Saravanakumara Marappan

Completion of my Master of Science (MSc) in chemical engineering has rewarded almost 2 years of working experience in the labaratory environment performing research related to enzyme technology. I am well verse with designing and conducting lab scale experiments. Furthermore, my experience has help me develop skills to  identify trends from graphical data and provide appropriate reasonings to validate data. Regardless, my involvement in the research environment has been a major driving force to constantly learn new inputs and possesing inclined growth in the lab field experience.

Millennium System Technologies (June 2019 - September 2019)

• Design and development efforts of chemical plants and wastewater system in adherence to engineering design standards
• Draw engineering designs to scale using AutoCad for easy layout viewing and error identifying

Coway Malaysia Sdn Bhd (March 2020 - October 2020)

• Coway health planner promoting air & water purifier

Urban Republic (by Switch) Sdn Bhd (Dec 2022 - March 2023)

• Retail sales assistant for tech products such as smartphones
• Able to do stock take, stock count and online delivery preparation.

Msc Chemical Engineering UNIVERSITY SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) PENANG

DEC 2021 - MAY 2023

Almost 2 years experience working in lab regarding The role of hydrogen bond donor for protein extraction via a novel quaternary mixture.

Research includes: Designing and conducting lab scale experiments Analyzing graphical data using Origin Pro tool or excel Analyzing the extraction efficiency of protein using BCA Protein Assay Examining the activity of extracted enzyme using Protease Activity Assay and casein as substrate Well verse with equipments such as UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Thermogravimetric analyzer and Rame-Hart Goniometer. Able to identify trends from graphical data and provide appropriate reasonings to validate data.

Paper Publication (Published) Chemical and Engineering Technology (Wiley Q2: IF 1.728) 

Marappan, S., Kamaruddin, A.H. and Gonawan, F.N. (2023), Formation of Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Using Potassium Salt and Deep Eutectic Mixtures for Extraction of Proteins. Chem. Eng. Technol..