystem Engineering, Auburn University , 2013 - 2015 • Provided research guidance with lab technique, experimental design and data analysis for downstre

2 am processing of bio mass - derived - s
am processing of bio mass - derived - synthesis - gas ( syngas, a mixture of CO and H 2 ) , assisted in the integration o f downstream catalysis in the biomass - to - chemical technique • Responsible for report and presentation of data on lab - scal e and pilot - scale catalytic reactors ( FBR and CSTR) in NSF - IGERT program • Responsible for technical com munication with RenTech Inc. • Assi st ed in the setup and test of a new Renishaw In Via Raman Microscope in a catalysis group Graduate Research Assistant , Catalysis and Supercritical Fluid Processing L aboratory, Au burn University • Started a project on produc tion of middle distillate range hy dr ocarbons from (natural gas/biomass/coal derived - ) syngas, effectively modified the Fischer - Tropsch ( FT ) pro duct distr ibution and distinguishably elevated the middle distillates selectivity • Developed and characterized K a nd Cu promoted Fe based ZnO suppor te d hydrocarbon synthesis catalysts, including physi - sorption & chemi - sorption for BET surface area and metal dispersio n, surface im aging using JEOL SEM, surface elem ent detection using EDS, determination of metal crystal size using XRD, activation of cata ly sts and measurement of catalyst activity • Designed and set up a n up to 3 000 psi high pressure multi - bed cont inuous rea ctor system • Operated a high temperature high pr essure multi - bed continuous reactor system under both ga s phase and supercritical phase co nd itions • Investigated the oligomerization catalytic activity of amorphous silica alumina on Fischer - Tropsch r eaction mi xtures , successfully synthesized C 7 - C 12 aromati cs to enhance fuel density as well as decreased the olef in content which is a concern for Fe - based FT fuels • Designed a SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 supported Pd based hydrogenation/cracking/isomerization catalyst and inve stigat ed its catalytic activity, distinguishably in cr eased the bra nching of carbon chain in the fuel range hy drocarbons which can promote the c ol d - flow properties of liquid fuels, significantly stimulat ed the hydrogenation of FT hydrocarbons which incr ease the s tability of Fe - based FT fuels • Applied supercrit ical solvent in Fischer - Tropsch synthesis to study the e ffect of supercritical solvent on th e catalytic performance, including conversio n, selectivity and productivity , effectively decreased the CH 4 and CO 2 se lectivity , as well as changed the aldehydes and alcohol sele ctivities • Designed an d assembled a view ce ll system and investigated on near - c ritical /supercritical phase behavior of pentane, hexane, hydrocarbon mixtures and simulated FT reaction mix tures R ESEARCH EXPERTISE AND SKILLS • 7+ years hand - on ex perience in s ynthesis gas reactions , CO hydrogenation, c ataly tic synthesis of hydrocarbons/oxygenated hydrocar bo ns , and hydrocarbon upgrading reactions (alkylation, oligomerization, hyd rocracking/iso merization) • 7+ years hand - on experience in catalyst synth esis , catalys t promoters and supporting materials, c atal yst characterization, data analysis , equipment mainten an ce, operation , modification and troubleshooting of lab - scale continuous m ultiple - bed ca talytic reactor system • In - depth knowledge of h etero geneou s catalysis, reaction engineering, reaction kineti

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cs and experimental design • Solid e xperience in catalyst desi gn and screening, expertise in the synthesis of precious m etal (Pd ) nanopar ticles, iron c arbide catalysts, supported cobalt catalysts , metal oxide s catalysts • S olid experience in continuous flow technolo gy, t unable solvent technolog y , supercritical fluid ap pl ications in reactions , phase behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures • Solid exper ience in funct ional polymer synthesis and it’s optimization • Hand - on exp erience on Ti O 2 photocatalysts and VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) photocatalysis reactive treatment • Hand - on ex perience on application of macroporous adsorption resin on water pollutio n treatment (p urification) • Expertise in SEM, EDS , TEM , FT - IR, UV - Vi s , BET , XRD , TPR , NMR, GPC, extensive experience in DSC, TG A, AA, Raman spectroscopy • Solid computer skills in Lab V I EW , FORTRAN, VB, M ATLAB , ChemCAD, SAS , R , AutoCAD , MestReNova , Simulink SELECTED PUBLICATIONS • Zh ang S. , Xu R., Zhu H., Pollet P., Liotta C., et al ., Reactio n of Diphenyldiazomethane with Benzoic Acid s in Batch and Continuous Flow , Journal of Chemistry Education (A n ACS Publication) , Dec 30 th , 20 20 • Zhang S. , Xu R., Jo hn P. Jr., Pollet P., Liotta C., e t al ., Continuous flow che mistry of Propranolol synthesis, i n preparation, 202 1 • Zhang S. , Xu R. , Dur ha m E., Roberts C.B. , “ Middle Disti ll ate s Production via Fischer - Tropsch Sy nthesis with Integrated Upgr ading under Supercrit ical Conditions ”, AIChE Journal , 201 4 , 60 (7) • X u R., Zhan g S. , Stewart C., Durham E., Eden M.R., Roberts C.B., “Effect of Reaction Con ditions on Supercri tical Hexanes Me diated Higher Alcohol Synthesis over a Cu - Co - Zn Catalyst ”, AIChE Journal , 2014 , 60 (5) • Durham E. , Stewart C., Roe D., Xu R. , Zhang S. , Roberts C .B. , “ Supercritical Fischer - Tropsc h Synthesis: Heavy Aldehyde Production and the Role of Process Conditions ”, I& EC , 2014, 53 (23) • Xu R., Zhang S. , Roberts C.B., “ Mixed Alcohol Synthesis over a K Prom oted Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 Catalyst in S upercritical Hexanes ”, I&E C , 2013, 52 (41) • Durham E. , Zhang S. , Xu R. , Eden M.R. , Roberts C.B. , “ Superc ritical Adiabatic R eactor for Fis ch er - Tropsch Synthesis,” I &EC, 2013, 52(9) • Durham E. , Zhang S. , Xu R. , Eden M.R. , Roberts C.B. , “Novel Adiabatic Reactor Design for Supercritical Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis”, Comput er Aided Chemical Engineering , 2012 , 30 • Zha ng, S .; Xu, R.; Dur ham, E.; Rober ts , C.B.; “Advancement of Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis with Integrated Product Upgrading via Utilization of Supercritical F luid Reaction Media,” Proc eeding paper for ISSF 2012: 10th I nternational Symposium on Supercritical Flu ids , San Francisco, May, 2012. • D ur ham E. , Zhang S., Roberts C.B., “ Diesel - length aldehydes and ketones via supercritical Fischer Tropsch Synthesis on an iron catalyst”, Applied C atalysis A : General , 2010 , 386 (1 - 2) • Qin L., Zhang F., Zhang G. , Zhang S. , “ Adsorption behavior of NTS in aqu eo us solution on H1020 macroporous adsorption resin”, Chemical Reac tion Engineering and T echnology (Chinese), 2007 • Lv S . , Zhang S. , Ya

