Curriculum Vitae Keerthi Srinivas 1851, Jadwin Avenue, Apt 436, Richland, WA 99354, 479-387-0343, keerthivasan1@gmail.com Professional networking profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/keerthi-srinivas/13/4b0/520 EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, M.S. and Ph.D, Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas Overall GPA: 3.918 Awarded: May, 2010 Bachelor of Technology, B.Tech, Chemical Engineering Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India Overall Score: 92.3% (GPA: 4.0) Awarded: May, 2005 EXPERIENCE Employer: Center for Bioproducts & Bioenergy, Washington State Univ, Tri-Cities Role: Post-Doctoral Research Associate Focus on the optimization of conditions for fermentation into platform molecules and for separation from the fermentation broth using green solvents such as pressurized carbon dioxide. Catalysis and hydrogenation of the separated molecules to produce the advanced biofuels. Use of microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes in the separation of oligosaccharides from sugar solutions. Ensure effective running of HPLC, ICS and GC equipments towards analysis of biomass hydrolyzates, fermentation samples and other compound mixtures. Employer: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas Role: Post-Doctoral Fellow Feb, 2010 – Feb, 2012 Optimization and scale-up of carbonated water pretreatment process for biomass hydrolysis of corn and switch grass substrates Characterization and analysis of fatty acid methyl esters from vegetable oils such as chia oil obtained by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction from oilseeds Binary diffusion coefficient measurements of organic compounds in high temperature water using Taylor dispersion method Surface characterization of starches and chitosans using inverse gas chromatography and inverse liquid chromatography techniques Supercritical fluid cleaning of archaeological artifacts and corrosion sensors Optimization of carbon dioxide as a cleaning agent using solubility parameter concept Preparation of NSF and USDA grants and writing of manuscripts to be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals Mentoring research with graduate and undergraduate students and set-up of experimental apparatus in laboratory Have presented lectures on chromatographic techniques in the Advanced Separations course (CHEG 5353) in Spring semester 2010 and 2011. Employer: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas Role: Research Assistant Feb, 2012-Present Aug, 2005 – Feb, 2010 PhD Thesis topic: “Determination of Thermodynamic and Mass Transfer Parameters for Subcritical Water Extraction of Flavonoids from Grape Pomace” Work in collaborative projects in modeling the solubility of various compounds in hot pressurized solvents for optimizing their extraction from natural products Calculate solubilities and diffusion coefficients of selected flavonoid compounds in subcritical water using a laboratory-built experimental apparatus Conduct extraction of flavonoids from freeze-dried grape pomace using pressurized solvents such as water, ethanol and hydroethanolic mixtures and studied the effect of organic acids on Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae 2 their extraction Work on collaborative projects with visiting foreign scientists and have assisted in projects related to biomass conversions and biofuels Link to Dissertation: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=2057883101&Fmt=7&clientId=13929&RQT=309&VName =PQD Employer: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Role: Teaching Assistant Work actively with assisting the professors in the department with grading, exam proctoring and class room teaching activities in a number of chemical engineering undergraduate courses inclusive of Introductions to Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Heat transfer and Chemical Process Safety Assisted in Mass transfer and Fluid mechanics Labs Employer: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India Role: Research Assistant Aug, 2005 – Aug, 2009 Dec, 2004 – March, 2005 B. Tech Thesis topic: “Biohydrogen production from wastewater using anaerobic fermentation: optimization of reactor configuration and process parameters” Worked on anaerobic fermentation of wastewater using plug flow and suspension biofilm reactor configurations Performed statistical data analysis as well as growth and degradation kinetics on mixed bacterial culture SPECIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Computer Skills: o Operating Systems and Networking - Windows 95/98/Me/XP/Vista o Programming Skills - Unix, C, C++, Matlab o Software Knowledge - AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Comsol Multiphysics, Aspen, Hsp3D, SPHERE, HP Chemstation, Dionex Chromquest and Waters Empower. Fermentation Experience: Four months experience with handling fermentation processes and