NICHOLAS JAMES STANLEY, EIT
327 University Ave SE Apt 304  Minneapolis, MN 55414  stan0332@umn.edu
 (651) 269-0421
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
DOCTORATE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
expected June, 2010
Minneapolis, MN
MASTER OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
GPA 3.85/4.0
June, 2007
Minneapolis, MN
BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Graduate with Distinction, GPA 3.72/4.0
May, 2005
Minneapolis, MN
Professional Development
 Passed Fundamentals of Engineering Licensure Exam, April 2005
Relevant Coursework
 New Product Design, Project Management, Computer Aided Eng, Thermal Design, Aerosol/Particle
Eng, Adv Aerosol/Particle Eng, Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow, Thermal Environmental Eng Lab,
Computational Heat Transfer, Vapor Cycle Systems, Thermal Env Eng, and Statistics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ASSISTANT/TEACHING ASSISTANT
September 2005 – Present
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, MN
 Performed research as well as teaching duties in Thermal Environmental Engineering Laboratory.
CASE ASSISTANT
Summers 2003, 2004
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI LLP
Minneapolis, MN
 Completed document review with attorneys and science advisors, wrote descriptions of documents for
attorneys, and performed verification work where attention to detail was essential.
HONORS AND RECOGNITION
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Arthur and Audrey Berggren Young Scientist Scholarship recipient
ASHRAE Scholarship recipient
Dean’s list 4 semesters as an undergraduate
BASF summer course participant, July 2007
AFS Student Poster Competition 1st Prize Winner, May 2009
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship recipient, May 2009
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
NSF/EPA Research (January 2007 – Present) – Research Assistant
 Examining the fate of nanoparticles released into a work environment through a leak in a nanoparticle
production process. Measurements include number distribution, surface area concentration, and TEM
imagery analysis to determine morphology and chemical composition. Experimentation is performed in
conjunction with modeling work for comparison. This modeling work is to be completed at IUTA in
Duisburg, Germany.
New Product Design (Fall 2007 – Spring 2008)
 Project involved developing a biomedical device (Class II) with a student team and a local company.
Responsibilities included testing, modeling, CAD renderings, prototyping, customer feedback surveys
(with anesthesiologists and CRNAs), a manufacturing plan, and 510k and patent applications. Product
scheduled for release 2009.
CFR Research (January 2006 – September 2007) – Research Assistant
 Project involved injecting aerosols into an ASHRAE Classified wind tunnel and measuring filtration
efficiency with two instruments, the SMPS and NSAM. A small-scale test reinforced wind tunnel
results. Similar setup was used to test automobile cabin air filters against atmospheric aerosol. This
study also served as a feasibility study for the NSF/EPA project described above.
DHS Research (May 2005 – May 2007) – Research Assistant
 Master’s Thesis work. Project involved bioaerosol sampling by means of filtration looking for
background concentrations of bioaerosols in large public buildings in Minneapolis and Seattle.
Senior Design (Spring 2005)
 Project conducted in affiliation with 3M. Worked on a team of five students to design a complex heat
transfer mechanism for cooling electronic components using a fluid. Supervision provided by Dr. Terry
Simon. Personal focus was the condenser design, analysis, and integration into the system.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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Stanley, N.J., C. Qi, and D.Y.H. Pui, “A new method of filter efficiency evaluation using the
nanoparticle surface area monitor (NSAM) for a nanoparticle health relevant filter efficiency measure,”
FILTRATION, 2009 (in press).
Pui, D.Y.H., C. Qi, N. Stanley, G. Oberdorster, and A. Maynard, “Recirculating Air Filtration
Significantly Reduces Exposure to Airborne Nanoparticles,” Environ. Health Perspectives, 2008,
116(7), 863-866.
Qi, C., N. Stanley, D.Y.H. Pui, and T.H. Kuehn, “Laboratory and On-Road Evaluations of Cabin Air
Filters Using Number and Surface Area Concentration Monitors,” Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42,
4128-4132.
Stanley, N.J., T.H. Kuehn, S.W. Kim, M.A. Ramakrishnan, S. Anantharaman, P.C. Raynor, and S.M.
Goyal, “Background culturable bacteria aerosol in two large public buildings using HVAC filters as
long term, passive, high-volume air samplers,” J. Environ. Monit., 2008, 10, 474-481.
Stanley, N.J., Master’s Thesis: “Background airborne bacteria and virus populations in and near
buildings using ventilation filters as long-term bioaerosol collection devices.” June, 2007.
Stanley, N.J., D.Y.H. Pui, T.H. Kuehn, C. Asbach, H. Fissan, and T. Kuhlbusch, “The fate of
accidentally released nanoparticles into a simulated workplace environment,” Proceedings: 2009
American Association for Aerosol Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 26-30, 2009.