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ng C. , Xu C . , Zhou M., “Study of Simulation o n Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate by Slurry Catalytic Distilla tion”, Chemica l Reaction Engine ering and Technology (Chinese), 2006 SELECTED PRESENTATIONS • Zhang, S. ; Roe, D.; Xu, R.; Roberts, C.B. ; “Advancement of Iron - Bas ed Low Temperature Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis with Integrated Product Upgradin g via Utilization o f Supercritica l Fluid Reaction Media”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Oct 28 - Nov 2, 2012 • Durham E.; Zhang S. ; Xu R.; Eden M.R.; Ro berts C.B.; “Novel Adiabat ic Reactor Design for Supercritica l Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis”, 22nd European Symposium on Compu ter Aided Proc es s Engineering (ESCAPE - 22), London, UK, June 17 - 20, 2012 • Zhang, S. ; Xu, R.; Durham, E.; Roberts, C.B.; “Advancement of Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis with Integrated Product Upgrading via Utilization of Supercritical Fluid Reac tion Media,” ISSF 2 012: 10th Inte rn ational Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, San Francisco, May 13 - 16, 20 12. • Zhang, S. ; Xu, R.; Durham, E.; Roberts, C. B.; “Production of Middle Distillate Range Transportation Fu els from Synthesis Gas using Fischer - Tropsc h Synthesis Technol ogy on Iron - ba se d Catalyst under Supercritical Phase Conditions”, American Chemical Society National Me eting, Denver, CO. August 2011. • Zhang, S. ; Durham, E.; Xu , R.; Roberts, C.B.; “Production o f Middle Distillate Range Transporta tion Fu els fro m Synthesis Gas using Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis Technology under Supercritical Phase.” 2010 American Institute of C hemical Engineers Annual Meetin g, paper 570s, November 7 - 12, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010. • Zhan g, S. ; Xu, R.; Durham, E.; Roberts, C.B.; “ Scalabl e Production of Middle Distillate Range Transportation Fuels using a Gas - to - Liquids Approach with Integrated Produc t Upgrading,” 23rd Annual Techn ical Meeting of the Consor tium for Fossil Fuel Science, Augu st 2009. • Durham, E.; Zhang, S. ; Rob erts, C. B.; “S up ercritical Reactivation of Fischer - Tropsch Catalysts,” 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meetin g: Catalysis and Reaction Engin eering Division, Alternati ve Energy I Section, Philadelphia, PA, November16 - 21, 2008. SELECTED AWARDS AND HO NO RS Teacher Appreciat ion Certificate , Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019 NSF Travel Grant for NSF Shale Gas Mone tization Workshop , Texas, 2014 Best Presentation (nominat ed “Best Paper”) , “ Syngas production and Gas - To - Liquids Technology ” Session, 2012 A IC hE Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA Graduate Student Travel Award, Graduate School , Auburn University , 2011 , 20 12 Graduate Student Award, Indu strial & Engineering Chemi stry Division (Co - sponsored by Fuel Division), American Chemical Society, 201 1 Cert if ica te of Accomplishment, Prepare Future Faculty Program, Biggio Center, Auburn University, 2011 Excellent Undergra duate Student Dissertation Defe nse, Tianjin University, 2 007 Certificated in Public Relations and Protocol of Higher Education, t he P ublic Re lat ions Education Society, China Higher Education Institute, 2004 Public Scholarship, 200 4, 2006 Sinopec China Sch olarship, 2005 Who's Who Studen t, Tianjin University, 200 3, 2004 , 2006 Who's Who Student of City of Hohhot, 2003 Honorable member of R ed Cro ss Vo lunteers, City of Hohhot, 2