equipment during internship at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. Currently working on the optimization of fermentor conditions to produce platform molecules from biomass hydrolyzate. Specialized Skills: Worked with HPLC, GC and ICS equipment and techniques as primary operator. Well-equipped to handle GC-MS, extraction equipments like ASE and SFE, and characterization of surface morphology of compounds using SEM. Have expertise with microfiltration and ultrafiltration membranes. AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS Placed second in the Food Science section in the Third Annual From Abstract to Contract Graduate Research Symposium and Career Networking Event hosted by Graduate School at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2010. Outstanding Research Award for Graduate Students awarded by Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 2009. Doctoral Academy Fellowship, University of Arkansas, 2005-2009 (Prestigious educational scholarship amounting to 25,000$/yr). University Third Rank, Department of Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India, 2005. Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae 3 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (SciVerse Scopus Author ID 25422680400) 1. Rowe, M. W., Phomakay, J., Lay, J. O., Guevara, O., Srinivas, K., Hollis, W. K., Steelman, K. L., Guilderson, T., Stafford Jr., T. W., Chapman, S. L., and King, J. W., 2013, Application of supercritical carbon dioxide-co-solvent mixtures for removal of organic material from archaeological artifacts for radiocarbon dating, J. Supercrit. Fluids,79, 314-323. (# citations: 0, Scopus) 2. Vincent, J. D., Srinivas, K. and King, J. W., 2012, Characterization of the solvent properties of glycerol using inverse gas chromatography and solubility parameters, J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 89, 1585-1597. (# citations: 0, Scopus) 3. Monrad, J., Srinivas, K., Howard, L. and King, J. W. 2012, Design and optimization of a semicontinuous hot-cold extraction of polyphenols from grape pomace, J. Agric. Food Chem., 60 (22), 5571-5582. (# citations: 0, Scopus) 4. Yang, T., Pan, F., Srinivas, K., King, J. W., and Huang, P-H. A. 2012. Swell-based in-situ oxide removal methods for PDMS-copper particle composite corrosion sensing elements. Proceedings of the 2012 SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring Conference, San Diego, CA, March 11 – 15, vol. 8345, article #83454Y. (Conference Paper) (# citations: 0, Scopus) 5. King, J. W., Srinivas, K., Lu, Y-W., Guevara, O., Zhang, D. and Wang, Y-J., 2012, Reactive high pressure carbonated water pretreatment prior to enzymatic saccharification of biomass substrates, J. Supercrit. Fluids, 66, 221-231. (# citations: 1, Scopus) 6. Srinivas, K., King, J. W., Monrad, J. K., Howard, L. R. and Zhang, D., 2011, Pressurized solvent extraction of flavonoids from grape pomace utilizing organic acid additives, Italian J. Food Sci., 23, 90-105. (# citations: 3, Scopus) 7. Srinivas, K., King, J. W., Howard, L. R. and Monrad, J. K., 2011, Binary diffusion coefficients of phenolic compounds in subcritical water using a chromatographic peak broadening technique, Fluid Phase Equilibr., 301, 234-243. (# citations: 4, Scopus) 8. del Valle, J. M., de la Fuente, J. C., Srinivas, K., and King, J. W., 2011, Correlation for the variations with temperature of solute solubilities in high temperature water, Fluid Phase Equilibr., 301, 206-216. (# citations: 2, Scopus) 9. Srinivas, K., King, J. W., Howard, L. R. and Monrad, J. K., 2010, Solubility of gallic acid, catechin and protocatechuic acid in subcritical water from (298.75 to 415.85) K, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 55, 3101-3108. (# citations: 7, Scopus) 10. Zhang, D., Montanes, F., Srinivas, K., Fornari, T., Ibanez, E. and King, J. W. 2010, Measurement and correlation of the solubility of carbohydrates in subcritical water, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 49, 6691-6698. (# citations: 9, Scopus) 11. Srinivas, K., King, J. W., Howard, L. R. and Monrad, J. K., 2010, Determination of solubility of quercetin and quercetin dihydrate in subcritical water using a dynamic flow technique, J. Food Eng., 100, 208-218. (# citations: 12, Scopus) 12. Monrad, J. K., Howard, L. R., King, J. W., Srinivas, K., and Mauromoustakos, A., 2010, Subcritical solvent extraction of procyanidins from dried red grape pomace, J. Agric. Food. Chem., 58, 4014-4021. (# citations: 15, Scopus) 13. Monrad, J. K., Howard, L. R., King, J. W., Srinivas, K., and Mauromoustakos, A. 2010, Subcritical solvent extraction of anthocyanins from dried red grape pomace, J. Agric. Food Chem., 58, 2862-2868. (# citations: 13, Scopus) 14. Srinivas, K., Potts, T. M., and King, J. W., 2009, Characterization of solvent properties of methyl Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae 4 soyate by inverse gas chromatography and solubility parameters, Green Chem., 11: 1581-1588. (# citations: 6, Scopus) 15. Srinivas, K., King, J. W., Monrad, J. K., Howard, L. R., and Hansen, C. M. 2009. Optimization of subcritical fluid extraction of bioactive compounds using Hansen solubility parameters, J. Food Sci., 74 (6): E342-E354. (# citations: 12, Scopus) 16. Co, M., Koskela, P., Eklund-Akergen, P., Srinivas, K., King, J. W., Sjoberg, P. J. R., and Turner, C. 2009. Pressurized liquid extraction of betulin and antioxidants from birch bark, Green Chem., 11: 668-674. (# citations: 10, Scopus) 17. King, J. W., and Srinivas, K. 2009. Multiple unit processing using sub- and supercritical fluids. J. Supercrit. Fluids. 