ANINDA CHAKRABORTY

ANINDA CHAKRABORTY

810 S. Clinton Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Telephone: (312)-996-4863
achakr1@uic.edu

Objective:

A postdoctoral position to apply and extend my knowledge of process systems engineering and optimization.

Education:

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, Expected Dec 2001.
Thesis: Synthesis of Optimal Waste Treatment and Solvent Recovery Policies under Uncertainty

Major GPA 4.92/5.0 (Overall : 4.78/5.0)
Deans Fellowship (Sept 2001 - August 2002)
Searle Environmental Fellowship (Sept 2000 - August 2001).

Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, July 1997
Undergraduate Research: Risk Assessment of Chemical Plants using HAZOP Analysis

Percentage: 78.5 (First Division with Honors)

Academic Experience:

Research Assistant, May 98 to present
Laboratory of Product and Process Design (LPPD)
with Dr. Andreas A. Linninger, Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Visiting Scientist, May 2000 to July 2000
Computer Aided Process Engineering Center (CAPEC)
with Dr. Rafiqul Gani, Department of Chemical Engineering
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Teaching Assistant, Jan 99 to May 99
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Senior Design II (CHE 397), Instructor: Dr. John Regalbutto
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Awards:

Provost's Award for Graduate Research (Dec 3, 2001): Awarded for excellent research accomplishments.

UIC Dean's Scholar Award (April 23, 2001): Awarded for excellent academic and research accomplishments.

Searle Environmental Health and Safety Award (April 25, 2000): Awarded by Searle Pharmaceuticals for outstanding research in the area of environmental engineering.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Financial Award (Sept, 1999): Awarded for presentation in the FOCAPD-99 conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Graduate College Travel Awards: Awarded on three occasions by the Graduate College, University of Illinois at Chicago, for presentation at the AIChE Conference.

Graduate Student Council Travel Awards: Awarded by the Graduate Student Council, University of Illinois at Chicago, on four occasions (once for summer research in Denmark, and three times for presentation at the AIChE Conference).

Research Publications/Conference Proceedings:

Chakraborty A., Linninger A. A., "Plant-Wide Waste Management. 1. Synthesis and Multi-Objective Design", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (submitted), 2001.

Linninger, A. A.; Chakraborty, A; Stephanopoulos, G; "Screening of Recovery and Treatment Options for Waste Minimization". Book chapter for "Process Design Tools for the Environment" edited by Subhas K. Sikdar, USEPA and Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Auburn University, 1999 (accepted).

Linninger, A. A., Chakraborty, A. and R. Colberg; "Planning of Waste Reduction Strategies under Uncertainty", Computers and Chemical Engineering,
24, 1043 - 1048, 2000.

Linninger, A. A and A. Chakraborty, "Design and Analysis of Optimal Waste Treatment Policies", AICHE Symposium Series, 96 (323), pp 355 - 359, 2000.

Linninger A. A; Chakraborty, A.; "Synthesis and Optimization of Waste Treatment Flowsheets", Computers and Chemical Engineering, 23, 1415-1425,1999.

Linninger A. A; Chakraborty, A; "Plant-Wide Optimal Waste Treatment Policy", Computers and Chemical Engineering, 23, S67 -70, 1999.

Linninger, A. A; Chakraborty, A; "Pharmaceutical Waste Management under Uncertainty", Computers and Chemical Engineering, 1999 (accepted).

Linninger, A.A. and A. Chakraborty, "Decision-making for Batch Manufacturing Sites under Uncertainty", Proceedings of the ESCAPE-10 conference,Florence, Italy, pp 901 – 906, S. Pierucci (Ed.), Elsevier, 2000.

Chakraborty, A; Linninger, A. A; "Design of Waste Treatment Policies under Uncertainty", Paper 236b, Proceedings of the AIChE Annual Meeting, 1999.

Chakraborty, A; Linninger, A. A; "Multi-Objective Design of Batch Operating Procedures", Paper 216b, Proceedings of the AIChE Annual Meeting, 1999.

Linninger, A.A. and A. Chakraborty, "Design and Analysis of Optimal Waste Treatment Policies", Proceedings of the FOCAPD-99 conference, Paper B01, 1999.

Chakraborty, A; Linninger, A. A; "Systematic Assessment of Treatment Policies for Liquid Wastes from Pharmaceutical Plants: A Case Study"; paper 98c, Proceedings of the AIChE Spring Meeting, 1999.

Linninger, A. A; Chakraborty, A; "Synthesis of Treatment Flowsheets for Pharmaceutical Wastes"; paper 24c, Proceedings of the AIChE Spring Meeting, 1999.

Chakraborty, A; Linninger A. A; "Computer-aided Synthesis of Waste Treatment Alternatives: A Case Study", Proceedings of the 21st Midwest Environmental Chemistry Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 17 –18, 1998.

Conference Presentations:

Oral Presentations:

Multi-Objective Design of Solvent Recovery Schemes, AIChE Annual Meeting; Session 269, Reno, NV (Nov 6th, 2001).

Long Range Site-Wide Synthesis of Plant Infrastructure under Uncertainty, AIChE Annual Meeting; Session 274, Reno NV (Nov 8th, 2001).

Flexibility Analysis of Waste Treatment Policies for Pharmaceutical Plants, AIChE Annual Meeting; Session 241, Los Angeles, CA (Nov 15th, 2000).

Multi-Objective Design of Batch Operating Procedures, AIChE, Spring National Meeting; Session 216, Dallas, TX (Nov 1st, 1999).

Design of Waste Treatment Policies under Uncertainty, AIChE, Spring National Meeting, Session 236, Dallas, TX (Nov 5th, 1999).

