Oxana Fursenko

Experience

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  Duke Energy Corporation

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Lab technician; co-op

  - Collected process and environmental samples and performed procedures and calculations crucial to quality controls, including pH testing, instrument calibration, centrifugation and volumetric/coulometric titrations- Provided technical information on the condition of plant chemical-related processes to management- Analyzed samples of stator water by atomic absorption photometer for iron content and by spectrophotometer for silica content

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  University of Cincinnati

  Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

  Researcher; co-op

  - Synthesized membrane supports and zeolite-like membranes capable of removing CO2 from the atmosphere - Developed a procedure to accelerate membrane synthesis from 24 to 6 hours- Conducted the initial physiochemical characterization of membranes and characterized their quality and separation efficiency- Improved selectivity of mixed matrix membranes and presented results at 2010 National American Membrane Society meeting in Washington D.C.

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  Procter & Gamble

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2012

  R&D Process Development & Product Research; co-op
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  Viridant, LLC

  Apr 2011 - Aug 2011

  Researcher, Co-op

  - Worked on synthesis of an industrial catalyst for CO2 absorption that involved porous catalyst surface modification- Characterized a synthesized catalyst using TGA to quantify the amount of CO2 absorbed by the catalyst surface

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  Procter & Gamble

  Jun 2013 - Mar 2015

  R&D Process Development; full-time
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  The Kraft Heinz Company

  Mar 2015 - now

  Lead internal bioconversions work focusing on clean label, sustainable, natural, and animal alternative solutions for ingredient and product development. Lead fermentation optimization and support scale up efforts. As well as manage external partners .

  • Principal Scientist R&D - Technical Discovery and Development

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Scientist R&D - Technical Discovery and Development

    Sept 2019 - Mar 2023

  • Scientist R&D - Cost Engineering

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2019

  • R&D Process Engineer

    Mar 2015 - Apr 2018