47: 598-610. (# citations: 18, Scopus) 18. Srinivas, K. 2006. Application of ISO 14001 to agriculture for a sustainable environmental management. Ind. J. Envi. Protection. 26(11): 961-969. BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2010. Supercritical carbon dioxide and subcritical water: complimentary agents in the processing of functional foods. In: Functional Food Product Development, Charter, E. and Smith, J. (eds.), Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, London, July 2010, ISBN: 978-1-4051-7876-1. 2. King, J. W., Srinivas, K. and Zhang, D. 2011. Advances in critical fluid processing. In: Alternatives to Conventional Food Processing, Proctor, A. (ed.), RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, January 2011, ISBN: 978-1-84973-037-2. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1. Srinivas, K., Garrett, B., and Ahring, B. K., 2014, Design and optimization of a semi-continuous high pressure carbon dioxide extraction of acetic acid from cow rumen fluid, 247th ACS National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 16-24 2. King, J. W. and Srinivas, K., 2013. The symbiosis between SFE and SFC. 7 th International conference on Packed Column SFC, Boston, MA, July 10-12. 3. Howard, L. R., King, J. W., Prior, R. L., Monrad, J., Srinivas, K., and Khanal, R. 2013. Polyphenols from by-products of food production: subcritical water extraction of polyphenols from grape pomace. 7th World Congress on Polyphenol Applications, Bonn, Germany, June 6-7. 4. Dhamdere, R., Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2012. Carbochemical production from switchgrass using carbonated subcritical water at high temperatures. 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, San Francisco, CA, May 13-16. 5. Huynh, T., Srinivas, K., Kenar, J. A., and King, J. W. 2012. Characterization of the solvent properties of oleochemical carbonates. Proceedings of the 103rd AOCS Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, April 29 – May 2. 6. Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2011. Binary diffusion coefficients of biomass-based carbochemicals in subcritical water using chromatographic peak broadening technique. 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 16-21. 7. Dhamdere, R. T., Lu, Y-W., Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2011. Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to carbochemicals in carbonated water. 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 16-21. 8. Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2011. Critical fluid carbon dioxide as a cleaning agent – optimization and use. 102nd AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Cincinnati, OH, May 1-4. Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae 5 9. Srinivas, K., Monrad, J. W., Howard, L. R. and King, J. W. 2010. Binary diffusion coefficients of phenolic compounds in subcritical water using chromatographic peak broadening technique. 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 7-12. 10. Monrad, J., Howard, L. R., Srinivas, K., King, J. W. and Mauromoustakos, A. 2010. Semicontinuous method for recovering anthocyanins and procyanidins from white zinfandel (V. Vinifera) red grape pomace. 240th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 22-26. 11. King, J. W., Zhang, D., Srinivas, K., Vincent, J., Bobbitt, S., Howard, L., Monrad, J., Suarez, M. and Motilva, M.-J. 2010. Investigative techniques for optimizing extraction of naturally-occurring flavonoids with subcritical water and hydroethanolic solvents. II Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids, PROSCIBA, Natal, Brazil, April 5-9. 12. Srinivas, K., Zhang, D., Montanes, F. and King, J. W. 2009. Development of a dynamic method for measuring bio-solute solubilities in subcritical water. 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 8-13. 13. King, J.W., Srinivas, K., Zhang, D., Monrad, J. K. and Howard, L. 2009. Optimization of hot pressurized solvent extraction systems for the recovery of bio-active solutes. 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 8-13. 14. King, J. W., Zhang, D., Srinivas, K., Wang, Y. J., and Howard, L. 2009. Optimization of subcritical water-carbon dioxide systems for the extraction and reactive processing of biorenewable materials. 