Al De Leon

Experience

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  University of the Philippines

  Jun 2006 - Apr 2010

  Instructor

  TEACHING:1. Chemical Process Development and Plant Economics - Application of engineering economics to process flow synthesis and industrial plant design. General chemical process design considerations. Optimization of plant processes. Economic feasibility study. 2. Chemical Engineering Plant Design - Chemical engineering components of the design of a chemical process industrial plant. 3. Chemical Engineering Research - Design of experiments. Conceptualization and proposal writing for a chemical engineering research project. Technical paper writing and presentation.4. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics - Application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to closed and open systems, flow and non-flow processes. Thermodynamic properties of fluids. Power cycles, refrigeration and liquefaction processes. Thermodynamic properties of homogeneous mixtures. Phase and chemical reaction equilibria. Calculations involving models on homogenous mixtures, phase and chemical reaction equilibria.5. Chemical Reaction Engineering - Kinetics of homogeneous reactions. Analysis of various chemical reactors.6. Transport Processes - Fundamentals of heat, mass & momentum transport. Differential balances; equations of change. Molecular & turbulent transport systems. Applications to interphase transfer. 7. Stagewise Operations - Unified treatment of stagewise operations. Numerical & graphical solution techniques. Design of multistage equipment.8. Heat and Mass Transfer Equipment Design - Applications of the principles of separation & rate processes to the design of heat and mass transfer equipment.9. Momentum Transfer and Materials Handling Equipment Design - Application of the principles of momentum transfer to process equipment design. The energy balance in flow systems. Materials handling. 10. Plant Inspection and Seminar - Visits to factories, chemical plants. Reports on such visits. Reports on assigned readings from technical literature. Show less

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  University of Houston

  Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Doctoral Student

  ACADEMIC RESEARCH1. Hierarchically-textured polymer as superior anticorrosion coating.2. Freestanding macroinitiator thin film for bilateral polymer chain grafting.3. Electropolymerized superhydrophobic coating4. Bactericidal and anti-corrosion properties of polymer nanocomposites5. Electrochemical fabrication of graphene nanomesh6. Anti-corrosion studies for carbazole-functionalized graphene oxideINDUSTRY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH1. Interfacial and surface tension measurements of oil samples2. Development of an application note using Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)3. Infrared spectroscopy of proppant coatings4. Corrosion inhibitor for geothermal systemsINSTRUMENT SKILLS1. Spectroscopy Techniques: Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-IR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)2. Imaging Techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Imaging, Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Mapping, Contact and Tapping Mode Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Conducting AFM, and Optical and Fluorescence Microscopy.3. Thermal Analysis: Thermogravimetry (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)4. Electrochemical Techniques: Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Open Circuit Potential Measurement, Potentiodynamic (Anodic and Cathodic) Polarization Scan, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Four-Point Probe Conductivity Meter5. Thin Films Fabrication: Spin-coating, Electrochemical Deposition, Dip-coating, Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition, Self-assembled Monolayer, Layer-by-Layer Deposition 6. Surface Characterization Analysis: Ellipsometry, Static and Dynamic Contact Angle, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) Show less

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  Case Western Reserve University

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2019

  ACADEMIC RESEARCH1. Anti-corrosion property of superhydrophobic polymer coating 2. Stimuli-responsive polymer coating that switches from being superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic.3. Hierarchical and shape-intelligent colloidal particles (self-folding particles)4. Micro- and nano-structured coating for oil and water separation5. Extrusion and fabrication of multilayered microparticles6. Hydrogel and organogel coatings for oil and water separation7. Molecular modeling for catenated polymer, functionalized graphene oxide, and photoswitchable polymer nanocarriers .8. Infrared Imaging of extruded polymer fibers as platform for neural growth. INDUSTRY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH1. Interfacial and surface tension measurements of oil samples2. Development of technical notes using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)3. Study of robustness of Quartz Crystal Microbalance measurements4. Anti-corrosion coating, corrosion inhibitor, silica inhibitor for geothermal systems5. Development and testing of thermoplastic coatings for proppant6. Oil and brine flow test through packs of proppants7. Study of environmentally-friendly oils for wellbore cleaning and as hydraulic fracturing additive8. Development of application notes for pressurized flow reactorINSTRUMENT SKILLS1. Spectroscopy: UV-Vis, Fluorescence ,ATR-IR, PM-IRRAS, Photo-acoustic Spectroscopy (PAS), Diffuse and Specular Reflectance IR, NMR, XPS, DLS 2. Imaging Techniques: SEM, TEM, Field Emission-SEM, Focused Ion Beam (FIB), FT-IR Imaging and Mapping, Contact, Tapping, and Conducting Mode AFM, Optical and Fluorescence Microscopy.3. Surface Characterization: Ellipsometry, Contact Angle, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM), Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)4. Others: Photolithography, Nanoindentation, XRD, Profilometry, Cryomicrotome, Extrusion, FDM and SLA 3D Printing, Reactive Ion Etching. Show less

  • PostDoc

    Jan 2016 - Nov 2019

  • PhD in Macromolecular Science and Engineering (Polymer)

    Aug 2012 - Jan 2016
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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Nov 2019 - now

  • Senior R&D Manager (Purification - New Product Introduction and Custom Resin)

    Oct 2024 - now

  • R&D Manager (Purification - New Product Introduction and Custom Resin)

    Dec 2022 - Oct 2024

  • R&D Manager (Purification - Custom Resin)

    Oct 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Staff Scientist

    Nov 2019 - Sept 2020