Synthesis of Treatment Flowsheets for Pharmaceutical Wastes, AIChE Spring National Meeting, Session 10, Houston, TX (March 15,1999).

Systematic Assessment of Treatment Policies for Liquid Wastes from Pharmaceutical Plants: A Case Study, AIChE, Spring National Meeting, Session 9, Houston, TX (March 16, 1999).

Systematic Assessment of Treatment Policies for Liquid Wastes from Pharmaceutical Plants: A Case Study, Sigma Xi Research Forum, Chicago Illini Union, Chicago, IL (March 25, 1999).

Poster Presentations:

Synthesis of Non-ideal Separation Task Networks (with Singavarapu, C.), AIChE Annual Meeting, Session 233, Los Angeles, CA (Nov 15th, 2000).

Planning Waste Reduction Strategies Under Uncertainty, Chicago Section Annual Poster Competition, North Western University, Chicago, IL (April 12, 2000).

Sequencing of Simple and Complex Column Configuration (with Singavarapu, C.), Chicago Section Annual Poster Competition, North Western University,Chicago, IL (April 12, 2000).

Design and Analysis of Optimal Waste Treatment Policies, FOCAPD 99 Conference, Breckenridge, CO (July 20, 1999).

Computer-aided Synthesis of Waste Treatment Alternatives: A Case Study, 21st Midwest Environmental Chemistry Workshop,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Oct 17, 1998).

Synthesis of Treatment Flowsheets for Pharmaceutical Wastes, 1999 AIChE Chicago Section Annual Poster Competition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL (April 14, 1998).

Industrial Projects:

Project TechTool - Zero Avoidable Waste for Metallurgical Processes, with VAI Tech, Linz, Austria, Dec 2000 (completed).
Long Range Site-Wide Waste Management Strategies for Pharmaceutical Plants, with Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (ongoing project).

Industrial Experience:

Environmental Engineering Intern, Oct 97 – Feb 98
Leyden Environmental Inc., Chicago, IL

Soil sampling from the Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) sites.
Remediation of contaminated tank bed area.
Sampling from drills around tank bed area to measure the extend of contamination.
Making detailed technical sketches using AutoSKETCH software.
Preparing 20 and 45-Day certification report for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

Student Trainee, June 12th – July 13th, 1996
Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Calcutta, India

Studying the manufacturing processes for sulphuric acid, soap and alum production.

Modeling process performances using plant-specific data.

Preparing detailed technical report and suggesting process modifications for improving future yield.

Other Experience:

Computer Systems Administrator, Feb98 – May 98
Laboratory of Product and Process Design (LPPD),
Department of Chemical Engineering, UIC, Chicago, IL

Session Aide, March & November, 1999; November, 2000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Conference (Spring and Annual Meeting, 1999; Annual Meeting, 2000)

Graduate Coursework:

Special Elective Courses: Linear and Non-Linear Programming, Operations Research (Intermediate and Advanced), Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering, Advanced Computational and Statistical Techniques for Engineers, Advanced Statistical Thermodynamics, Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Combustion Engineering, Microelectronics, Specialized Problems in Chemical Engineering.

Projects:

Gibbs Energy Minimization - Equilibrium product computation for multiphase reacting systems, Specialized Problems in Chemical Engineering, Jan, 2000.
Distillation Column Calculations - Single Column with Multi-Component Zeotropic Feed, Specialized Problems in Chemical Engineering, March, 2000.
Computer-aided Synthesis of Complex Column Sequences for Multi-Component Mixtures, Specialized Problems in Chemical Engineering, March, 2000.
Probability Estimation and Monte Carlo Simulation, Advanced Computational and Statistical Techniques for Engineers, April, 2000.
Non-Ideal Equilibrium Calculations for Vapor-Liquid Mixture - Case study, Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering , March,1999.
Modelling the Dynamics of Multi-Stage Batch Distillation Column, Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering, April, 1999.
Incorporating Joint Confidence Regions into Design under Uncertainty, Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering, May, 1999.
Radial Distribution Function: Their Role in Modeling Mixture Behavior, Advanced Statistical Thermodynamics, December, 1998.

Lab Reports (Non refereed):

Chakraborty, A.; "A Brief Review of Different Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies", UIC-LPPD Report (03-01), Jan., 2001.
Chakraborty, A. and Linninger, A. A.; "Long-Range Site-Wide Waste Management Strategies", UIC-LPPD Report (01-00), Jan., 2000.
Chakraborty, A.; "Pharmaceutical Waste Management under Uncertainty", UIC-LPPD Report (08-99), Oct., 1999.
Chakraborty, A; "Search for Non-Ideal Phase Behavior using Non-Linear Optimization Techniques", UIC-LPPD Report (07-99), Oct., 1999.
Chakraborty, A. and Linninger, A. A; "Synthesis of Waste Treatment Alternatives for Batch Pharmaceutical Wastes: A Case Study", UIC-LPPD Report, Aug., 1998.
Chakraborty, A; Linninger, A. A; "Discrete Sampling using Monte Carlo Simulation", UIC-LPPD Report (08-99), Sept. 1999.

Computational Skills:

Programming Languages : Basic, Fortran, C, Pascal, OOP with Delphi.

Mathematical/Statistical Softwares: Maple, GAMS, Lindo/Lingo/Gino, MatLab/Simulink, SAS, MINITAB.

Chemical Engineering Softwares: Hysys, Aspen, Provision, Batch Design Kit (BDK).

Design Packages/Drawing Tools: AutoCAD, AutoSKETCH.

Operating System Environments: Windows (NT-4.0, 3.1, 95, 98), MS_DOS.