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Objective
Seeking a full time position to actively contribute to the technical achievements of a company in the oil and gas industry
Education
Ph.D., Chemical and Fuels Engineering, 1999-Present
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
(Expected Date of Completion August 2003)
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, May 1999
S.V.U. College Of Engineering, Tirupati, India
Graduated with Highest Honors
Professional Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, January2000-Present
Petroleum Research Center, University of Utah
Advisor: Prof. Milind D.Deo
Subject Area: CO2 Displacement Mechanisms – Phase Equilibria Effects and Sequestration Studies
Teaching Assistant, August 2000 – December 2000
Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering, University of Utah
Reviewed, graded assignments for undergraduate courses in Fluid dynamics and Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. Lectured the students with special help sessions discussing assignments used in the course.
Tutoring, August 1999 – December 2001
Tutoring Center, University of Utah
Taught undergraduate Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry classes. Supervised and helped students learn the course material and improve their course grade. In addition, assisted students in improving their study skills.
Academic Projects
Manufacture of SanCopolymer
Worked on the manufacturing process, distillation column design, cost estimation, plant location and layout of SanCopolymer.
3-D Oil Reservoir Visualization
Worked on 3-D visualization of a real time oil reservoir simulation.
List Processing (LISP) in Java
Parsing, OOD, GUI, Networking, Interpreter Interface (in Lisp).
Summer Internship, 1997
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Visakhapatnam, India
Obtained training in the oil refining process, effluent treatment processes and oil removal from waste.
Staff of Organizing Committee, 1997
Chemical Engineering Symposium
Collected the contributed papers at the meeting, passed them to the corresponding chairpersons of the sessions for refereeing, and sorted their judgments.
Course work
In addition to the core chemical engineering courses, I have taken courses such as Scientific Visualization, Software Practice, Database Management Systems, and Advanced Scientific computing
Publications& Presentations
Pasala, S.M., Forster, C.B., Deo, M.D,
" Feasibility of CO2 Sequestration in Faulted and Fractured Sandstone Reservoirs: Insight From Outcrop Analogs " In the Proceedings of the 2002 Petroleum Research Center Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, July 22 –23, 2002.
Pasala, S.M., Forster, C.B., Deo, M.D. and S.J. Lim,
" Simulating the Impact of Faults on CO2 Sequestration in Sandstone Aquifers "In the 2003 AAPG Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, May 11-14, 2003
Forster, C.B., Pasala, S.M., Forster, C.B., Deo, M.D. and S.J. Lim," Once it is Quantified, How Does Fault Architecture Affect Enhanced Oil Recovery? ",In the 2003 AAPG Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, May 11-14, 2003
Pasala, S.M., Forster, C.B., Deo, M.D.,and S.J. Lim,
" Simulating the Impact of Faults on CO2 Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Sandstone Aquifers ",Selected in the Proceedings of the 2003 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, October 5-8, 2003
Computer Proficiency
Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Perl, Tcl/Tk
Script: HTML, JavaScript
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Unix
Application Software: Oracle, PL/SQL, Matlab, Visualization Toolkit (VTK 3.0)
Reservoir Simulation Packages: ECLIPSE, GEM (compositional simulator), WINPROP (Equation of state multiphase equilibrium property package)
Certification
Sun Certified Java Programmer (Java 2 Platform)
Honors
Awarded the 1999 University Of Utah Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Awarded First class with Distinction in Undergraduate
Awarded AP Government Excellent Scholarship, India, 1993 – 1995
Member: Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE
Strengths
Excellent oral and written communication skills, Collaborator in teamwork,Strong mathematical and analytical problem solving skills
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