Brian C. Attwood

5120 Fort Sumter Rd, Apt M

Raleigh, North Carolina 27606

attwood@turbo.che.ncsu.edu

cell phone: 919-606-3282  home phone: 919-854-9060

 

Objective:              To obtain a research position in the field of chemical engineering.

 

Education:             Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, December 2003

                                North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Dissertation Title:  Monte Carlo Simulations of Solid-Fluid Phase Equilibria in Binary and Ternary Mixtures

                                GPA: 3.72/4.00

 

                                M.S., Chemical Engineering, December 2001

                                North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

                                Minor: Computational Science and Engineering

                                Thesis Title: Global Phase Diagram of Monomer/Dimer Mixtures

                               

                                B.S., Chemical Engineering, May 1997

                                State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

                                Magna Cum Laude

                                GPA: 3.68/4.00

 

Experience:           Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, 1997-present

                                Advisor: Professor Carol K. Hall

·   Used numerical techniques to calculate the global phase behavior of monomer/dimer mixtures

·   Used Monte Carlo simulation to calculate solid-fluid phase equilibria in binary and ternary mixtures to gain a fundamental understanding of the phenomena governing crystallization

 

Computer System Administrator, North Carolina State University, 1998-present

Hall Research Group

·   Maintained a network of 40 UNIX, Linux, and Windows workstations and servers

·   Researched, purchased, configured, and installed new hardware and software

 

Publications:        Brian C. Attwood and Carol K. Hall, “Global Phase Diagram of Monomer/Dimer Mixtures,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 204, 85-106 (2003). 

                               

Brian C. Attwood and Carol K. Hall, “Effect of the Solid Phase on the Global Phase Behavior of Lennard-Jones Mixtures,” AIChE Journal  (accepted).

 

Brian C. Attwood and Carol K. Hall, “Monte Carlo Simulations of Solid-Fluid Phase Behavior in Ternary Mixtures,” AIChE Journal  (submitted).

 

Honors:                 Competent Toastmaster, Toastmasters International, 2001

                                GAANN Computational Sciences Fellowship, 1997-2000

                                North Carolina State University Dean’s Fellowship, 1997-1998

                                AIChE of Western New York Outstanding Junior Award, 1996

                                Outstanding Performance in General Chemistry, 1994

Presidential Scholar, University Honors Program, 1993-1997

 

Computers:           UNIX, Linux, and Windows operating systems, FORTRAN, C, MATLAB, MS Office

 

Activities:             Campus Toastmasters, serving as president and vice president

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

                                Tau Beta Pi, National Honor Society

                                Golden Key, National Honor Society