Christine Cheng

Phone: (510)386-4123 Email: ccheng@caltech.edu linkedin.com/in/christinexcheng

U.S. Citizen Willing to Relocate Looking to Start Immediately
Objective: To work with an ambitious company on dynamics analysis, including computational fluid dynamics and
thermodynamics, to approach novel fluids problems.

Education
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Sep 2010-June 2014
University of Edinburgh, Study Abroad Program, Edinburgh, UK Sep-Dec 2013
B.S., Chemical Engineering (Materials) (GPA: 3.3)
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Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Heat, Energy, and Mass
Transport Phenomena
Dynamics & Control of Systems
Chemical Engineering Design
Computer Programming
Complex Analysis
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Statistics
Scientific Writing
Plasma Microreactors Lab
Micro/Nanofabrication Lab
Classical & Quantum Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics & Physics
Spectroscopy
Electromagnetism

Projects
Convection Flow Modeling: Simulated time-dependent flows around 2D objects using COMSOL. Controlled
material and environment parameters, computed and modeled isothermal contours.
Plasma Microreactor: Planned and built a plasma microreactor for the conversion of methane to hydrogen, utilizing
SolidWorks for reactor design. Analyzed conversion and combustion products via GC.
Microfluidics Chip: Designed a lab-on-a-chip using AutoCAD and fabricated with lithography techniques.
Reaction Modeling: Used MATLAB to model various unsteady state reaction kinetic rate studies.

Work Experience
Prof. Robert H. Grubbs (2005 Nobel Laureate, Chemistry) Research Group, Caltech
Roman Armaan Mack Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow June 2013-June 2014
Bio-inspired and Reversible Adhesive Polymers for Medical Applications
Utilized bio-inspired functional groups to overcome limitations of traditional synthetic adhesives
Explored and optimized novel polymer adhesive systems with reversible adhesion properties
California Institute of Technology, working with Dr. Jeffrey Mendez
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Teaching Fellow Apr-June 2014
California Institute of Technology Undergraduate Teaching Fellow Apr-June 2013
Chemical Synthesis and Characterization for Chemical Engineering
Prepared, supervised, and evaluated undergraduate laboratory sections
Prof. Theodor Agapie Research Group, California Institute of Technology
Sidney R. and Nancy M. Petersen Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow Mar-Nov 2012
Molybdenum Complexes Supported by a Terphenyl Diphosphine Pincer Ligand
Investigated reactivity of Mo complexes, and studied different molybdenum-arene binding modes
Edward W. Hughes Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow Mar-Aug 2011
Nickel Complexes of Redox-Active Protic Ligands for CO2 Reduction
Designed and synthesized Ni complexes with novel p-terphenyl donating ligand frameworks

Publications and Leadership
Buss, J.A.; Edouard, G.A.; Cheng, C.; Shi, J.; Agapie, T. Molybdenum Catalyzed Ammonia Borane
Dehydrogenation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., manuscript submitted.
Elected Vice-President of Caltechs American Institute of Chemical Engineers chapter (2012-13)

Skills
Technical: MATLAB, Mathematica, COMSOL, Python, SolidWorks, HTML, MS Office, MestReNova
Chemical: air-sensitive & micro/nanofabrication techniques, NMR, IR, GC, GPC, X-ray crystallography
Languages: fluent in English & Chinese (Mandarin, Shanghainese)