9th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (ISSF 2009), Arcachon, France, May 13-20. 15. Zhang, D., Srinivas, K., Potts, T., and King, J. W. 2008. Utilization of the compressed carbon dioxide-water system in designing “green” extraction and biomass conversion processes. 64 th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Little Rock, AR, October 1-4, Abstract. 16. Srinivas, K., King, J. W. and Hansen, C. M., 2008. Prediction and Modeling of Solubility Phenomena in Subcritical Fluids using an Extended Solubility Parameter Approach. Proceedings of ACS-AIChE conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, April 6-10, Abstract #174h. 17. King, J. W., Howard, L. R., Srinivas, K., Ju, Z. Y., Monrad, J., and Rice, L. 2007. Pressurized Liquid Extraction and Processing of Natural Products. Proceedings of Super Green 2007, Seoul, Korea, November 26-30, Proceedings #KL-04 (CD Proceedings). 18. King, J. W., and Srinivas, K. 2007. Consecutive Processing of Natural Products Biomass using Sub- and Super-Critical Fluids. Proceedings of IVth International Scientific and Practical Conference Supercritical Fluids: Fundamental Bases, Technologies, Innovations, Kazan, Russia, September 11-13. 19. Potts, T., Srinivas, K., and King, J. W. 2007. Inverse Gas Chromatography Characterization of the Solvent Properties of Biodiesel. Proceedings of the 98th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo. Quebec City, Canada, May 13-16. Proceedings in section ANA 3.1/ IOP 3.1 20. King, J.W., Srinivas, K., del Valle, J.M. and de la Fuente, J. C. 2006. Design and Optimization for the Use of Sub-critical Fluids in Biomass Transformation, Bio-fuel Production, and Bio-refinery Utilization I. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium of Supercritical fluids, Kyoto, Japan, November 5-8, Proceeding #OC-2-17 (CD Proceedings). POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1. Ahring, B. K., Rana, D., Rana, V., Srinivas, K. and Teller, P. 2012. Breaking the barriers of douglas fir softwood to biofuels using wet explosion pretreatment. 2 nd Annual NARA Meeting, Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae 6 Missoula, MT, Sept. 13-14. 2. Yang, T., Hutson, J., King, J. W., Srinivas, K., Spearot, D. and Huang, P-H., A. 2012. Supercritical carbon dioxide induced swelling of a curved polydimethylsiloxane-based polymer – copper nanoparticles matrix for improving the fabrication of a MEMS-based corrosion sensor. 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, San Francisco, CA, May 13-16. 3. Lay, J. O., Phomakay, J., Srinivas, K., Rowe, M., and King, J. W. 2012. Application of supercritical carbon dioxide – cosolvent mixtures for removal of organic material from archaeological artifacts for radiocarbon dating. 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, San Francisco, CA, May 13-16. 4. Dhamdere, R., Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2012. Carbochemical production from switchgrass using carbonated subcritical water at high temperatures. 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, San Francisco, CA, May 13-16. 5. Lu, Y-W, Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2012. Aqueous reactive pretreatment of switchgrass for oligomeric sugar production. 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, San Francisco, CA, May 13-16. 6. Dhamdere, R., King, J.W., and Srinivas, K. Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to carbochemicals in a continuous hot water process using carbonic acid as a catalyst. University of Arkansas Graduate Education Week Poster Session Symposium, Fayetteville, AR, February 23. (Awarded 2nd Best Poster). 7. Huynh, V, Wallace, A.B., Mauldin, R.F., Phomokay, J., Srinivas, K., King, J.W., Rowe, M.W. and Steelman, K.L. 2012. Supercritical fluid extraction of archaeological artifacts prior to radiocarbon dating. 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 25-29. 8. Bishop, J.M., McKinney, A.A., Mauldin, R.F., Srinivas, K., Guevara, O., King, J.W., Rowe, M.W. and Steelman, K.L. 2012. Optimization of supercritical extraction conditions to remove humic acid contamination from archaeological materials for radiocarbon dating. 243 rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 25-29. 9. Phomakay, J., Mori, S., Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2011. Recovery of carbochemicals from aqueous biomass hydrolyzates using carbon dioxide. Mid-West Regional ACS Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 19-21. 10. Lu, Y-W, Srinivas, K., Guevara, O., Wang, Y-J and King, J. W. 2011. Production of sugars from corn stover using reactive carbonated hot water pretreatment prior to enzymatic saccharification. 56th ACS Annual Pentasectional Meeting, Bartlesville, OK, March 12. 