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A web CV summarizing education, experience, research areas and service. Entries marked as pending are reconciled with the official record before publication.

Education
  • 2025

    Ph.D., University of Miami

    Dissertation: Physical, Chemical, and Toxicological Assessment of Electronic Cigarette Smoke.

  • 2020–2022

    Doctoral research/study, Missouri University of Science and Technology

    Civil and environmental engineering doctoral program.

  • 2018–2020

    M.Sc., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo

    Graduate research and teaching assistantship; Outstanding TA Award 2019.

  • 2012–2018

    Chemical Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

    Undergraduate chemical engineering education; research at the Flow Process and Rheology Center.

Professional experience
  • 2025–

    Freeport-McMoRan · Process Engineer II, Life Cycle

    Publicly announced title; current title and dates pending confirmation. Focus: tailings reprocessing, safety, environmental performance, risk management, operational improvement.

  • Graduate study

    Phoenix Tailings · applied sustainable-materials experience

    Zero-waste methods for extracting rare-earth metals; title and dates pending confirmation.

  • 2022–2025

    University of Miami · graduate research / Ph.D. research

    E-cigarette aerosol emissions, metals, deposition and toxicology; teaching assistantship.

  • 2020–2022

    Missouri S&T · doctoral researcher / teaching assistant

    Aerosol and environmental health research; teaching.

  • 2018–2020

    University of Toledo · graduate research / teaching assistant

    Catalysis and environmental engineering research; teaching.

  • 2017–2018

    Flow Process and Rheology Center · Research Assistant

    Highly concentrated emulsions, shear stability and rheology.

Research areas
Sustainable mineral & critical-material processingAerosol science & environmental healthRheology & concentrated emulsionsEnvironmental remediation & nanomaterialsCatalysis & carbon utilization

See Research for the full theme narratives and Publications for the curated catalog.

Recognition
  • Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
  • NOBCCHE Graduate Rising Star, 2023
  • First Place, Mid-America Environmental Engineering Conference, 2021
  • Forbes Under 30 Scholar, 2019
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Toledo, 2019
  • AAAR conference grants, 2021 & 2022
Teaching, mentoring & service
  • Teaching Assistant · University of Toledo, Missouri S&T, University of Miami
  • WERC Environmental Design Contest · judge & sponsor representative, 2026
  • AAAR Annual Conference · multiple presentations
  • Community leadership: Congolese student and community organizations, Toledo Sister Cities International, Engineers Without Borders, NAMF (catalysis society student membership), graduate-student governance

Community roles are publicly listed; current status is being confirmed.