Nicole Shellhammer Pacheco has a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from UC San Diego with a GPA of 3.77 and a Bachelor's degree also in Chemical Engineering from UC San Diego with a GPA of 3.57. She has research experience analyzing nanoparticles for their electrocatalytic ability to improve reactions in solar energy production of hydrogen. She also has teaching experience as a teaching assistant and experience managing lab safety.
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Chemical Engineering Resume
1. Nicole Shellhammer Pacheco
10940 Via Bologna Apt # 2919 San Diego, CA 92129
Cell: (760) 445-5004 nshellha@yahoo.com
Objective
To work in industry as a Chemical Engineer.
Education
Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, October 2015
University of California, San Diego GPA: 3.77
Thesis Title: Electrophoretic Deposition of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles into 3D Felt
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, June 2014
University of California, San Diego GPA: 3.57
UCSD Graduate Courses
Fluid Mechanics I-II, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Nanosystems Integration
UCSD Undergraduate Courses
Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory, Chemical Plant and Process Design with Aspen Plus, Process
Modeling and Computation in Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Chemical Process Dynamics and
Control, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Separation Processes
Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions; Flow and Transport in the Environment
Differential Equations with Matlab, Statistical Methods, Numerical Methods in Engineering and C programming
Physical Chemistry I-II, Organic Chemistry I and Lab, Inorganic Chemistry I, Experimental Techniques Lab
Work Experience
Researcher, SAIC/UCSD Dept. of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, CA (June 2013 to June 2015)
o Analyzed nanoparticles electrocatalytic ability to improve the kinetically slow reaction in the solar sulfur-
ammonia thermochemical cycle, which splits water into hydrogen to be used as a fuel
o Measured zeta potential of nanoparticles and electrophoretically deposited nanoparticles into graphite
substrates and electrochemically tested deposits using linear sweep voltammetry
o Experience with ZetaPlus zeta potential analyzer, VersaSTAT 3 potentiostat, vacuum oven, DC power
supply, sonicator, and Masters thesis wrote in LaTeX
Teaching Assistant, UCSD Dept. of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, CA (Oct. 2014 to July 2015)
o Taught Chemical Process Dynamics and Control & Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory I-II,
Material and Energy Balances
o Held discussion and office hours, graded exams, wrote up homework answers, measured particle size
Area Safety Coordinator, UCSD Dept. of NanoEngineering, La Jolla, CA (June 2014 to June 2015)
o Managed safety of lab members, conducted self-audits for lab and updated online safety information
Lifeguard/Swim Instructor, Rancho Penasquitos YMCA, San Diego, CA (June 2011 to present)
o Coach swim lessons for preschool (5 students) and youth ages (8-10 students)
o Protect people's safety and maintain the ratio of one lifeguard for every 25 people in the pool
o Hold YMCA Lifeguard and Swim Instructor, First Aid, CPR/AED, Oxygen Administration and Title 22
Publication and Poster
N.S. Pacheco, N. Verma, K. Haider, J.B. Talbot, Electrophoretic Deposition of Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts
for Electrolysis in the Solar Sulfur Ammonia Hydrogen Production, Key Engineering Materials Vol. 654, pp. 76-
82 (2015).
N.S. Pacheco, N. Verma, J.B. Talbot, Electrocatalytic Activity of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles for Solar
Thermochemical Hydrogen Production, 34th Research Expo, April 16, 2015, UCSD.
Membership
National Society of Collegiate Scholars at UCSD (2011 to 2014)
References available upon request