11. Guevara, O., Srinivas, K., Lu, Y-W., Wang, Y-J. and King J. W. 2010. High pressure carbonated water pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass. Mississippi State University Biofuels Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, August 12-13. 12. King, J. W., Howard, L. R., Srinivas, K., Zhang, D., Monrad, J., Bobbitt, S, Recio, M., and Motilva, M-J. 2010, New developments in the subcritical water processing of grape pomace. 2010 IFT Annual Meeting + Food Expo, Chicago, IL, July 17-20. 13. King, J. W., Srinivas, K, Vincent, J. and Bobbitt, S. 2010. Solvent characteristics of biodiesel esters and their co-products. 10th AOCS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, May 16-19. 14. Hoggatt, L., Davis, W., Monrad, J., Srinivas, K. and King, J.W. 2012. Development of a continuous extraction method to recover high-value compounds from grape pomace. 2 nd Annual FEP Honors Research Symposium, Fayetteville, AR, April 23. (Awarded 2nd Best Presentation) 15. Srinivas, K. and King, J. W. 2010. Effect of organic acids on the subcritical fluid extraction of flavonoids from grape pomace. From Abstract to Contract: University of Arkansas Third Annual Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae 7 Graduate Research Symposium and Career Networking Event, Fayetteville, AR, Feb 12. 16. Montanes, F., Fornari, T., Ibanez, E., Srinivas, K., Zhang, D., and King, J. W. 2009. Solubility of carbohydrates in subcritical water, 9th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (ISSF 2009), Arcachon, France, May 18-20. 17. Srinivas, K., Montanes, F., and King, J. W., 2009. Solubility of Flavonoids in Subcritical Water, 237th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 22-26. 18. Monrad, J. K., Howard, L. R., King, J. W., and Srinivas, K. 2008. Pressurized Solvent Extraction of Anthocyanins from Dried Red Grape Pomace, 2008 IFT Annual Meeting + Food Expo, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 28- July 02. 19. King, J. W., Howard, L. R., Srinivas, K., Monrad, J. K., and Zhang, D. 2008. Molecular-based design and optimization of subcritical water processing of grapes/by-products. NRI 71.1, Improving Food Quality and Value, Project Director’s Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 27-28. CD Proceedings. 20. Srinivas, K., and King, J. W. 2007. Optimization for the Use of Sub-Critical Fluids in Biomass Transformation and Biofuel Production using Solubility Parameters. Mid-West Regional ACS Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, November 07-12. 21. Potts, T., Srinivas, K., and King, J. W. 2007. Characterization of the Solvent Properties of Methylsoyate by inverse Gas Chromatography. AICHE Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 05-11. TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATION NOTES AND WHITE PAPERS 1. King, J. W. and Srinivas, K., 2011, Measurement of binary diffusion coefficients of compounds at infinite dilution in water as a function of temperature using Teledyne ISCO syringe pumps, Syringe Pump Application Note, www.isco.com, #AN-26. 2. King, J. W. and Srinivas, K., 2011, Measurement of aqueous solubility of compounds at high temperature using a dynamic flow apparatus and a Teledyne Isco syringe pump, Syringe Pump Application Note, www.isco.com, #AN-27. 3. King, J. W., Phomakay, J., Guevara, O. and Srinivas, K., 2011, Supercritical fluid extraction of the removal of lipid and interfering compounds prior to radiocarbon dating of archaeological artifacts using Teledyne Isco syringe pumps, Syringe Pump Application Note, www.isco.com, #AN-30. 4. Lu, Y-W., Dhamdere, R., King, J. W. and Srinivas, K., 2011, Semi-continuous carbonated hot water pretreatment of lignocellullosic biomass: use of multiple syringe pumps to produce sugars and carbochemicals, Syringe Pump Application Note, www.isco.com, #AN-31. WORKSHOPS Attended the Intensive Program on Renewable Bioresources and Biorefineries held in Graz, Austria June 28 - July 12, 2008 Focused on issues relating to biomass transformations, biofuels, economies related to fuel and food industries and future of biofuel and biomass industry. Aided in the organization and conducting of International Symposium of Supercritical Fluids (ISSF 2012) at San Francisco, CA between May 13 and May 16, 2012. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Oil Chemists Society, 2011-Present (Member) American Chemical Society, 2008-Present (Member) American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2006-present (Member) Keerthi Srinivas – Curriculum Vitae American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, 2007-2010 (Member) All India Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2001-2005 (Member) Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 2005- 2008 (Member) Alpha Chi Sigma (Greek-influenced chemistry society), 2006-Present (Brother) Phi Kappa Phi (Greek educational society), 2006-Present (Member) Arkansas Chemical Engineering Graduate Students, 2006-2010 (Member) REFERENCES Available on Request 8