1. Scott Arthur Simpson
9919 Tristan Drive Downey, CA 90240 scottsimpson0592@gmail.com (562) 396-7450
Purpose:
To obtain a full time position in a field related to chemical engineering in order to work towards
improving some aspect of our lives as human beings.
Education:
CerritosCollege:2010-2013
Associate of Science,Physicsand Chemistry
Overall GPA (4.0 scale):3.82
Universityof California,Irvine: 2013-2016
Bachelor of Science,Chemical Engineering
Minor, MaterialsScience Engineering
Specialization,Energyand the Environment
Overall GPA (4.0 scale):3.886
Experience:
Undergraduate Research, Mark Thompson Research Groupat USC: June 3rd
, 2013 – July 26th
2013
 Createda ligandforan Iridiumcomplex tohelpincreasethe efficiencyof blue organiclight
emittingdiodes.
 Presentedexperimental dataatthe endof the programin frontof a group of renowned
researchersinthe same field.
Undergraduate Research, Mikael NilssonResearchGroupat UCI: September2015 – June 2016
 Performedirradiations onaTRIGA researchnuclearreactorin orderto observe the damaging
effectsof highandlowLET particlesonFricke andMethylene Blue solutions.
 Observedhowthe radiationaffectedthe absorptionspectrumof these twosolutionsusinga
UV-Visspectrometer.
Summer Internship,Safran Morpho DetectioninSanta Ana: May 2015 – September2015
 Conductedtestsonmassspectrometers todetecttrace amountsof explosives andnarcotics
on differentsubstrates.
Technical Skills:
OrganicChemistry Radiochemistry NuclearFuel Cycles
Heat andMass Transfer Thermodynamics ReactionKinetics
ProcessDesign Physical Chemistry Basic C Programming
FluidDynamics Basic MATLAB NMR Operation
SemiconductorPhysics UV-VisOperation ProcessControls
Honors:
 Magna CumLaude
 Memberof OmegaChi Epsilon –October 2014
 Memberof Tau BetaPi,The EngineeringHonorsSociety –April 2014
 JetPropulsionLaboratoryUndergraduate Scholar –May 2013
 NewtonWernerChemistryScholarship –April 11th
2013
 ChemistryAcademicExcellence Award –April 11th
2013
Extra-Curricular:
 Captainof a martial arts demo teamconsistingof 17 members.
 Industrial Outreachforthe AmericanNuclearSocietyatthe Universityof California,Irvine
 Playingthe piano,parkour,martial artstricking,biking,andswimming.
References upon request