This resume is for Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering at Oklahoma State University pursuing research in interfacial phenomena. His research focuses on characterizing Pickering emulsions and hydrates using various techniques to examine solid-stabilized emulsions and formulate strategies for demulsification. He has published papers on the rheological behavior of hydrate-forming emulsions and the stability of surfactant and solid-stabilized emulsions after hydrate formation. He has also presented his research at several conferences and received awards including the Distinguished Graduate Fellowship from OSU.

1. ASHWIN KUMAR YEGYA RAMAN
40S University Place, Apt 4 Phone: 405-­780-­5432
Stillwater, OK 74075 Email: yegyara@oksate.edu
OBJECTIVE
Highly motivated doctoral student with expertise on interfacial phenomena seeking internship opportunities to gain
industrial expertise and mutually benefit from the endeavor.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, Chemical Engineering (GPA: 4.0/4.0) Expected Graduation Fall 2018
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering (GPA: 9.36/10, Distinction) May 2014
A.C.Tech, Anna University (Guindy Campus), Chennai, India
RESEARCH & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Doctoral Thesis: Dynamic Interfacial Behavior of Solids at the Oil-­Water Interface with Applications to Oil-­Water
Separation and Flow Assurance
Advisor: Dr. Clint P. Aichele (OSU)
Co-advisors: Dr. Hariprasad Subramani (Chevron), Dr. Peter E. Clark (OSU), and Dr. Jeffery White (OSU)
• Characterization of Pickering emulsions and hydrates using rheological, visualization, DSC, IFT, and NMR techniques
• Formulate instantaneous demulsification strategies for simple and multiple emulsions
• Investigate the impact of electrolytes and pressure on solid stabilized emulsions
• Probing the transient stability of emulsions using PFG-­NMR technique with applications to flow assurance
• Quantify the effect of solid particles, electrolytes and water on hydrate and wax formation in crude oils
• Formulate an empirical model to predict the relative viscosity and pressure drop of hydrate forming water-­in-­oil
emulsions in the presence of both surfactants and solid particles in laminar and turbulent regime
• Examine suitable inhibitor for both wax and hydrate formation
Bachelor’s Project: Plant design for production of 1 ton of Dimethyl Aniline (DMA)
• Developed the process flow sheet for the process
• Performed material and energy balances for the entire process
• Designed various equipment’s like distillation column, separator and reactor
• Carried out economic analysis and HAZOP analysis for the entire plant
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant January – May 2016
• Served as Teaching assistant for Process Control under Dr.Rob J.Whitley (Department head) and Dr. Russel Rhinehart
Engineering Intern
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India June – July 2013
• Worked under the direct guidance of the executive director of India’s largest oil and gas company
• Performed an assimilated study on oil and gas processing
• Learnt separation techniques used to separate oil, gas and water
• Worked on water treatment
Nuclear Desalination Demonstration Plant (NDDP), Kalpakkam, India June – July 2012
• Worked on Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Multi Stage Flash (MSF) techniques used for producing distilled water
• Studied about various types of membranes used in desalination plants
AREAS OF INTEREST
Interfacial Phenomena ▪ Water-­in-­oil emulsions ▪ Demulsification ▪ Rheology ▪ Clathrate Hydrates ▪ Wax ▪ Flow
assurance

