Tina Dolly Ilangovan

Tina Dolly Ilangovan, E.I.T. EDUCATION MS in Environmental Engineering in Civil Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois August 2016 – May 2018 Bachelor of Technology (B.tech) in Biotechnology Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, India August 2012 – May 2016 WORK EXPERIENCE Freelance Book Editor, Words by G2, Chennai, India • Thoroughly proofreads and edits various fictional and non-fictional manuscripts in English • Ensures accuracy in grammar, punctuation, and spelling while maintaining the author’s style and tone consistently • Performs formatting to adhere to publishing guidelines June 2025 – Present Academic Research Assistant, Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A July 2018 – July 2021 • Provided research support through experimental setup, troubleshooting, and data analysis for DOE & EPA sponsored gas purification and water treatment technology projects • Participated in the preparation of comprehensive technical reports, review articles, and publications • Assisted in bench scale and pilot scale trials in collaboration with Washington University, St. Louis and AECOM to remove toxic oxides from flue gas using activated carbon Research Intern, Rishi Biotech, Mumbai, India March 2016 – April 2016 • Investigated authenticity of acute myeloid leukaemia cell lines through in silico comparative analysis of short tandem repeat markers • Integrated, improved, and analysed various large databases in MS Excel to attain the authentic cell line • Collaborated with peers and professionals during various steps of the research and presented findings to a technical audience PUBLICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS Dastgheib, S. A., Salih, H., Ilangovan, T., & Mock, J. (2020). NO Oxidation by Activated Carbon Catalysts: Impact of Carbon Characteristics, Pressure, and the Presence of Water. ACS Omega, 5(33),-. doi:10.1021/acsomega.0c02891 Dastgheib, S. A., Mock, J., & Ilangovan, T. (2021). Evaluation of Modified Activated Carbons for Mercury Reemission Control During Neutralization of a Simulated Wastewater from the Direct Contact Cooler of a Pressurized Oxy-Combustion Process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(2), 947–954. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05555 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (E.I.T) March 2019 RELEVANT SKILLS • • • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Adobe Acrobat Adept at adapting to a team or independent setting Written, submitted, and published short stories in various digital communities OTHER SKILLS • • Familiar with various software, such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, GPS-X, Matlab, R, SimaPro, SWMM, Storm & Sanitary Analysis, and Visual Minteq Skilled in laboratory operations such as surface area & particle size analysis, titration, TGA operation, AC preparation, coal demineralization, DNA isolation, gel electrophoresis