LILY TRAN
ABOUT ME
Hi, welcome to my engineering portfolio.
I graduated with a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from UC Irvine, ZOT ZOT ZOT! My industry experience ranges from cell and gene therapy, medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, I had a minor in Innovations and Entrepreneurship as I hope to grow as an entrepreneur with an innovative mindset. I hope you can learn more about my experiences in research, internships and projects from undergraduate years through my portfolio website. Feel free to contact me by clicking the "contact" button above if you have any question!
OVERVIEW
ElevateBio has been built to establish and leverage our expertise across multiple, integrated next-generation enabling technologies, including gene editing, iPSCs, and cell, protein, and vector engineering. With our highly innovative, next-generation enabling technologies, we possess the ability to discover, develop, and manufacture therapeutics across a broad spectrum of cutting-edge cell and gene therapy technologies.
MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE
APPLIED BIOCODE INC.
OVERVIEW
The company develops, manufactures, and commercializes multiplex diagnostic testing products. Applied BioCode has combined "digital barcodes" with immunochemistry and molecular probes to create a new, bio-inspired Barcoded Magnetic Beads (BMB) technology.
LABORATORY AND PILOT TESTING INTERN
GREENTECH CALIFORNIA (GTC)
SUMMARY OF INTERNHIP EXPERIENCE
Performed daily research on multiple water treatment plants, reverse osmosis process, and nanobubble technology and gave weekly presentations to supervisors on innovating current technology.
Carried out laboratory and field pilot testing on nanobubble generator in the laboratory and in the field at various water treatment plants.
MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT INTERN
KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE (KGI)
SUMMARY OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Identified user needs through usability tests to present established product specifications and design prototypes of medical devices to faculties.
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Applied best practices in manufacturing, assembly, quality, and operations in developing medical devices by following cGMP and other regulations.
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Developed a low-cost microfluidic device prototype that can identify 9 different UTI-causing pathogens in less than 1 hour at the point-of-care, using various devices like 3D printers and laser cutters.
KGI PROJECT GALLERY
 Overall Mechanism |  Prototype Assembly |  Prototype Assembly |
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 Prototype Assembly |  Various prototype models |  Solidworks Design |
 Laser Cut Model |  Large hexagon Grid |
RESEARCH
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER AT BECKMAN LASER INSTITUTE
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Worked with Electrochemical Therapies (ECT) in adipose tissue and various biochemical assays to further development of inexpensive skin rejuvenation and scar treatment therapies in the future.
Evaluated various treatment parameters' effects on electrochemical state of live tissue when introduced to electrodes and induced currents.
Assisted the Principal Investigator with various experiments, data collection and analysis with MATLAB and laboratory medical techniques including photon microscopy, ultrasound imaging, mesoscopic imaging.
SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT
PROCESS ENGINEER
SUMMARY OF PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Utilized PRO/II simulation software to design the process model for a crude distillation unit to process 165,000 BPD raw crude into sellable petroleum products
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Collaborated with 3 engineers to work on technical reports with engineering drawings of equipment, FMEA and economics analysis to evaluate project’s feasibility in terms of revenue and cost of production
ENGINEERING PROJECT
HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM (HRES)
STRUCTURAL TEAM
SUMMARY OF PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Used Solidworks to design five frustum structures to integrate solar panels with the wind turbine and determine the optimal structure that generate the most energy output from solar panels
Researched on the maintenance and installation cost of the HRES and compared them with individual wind and solar systems to convince company liaison of the feasibility of the HRES
HRES PROJECT GALLERY
 Final Design |  Screenshot (8).png |  First frustum design |
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 Frustum Down-selection Table |
FUN DIY GALLERY
WOODEN SPEAKER
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PRO II
Level: Proficient
MATLAB
Level: Proficient
SOLIDWORKS
3D PRINTING
Level: Intermediate
PYTHON
Level: Beginner
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Level: Proficient
ELN/LIMS
Level: Intermediate
SQL DATABASE
Level: Beginner
JMP
Level: Proficient
RELEVANT COURSES
Engineering Courses @ UCI
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II
Application of chemical engineering basics to practical design problems; process economics; process safety; environmental impacts; a major team design project with progress reports, oral presentation, and technical report with engineering drawings and economics.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I
Introduction to process design; flow sheets for chemical processes; synthesis of multi-component separation sequences and reaction paths; synthesis of heat exchange networks; computer-aided design and simulation of processes and components pacts.
CHEMICAL PROCESS CONTROL
Dynamic responses and control of chemical process equipment, dynamic modeling of chemical processes, linear system analysis, analyses and design of feedback loops and advanced control systems.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I
Covering mass transfer operations such as distillation, absorption, extraction, etc. Rate and equilibria studies in simple chemical systems with and without reaction.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY II
Experimental study of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat and mass transfer. Operation and evaluation of process equipment, data analysis.
SEPARATION PROCESS
Application of equilibria and mass and energy balances for design of separation processes. Use of equilibrium laws for design of distillation, absorption, stripping, and extraction equipment. Design of multi-component separators.
MASS TRANSFER
Molecular and continuum approaches to diffusion and convection in multi-component mixtures; steady state, quasi-steady state and transient mass transfer; effect of reactions on mass transfer; convective mass transfer; simultaneous mass, heat and momentum transfer; applications to chemical and related industries.
HEAT TRANSFER
Principles of conduction, radiation, and convection of heat; phenomenological rate laws, differential and macroscopic energy balances; heat transfer rates, steady state and unsteady state conduction, convection; applications to chemical and related industries.
REACTION KINETICS AND REACTOR DESIGNS
Introduction to quantitative analysis of chemical reactions and chemical reactor design. Reactor operations including batch, continuous stirred tank, and tubular reactor. Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions.
THERMODYNAMICS
Elements of chemical engineering thermodynamics, including equilibrium and stability; equations of state; correlations of properties of materials; properties of ideal and non-ideal mixtures; ideal and non-ideal phase equilibria; chemical equilibria
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGING
Introduction to the semiconductor device packaging and assembly process. Electrical, thermal, optical, and mechanical aspects of package design and reliability.
AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
Sources, dispersion, and effects of air pollutants. Topics include emission factors, emission inventory, air pollution, meteorology, air chemistry, air quality modeling, impact assessment, source and ambient monitoring, regional control strategies.