Ashraf Abedin

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About Ashraf Abedin

Research Scientist and Team Lead - Leidos Research Support Team at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. Current projects: critical minerals extraction via microwave chemistry, waste gasification and pyrolysis using catalysis, designing fluidized bed reactor, microwave plasma catalysis for C1 chemistry. Chemical Engineering PhD with 8+ years of experience in design, synthesis, characterization and testing of metal oxide catalysts for efficient utilization of plastics, CO2 and fossil fuels to produce clean energy. Highly proficient in project management with strong analytical & technical skills. Experienced in process troubleshooting, proposal development, and project collaboration with solid publication records. • Currently working on U.S. DOE’s internal projects for the nation’s clean energy transitions as a Leidos Research Scientist at NETL Morgantown site. • Experienced in materials development (molecular level fabrication including glovebox technique) & characterization using EXAFS, XANES, XPS, XRD, XRF, ICP-OES SEM-EDS, HR-TEM, FTIR, BET, Raman, NMR, TPR, TPO, TPD, AFM, TPSR and post data analysis using Athena, Hephaestus, Crystallography, Omnic, SigmaPlot, Origin, MS Excel. • 5 years of troubleshooting experience in Altamira high and atmospheric pressure reactors (AMI 200 and 300 model), HPLC, Raman, Shimadzu Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy (GCMS-2014 and GC-2010 calibrations), and in situ FTIR DRIFTS cell reactors. • Published 20+ peer reviewed articles, including 4 book chapters. Presented in 25+ national & international conference proceedings as well as received subawards from US DOE multimillion dollar research grants via research proposals based on clean energy projects. • Served as an ACS ENFL Special Issue Guest Editor for the scientific journal Catalysis Today and Reviewer for Elsevier, Wiley and RSC journals.