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Fissan H., C. Asbach, N. Stanley, T. Kuehn, D.Y.H. Pui, and T.A.J. Kuhlbusch, “New techniques to
quantify nanoparticle exposure and internal dose,” Proceedings: 2009 NSF-DFG Research Conference,
New York City, New York, October 14-17, 2009.
Stanley, N.J., T.H. Kuehn, and D.Y.H. Pui, “A new method of filter efficiency evaluation using the
nanoparticle surface area monitor (NSAM) for a nanoparticle health relevant filter efficiency measure,”
Proceedings: 2009 American Filtration Society, Bloomington, Minnesota, May 4-7, 2009.
Stanley, N.J., D.Y.H. Pui, T.H. Kuehn, C. Asbach, T. Kuhlbusch, and H. Fissan, “Wind tunnel and
numerical simulations of the fate of nanoparticles released into a work environment”, Proceedings: 2008
American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, Florida, October 20-24, 2008.
Qi, C., N.J. Stanley, and D.Y.H. Pui, “Evaluation and Comparison of Filtration Efficiency using
Number and Surface Area Concentration Monitors,” Proceedings: AFS 2008 Annual Conference,
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, May 19-22, 2008.
Stanley, N.J., D.Y.H. Pui, T.H. Kuehn, C. Asbach, T. Kuhlbusch, and H. Fissan, “The fate of airborne
nanoparticles from a leak in a manufacturing process into a working environment”, Proceedings: 2007
American Association for Aerosol Research, Reno, Nevada, September 24-28, 2007.
Qi, C., N.J. Stanley, and D.Y.H. Pui, “On-Road and Laboratory Evaluations of Cabin Air Filters using
Integral Number and Surface Area Concentration Monitors”, Proceedings: 2007 American Association
for Aerosol Research, Reno, Nevada, September 24-28, 2007.
Stanley, N.J., S.C. Kim, and D.Y.H. Pui, “Comparison of the Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor and
the Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer in Evaluating HVAC Panel Filter Efficiency,” Proceedings: 2006
International Aerosol Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 10-15, 2006.
Kuehn, T.H., N.J. Stanley, S.W. Kim, M.A. Ramakrishnan, S. Anantharaman, P.C. Raynor, and S.M.
Goyal, “Background Airborne Bacteria and Virus Populations in and Near Buildings Using Ventilation
Filters as Long-Term Bioaerosol Collection Devices,” Proceedings: 2006 International Aerosol
Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 10-15, 2006.
Ramakrishnan, M.A., S. Anantharaman, S.W. Kim, N.J. Stanley, T.H. Kuehn, P.C. Raynor, and S.M.
Goyal, “detection of Airborne Bacteria in HVAC Filters by Polymerase Chain Reaction,” Proceedings:
2006 International Aerosol Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 10-15, 2006.
Anantharaman, S., M.A. Ramakrishnan, S.W. Kim, N.J. Stanley, T.H. Kuehn, P.C. Raynor, and S.M.
Goyal, “Airborne Human Viruses Captured by HVAC Filters”, Proceedings: 2006 International Aerosol
Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 10-15, 2006.
Invited Presentations
 Stanley, N.J., D.Y.H. Pui, T.H. Kuehn, C. Asbach, H. Fissan, and T. Kuhlbusch, “Experimental and
Numerical Simulation of the Fate of Airborne Nanoparticles from a Leak in a Manufacturing Process to
Assess Worker Exposure,” Las Vegas, NV, November 10, 2009.
 Stanley, N.J., S.C. Kim, C. Qi, T.H. Kuehn, D.Y.H. Pui, C. Asbach, T. Kuhlbusch, and H. Fissan,
“Nanoparticle Fate Project – Update,” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 9, 2008.
 Stanley N.J., S.C. Kim, C. Qi, and D.Y.H. Pui, “Nanoparticle Fate Project: Dispersion Studies,” WL
Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE, May 16, 2008.
 Stanley, N.J., C. Asbach, C. Qi, S.C. Kim, and D.Y.H. Pui, “Modeling and Experimental Studies on
Nanoparticle Fate from an Accidental Leak in a Reactor,” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN,
October 11, 2007.
 Stanley, N.J., S.C. Kim, C. Qi, and D.Y.H. Pui, “Update on NSAM and SMPS Measurements in Wind
tunnel Comparison Study and Nanoparticle Fate Project Introduction,” Donaldson Company, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN, April 13, 2007.
 Stanley, N.J. and Kuehn, T.H., “Background airborne bacteria and virus populations in and near large
public buildings using ventilation filters as long-term bioaerosol collection devices,” University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, March 23, 2007.
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Stanley, N.J., S.C. Kim, and D.Y.H. Pui, “A Comparison of the Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor
(NSAM) and the Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS) when Evaluating HVAC Panel Filter
Efficiency – Update,” Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October
27, 2006.
Stanley, N.J., S.C. Kim, and D.Y.H. Pui, “A Filter Efficiency Comparison Using the SMPS and NSAM
as Sampling Instruments,” Cummins Technical Center, Columbus, IN, April 20, 2006.