Saadat N. Khan saadatnawaz4@gmail.com

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/saadatkhan1

Education City, Majlis Al Janoubi Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar (+974) 6623 – 0349

Education

Texas A&M University Doha, Qatar (Anticipated Graduation: May 2018)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 3.50 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA (September 2013 - June 2015)

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 3.82

Work Experience

Qatar Foundation Doha, Qatar (August 2016 - Present)

Community Development Adviser (CDA)

Coordinate within a team of 24 CDA’s to serve as role models for 400 students by upholding, demonstrating and practicing the core values and community living standards set by the Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Department

Develop a strong sense of community within students from different universities by hosting 4 meaningful events per month which centered about raising awareness about the HRL’s core values

Serve as a bridge between students and professional HRL staff members in order to strengthen community and communicate active issues to improve student life

Texas A&M University Doha, Qatar/College Station, TX (September 2015 – August 2016)

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Analyzed and processed observed meteorological data using MATLAB to study the effect of dust concentration on the performance of PV Panels in Qatar

Studied aerosol technology to gain insight into the processes of deposition and resuspension to generate a MATLAB model that accurately represents the relationship between dust concentration and PV Performance Ratio

Performed chemical kinetics calculations and conduct shock tube experiments to record the thermodynamic combustion properties of various fuel mixtures (Petersen Research Group)

Developed a reliable computational tool for the kinetic modeling of the combustion of fuels by studying the ignition delay properties of 1,3-Butadiene under varying conditions

Philadelphia Water Department Philadelphia, PA (September 2014 - February 2015)

Water Quality Modeling Programmer

Prepared and repaired EFDC model input files using strong attention to detail to run model representing the water quality in the rivers and tributaries near Philadelphia

Analyzed and manipulated observational data and EFDC model results using MATLAB and prepared reports to monitor water quality

Automated a time series analysis method in R to elucidate the groundwater component of local stream flow

Publications

Guo, Bing, Wasim Javed, Saadat Khan, Benjamin Figgis, and Talha Mirza. “Models for Prediction of Soiling-caused Photovoltaic Power Output Degradation Based on Environmental Variables in Doha, Qatar.” ASME, 2016.

Affiliations

Student Engineering Council, Career Networking Chair, August 2016 - Present Student Engineering Council, Membership & Finance Chair, August 2015 - May 2016

Drexel University Pakistani Students Association, Founder/President, January 2015 - June 2015