Ph.D. Student | Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering
About
Graduate Research Assistant at ABC lab, NPRE, UIUC.
Research Goals:
- Quantify H₂ and HF solubility, diffusion, and activity coefficients under molten salt conditions (FLiBe) using electrochemical methods.
- Investigate H₂ and HF removal methods to optimize their extraction from flowing molten salt (FLiBe), simulating fusion coolant conditions.
Skills
- Computational skills
- Python, MATLAB
- Aspen-HYSYS, Aspen Plus, SolidWorks
- Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID)
- Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Education
2024| B.Eng in Chemical Engineering | McGill University
Publications
- Marji, S., Baez Zaldivar, G. & Girard-Lauriault, PL. Direct Hydrocarbon Upgrade from n-Hexane, n-Octane, and n-Decane Using a Microsecond Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Non-thermal Plasma. Plasma Chem Plasma Process (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-024-10531-2