2. TECHNICAL/ RESEARCH SKILLS
• Inflow/ Optical Microscopy, Diffusional NMR, Interfacial Tensiometry, Rheometry, Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• Aspen Plus Simulations, Aspen Hysys, Matlab, Microsoft EXCEL
PUBLICATIONS
• Raman, A. K. Y., Koteeswaran, S., Venkataramani, D., Clark, P., Bhagwat, S., & Aichele, C. P. (2016). A comparison
of the rheological behavior of hydrate forming emulsions stabilized using either solid particles or a surfactant. Fuel,
179, 141-­149. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2016.03.049)
• Raman, A. K. Y., Venkataramani, D., Bhagwat, S., Martin, T., Clark, P. E., & Aichele, C. P. (2016). Emulsion stability
of surfactant and solid stabilized water-­in-­oil emulsions after hydrate formation and dissociation. Colloids and Surfaces
A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 506, 607-­621. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.06.042)
• Raman, A.K.Y., Aichele, C. P., A fundamental investigation on the effect of stabilizers on hydrate formation in water-­
in-­oil emulsions in the presence of wax. (Manuscript under review in FUEL, manuscript ID JFUE-­D-­16-­03554)
• Briggs N., Brown C., Li B., Leavitt D., Raman A.K.Y., Aichele C.P., Crossley S., Stable Pickering emulsions using
multi-­walled carbon nanotubes of varying wettability (Manuscript under review in Langmuir, manuscript ID la-­2016-­
039022)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• Effect of Solid Particles on Interfacial Rheology and Transient Stability of Water-­in-­Oil Emulsions, Ashwin Kumar
Yegya Raman, Jarred Kelsey, Nicholas Briggs, Jeffrey White, Steven Crossley, Clint P. Aichele, AICHE Annual
Meeting, Nov. 13-­18, 2016, San Francisco, CA
• Impact of Solid Particle Wettability on Rheological Behavior of Hydrates, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Samyukta
Koteeswaran, Peter E. Clark, Clint P. Aichele, AICHE Annual Meeting, Nov. 13-­18, 2016, San Francisco, CA
• Hydrate Formation in Pickering Emulsions, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Clint P. Aichele, AICHE Annual Meeting,
Nov. 13-­18, 2016, San Francisco, CA
• Effect of Stabilizers on Hydrate Formation and their Rheological Behavior, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Deepika
Venkataramani, Peter E. Clark, Clint P.Aichele, ACS Pentasectional regional conference, April 8-­9, 2016, Bartlesville,
Oklahoma
• Introduction to Gas Hydrate Formation and Mitigation, Clint P. Aichele, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman and Deepika
Venkataramani, AICHE Annual meeting, Nov. 8-­13, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
• The Impact of Shear and Solid Stabilizers on Cyclopentane Hydrate Formation in Emulsions, Deepika Venkataramani,
Ashwin Kumar, Peter Clark and Clint P. Aichele, AICHE Annual meeting, Nov. 8-­13, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
• Investigating Emulsion Stability and the Impact of Surfactant Type on Transient Emulsion Behavior Using Diffusion
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques, Deepika Venkataramani, Jarred Kelsey, Ashwin Kumar, Jeff White,
Nicholas Briggs, Steven Crossley and Clint P. Aichele, AICHE Annual meeting, Nov. 8-­13, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
• Prediction of the Impact of Water Fraction on Emulsion Behavior Using Quantitative Structure-­Property Relationship
(QSPR) Modeling, Menelik Negash, Deepika Venkataramani, Ashwin Kumar, Clint P. Aichele, Nicholas Briggs,
Steven Crossley
and B. J. Neely, AICHE Annual meeting, Nov. 8-­13, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
• Impact of Surfactant Type on Hydrate Formation and their Rheological Behavior in Flowing Systems, Ashwin Kumar
Yegya Raman, Deepika Venkataramani, Clint P.Aichele, Peter Clark, OSPE conference, June 18-­19, 2015, Oklahoma
City
• Characterization of Hydrate Forming Emulsions in Oil-­Dominated System, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Deepika
Venkataramani, Thomas Gunter, Clint P. Aichele, SPE Regional Conference, April 25th
, Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Thermophotovoltaics and it’s Applications, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Manoj Ravi, Chemfluence (National Level
Technical Symposium), 2012, Chennai, India
• Surface Tension and it’s Applications, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Manoj Ravi, Chemfluence (National Level
Technical Symposium), 2011, Chennai, India
AWARDS/ HONORS
• Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (DGF), Oklahoma State University, 2016
• Graduate College Top-­Tier Scholarship, Oklahoma State University, 2014
• First place – poster presentation: Hydrate Formation in Pickering Emulsions, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman,
Clint P. Aichele, AICHE Annual Meeting, Nov 13-­18, 2016, San Francisco, USA

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• First place – poster presentation: Impact of Surfactant Type on Hydrate Formation and their Rheological Behavior in
Flowing Systems, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Deepika Venkataramani, Clint P.Aichele, Peter Clark, OSPE
conference, June 18-­19, 2015, Oklahoma City, USA
• First place – paper presentation: Thermophotovoltaics and it’s applications, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Manoj
Ravi, Chemfluence (National Level Technical Symposium), 2012, Chennai, India
• First place – paper presentation: Surface Tension and it’s applications, Ashwin Kumar Yegya Raman, Manoj Ravi,
Chemfluence (National Level Technical Symposium), 2011, Chennai, India
CERTIFICATION/ PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• President – Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association (CHEGSA), OSU May 2016 – Present
• Treasurer – Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association, OSU August 2015 – May 2016
• Event organizer – Chemfluence, National Level symposium, India March 2014