Kaitlyn Lehman

o Assisted with testing the viscosity and filterability of different formulations of a polymer complex and a solution that replicated the viscosity conditions using cheaper material. The results and a suggested path forward were relayed to the customer during weekly phone conferences. Wrote procedure to scale-up batch process involving pre-energetic materials from 100-mL to 1-L scale and ran experiments. The resulting material was used for preliminary continuous reaction testing. Assisted with screening process of using different reagents and reaction conditions to create an energetic plasticizer taking waste management, safety, and economic factors into account.

o Worked on a series of informational PowerPoints describing the use, benefits, and limitations of in-house equipment. This was demonstrated using reactions of acetic anhydride and water using the equipment. Assisted with writing procedure and running experiments for 100-mL scale optimization testing of a pre-energetic compound geared toward future scale-up and continuous process development.