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J. Brock Thomas

The University of Texas at Austin Chemical Engineering Department

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, University Honors Scholar, Summa Cum Laude;

Career Highlights

May 2003–July 2003 Merck & Co., Inc. Albany, Georgia
Engineering Intern Manufacturing Division—Technical Operations
• Developed a genealogy and impurity tracking system for the simvastatin
production process
• Participated on the Factory 2 Technical Operations team to troubleshoot
problems encountered in various unit operations
• Developed several laboratory data management systems to aid in process troubleshooting and data archiving

May 2002–August 2002 Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, Tennessee
Engineering Intern Polymer Intermediates (DMT)
• Bypassed blower unloading system using only convey gas
• Performed coolant system analysis and made recommendations for
modifications
• Developed correlation to determine base composition of distillation
column
• Analyzed reactor systems in order to maximize operating conditions and
stability

May 2001–Sept. 2001 KAAL Australia Pty. Ltd. Sydney, Australia
Engineering Intern Aluminum Manufacturing and Finishing
• Assisted in the commissioning of an aluminum multi-cut slitter
• Performed occupational health assessments on operating procedures with a five member team
• Designed and modified tools to assist in the operation of the slitter
• Worked with five member team to resolve start-up and operational issues
• Wrote the standard operational procedures for all tasks surrounding the
operation of slitter

Jan. 2001–May 2001 Sonoco Flexible Packaging Morristown, Tennessee
Engineering Intern
• Verified the yield of the most widely used polypropylene and
polyethylene films and set up a MS Access database to further collect
data
• Participated on a six sigma project involving the variation of solvent
based inks used in the rotogravure printing process
• Assisted in implementing the database that stored the process conditions
for the ten color and eleven color printing presses
• Served as basic troubleshooter for personal computer problems

Awards

Aug. 2003–Aug. 2006 Department of Homeland Security Graduate Research Fellowship

Aug. 2003–Aug. 2007 Thrust Research Fellowship, University of Texas

April 2005 Society for Biomaterials Student Travel and Professional Development Award

April 2003 Torchbearer Award, University of Tennessee

April 2003 Excellence in Academic Achievement, University of Tennessee

April 2003 Alpha Chi Sigma Outstanding Senior, University of Tennessee

April 2003 AIChE Service Award, University of Tennessee

April 2001 Eastman Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering

April 2001 Kimberly Clark Outstanding Junior Award

April 2001–May 2003 Arthur Brown Woodlow Scholarship, University of Tennessee

Aug. 1999–January 2000 Hoescht Celanese Scholarship

Aug. 1998–May 2003 Whittle Scholarship, University of Tennessee

Books

Lead contributor to Nanomaterials Handbook; CRC Press (2006)

Important Articles

Nanotechnology and Biomaterials

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