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Dario Alejandro Delgado AguilarResidency Status: Australian citizen
7 Rhyder Street, Murdoch, WA, 6150, AustraliaM: 0406.5825.78, E: [email protected]
https://au.linkedin.com/in/dario-delgado-11aba914
Profile Chemical/Process engineer.
Education
Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia, Jan, 2010 – Mar, 2016 PhD in Chemical Engineering. APA scholarship, Murdoch Excellence and Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and
Eng. top-up awards. Research project: Electrolytic hydrogen generation. The hydrogen economy is gaining
consideration by government bodies and major oil companies. Hydrogen generation can be done thermochemically, electrochemically and biochemically. Our work is about potential cheap substitutes for platinum group catalysts which are expensive and used in electrolytic generation of hydrogen. In this respect, lower cost substitutes (e.g., manganese dioxide, Raney cobalt and Raney nickel) were investigated possessing the following characteristics: (a) stable in the reaction environment; (b) environmentally friendly, (c) good catalytic activity and (d) earth abundant.
Completion: September, 2015.University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, Feb–Dec, 2008 Graduate Diploma in Oil and Gas. Weighted average score: 76.33 out of 100 (GPA: 6.167 out of 7). I received a scholarship from this University.Duration: 1 year.University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, Feb–Dec, 2007 Master of Engineering – Energy Studies (course work) Weighted average score: 74.25 out of 100 (H2B) Major research project: Heat pump in bioethanol distillation in Australia, H1 This research project carried out heat pump integration for a 200ML/yr. bioethanol plant. It was found out that financially and environmentally (GHG’s), this integration is better than the base case which uses steam as a source of thermal energy. For this project I received high distinction (H1).Duration: 1 year.University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, Feb–Dec, 2004 Master of Ecoefficiency, Energy Saving and Industrial Ecology Weighted average score: 8.2 out of 10 Major research project: Life cycle assessment of a Coal Power Plant and a Biomass
Power Plant for the Spain Case This research project completed a life cycle assessment using SIMAPRO with the CML 2 baseline 2000 / West Europe, 1995 characterization method. It was measured the environmental burdens that coal and biomass have during the production of electricity.Duration: 1 year.University of Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela, Aug–Apr, 1997-2002 B.Eng. Chemical Weighted average score: 15.72 out of 20. Position number: 2nd out of 109 students. Major research project: Biodegradation Alternatives for Mixes of Virgin LDPE and
Wasted HDPE, H1 This research project evaluated mixes of LDPE and HDPE. It was found out that wasted HDPE can be reused by mixing it with virgin LDPE, and also it was added a biodegradable component to that mixes to improve their biodegradability. Standard
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mechanical, physical and chemical tests were run. It was concluded the best percentage of these three component combination (LDPE, HDPE and the biodegradable component) in addition to the plant design and its financial analysis. For this project I received 20 points out of 20.
Experience
Internship at Citic Pacific MiningOct–Nov, 2015, 6 weeks
Assisted the Sino Iron Ore Desalination Plant in Western Australia, for the development of strategies for corrosion mitigation. Research assistant
April, 2012 – Sep, 2015 (intermittent) total 1.5 years.Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)I conducted research about bioleaching and water electrolysis electrode development. This included, design and carriage of experiments, data interpretation and article publication. Laboratory demonstrator
April, 2012 – Present (intermittent) total 1.5 years.Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia.I demonstrated and assessed 1st year students about basic concepts of chemistry. I showed them health and safety hazards. Lecturer
Oct, 2005 – Jul, 2006 UC, Valencia, Carabobo, VenezuelaI taught Newtonian physics to 1st year students, explained this theory with laboratory equipment. Additionally, I set up laboratory equipment and assessed students’ performance. Research Assistant
Aug, 2000 – May, 2002 IVIC, Altos de Pipe, Miranda, VenezuelaI conducted tests on polymers (standard mechanical, physical and chemical tests), and completed a plant design along with its financial analysis.Types of tests done, Mechanical: tensile strength, density, Young's modulus, hardness; Physical: characterization (color, composition), melting point, melting heat, temperature of decomposition, crystallinity, molecular weight, loss of weight; Chemical: infrared (IR), TGA, DSC, DRX. Lecturer Assistant
Nov, 2001 – Jul 2002 UC, Valencia, Carabobo, VenezuelaI set up laboratory equipment like boilers, pumps, distillation towers for 4th year students and helped them to understand how to use these equipments. Lecturer Assistant
Dec, 1998 – Apr 2001 UC, Valencia, Carabobo, VenezuelaI assisted 1st year students by helping them to understand Newtonian physics.
Skills Computer Proficiency Engineering software: AutoCAD, HYSYS, EES, TRNSYS, FORTRAN,
SIMAPRO. Office software : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Graphics software: Publisher, Dream weaver, Flash, 3-D studio max, Corel
Draw, Photo-Shop.Others:Bilingual: Spanish & English. Learning Russian.
Published articles
1) Co/Mo bimetallic addition to electrolytic manganese dioxide for oxygen generation in acid medium” Sci. Rep. (2015) (Nature Publishing Group).
2) Hydrogen Generation. In Alternative Energies, Ferreira, G., Ed. Springer: Berlin, 2013; Vol. 34, pp 141-161.
3) Modified electrolytic manganese dioxide (MEMD) for oxygen generation in
Dario Alejandro Delgado AguilarM: 0406.5825.78, email: [email protected]
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alkaline medium. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, April 2015, Volume 19, Issue 4, pp 1133-1142.
4) Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy studies on hydrogen evolution from porous Raney cobalt in alkaline solution. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci. 2015, Vol. 10, issue 11, pp 9379-9394.
Others:Engineers Australia 2008 Summit, Perth/Australia (Poster & Display)Heat pump in bioethanol distillation.
University of Carabobo, Venezuela 2003 (Poster & Display)Biodegradation Alternatives for Mixes of Virgin LDPE and Wasted HDPE.
University of Andes, Merida, Venezuela, 2002 (Oral Presentation) Evaluation of the Solid-liquid extraction process to produce corn oil.
Awards/Scholarships
1. Scholarship, University of Western Australia, 2008.2. Australian Postgraduate Award, Department of Education and Training, 2010.3. Murdoch Excellence Award, Murdoch University, 2010.4. Australian Postgraduate Research Award, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science,
2012.Volunteering
1. Murdoch Sunday Soccer, 2012-Present.2. Salvation Army, 2016.
Hobbies Chess, swimming, soccer, reading, Arduino projects.
Referees
1. Dr. Justin McGinnitySenior Research Fellow, Murdoch University.Tel: 08.9360.6784, E-mail: [email protected]
2. Dr. Dong Jin KimPrincipal Researcher, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. Tel: +82.42.868.3592, E-mail: [email protected]
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