Megan P. O Connor, Ph.D. [email] megan.oconnor@yale.edu [phone] +1 518 534 0562 Education and Work Experience Nth Cycle LLC, Guilford, CT, USA Chief Executive Officer September 2017 Present Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Postdoctoral Associate in Chemical and Environmental Engineering September 2017 Present Duke University, Durham, NC, USA August 2012 July 2017 Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering Overall GPA: 3.7/4.0 Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Desiree L. Plata Dissertation Title: Strategies to Enable a Circular Economy in the Electronics Industry: Electrochemical Recovery of Metals Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA July 2014 August 2017 Visiting Assistant in Research in Environmental Engineering Student Researcher in the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA September 2008 June 2012 B.S. in Chemistry with minor in Mathematics Overall GPA: 3.3/4.0 Thesis Advisor: Dr. Laura A. MacManus-Spencer Thesis Title: Binding of perfluoroalkyl acids to human serum albumin Patents Filed 1. M.P. O Connor, C.D. Vecitis, D.L. Plata. Electrochemical Separation and Recovery of Metals. Yale OCR 6895. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/480,930. (April 3, 2017). Awards Robert M. Langer Graduate Symposium, Yale University December 2016 Best Presentation Award Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development October 2015 Closing the loop in sustainable design: A novel recycling technology for reclaiming rare earth elements and specialty metals from E-Waste 2 nd Place Winner ($16,000 prize) Megan Patricia O Connor, Curriculum Vitae 1
Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Student Award October 2014 Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development October 2013 Point-of-use water treatment for hydraulic fracturing: A compoundspecific approach Top 15 Finalist Charles B. Hurd Prize, Union College May 2012 For excellence in physical chemistry ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award, Union College May 2011 For excellence in analytical chemistry Publications Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p0nsbhsaaaaj&hl=en H-index: 4 5. M.P. O Connor, R.M. Coulthard, D.L. Plata. Electrochemical deposition for the separation and recovery of metals using carbon nanotube-enabled filters. Accepted. 4. M.P. O Connor, J.B. Zimmerman, P.T. Anastas, D.L. Plata. A strategy for material supply chain sustainability: Enabling a circular economy in the electronics industry through Green Engineering. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2016, 4 (11), pp 5879 5888. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01954 3. K. Hoelzer, A.J. Sumner, O. Karatum, R. K. Nelson, B.D. Drollette, M.P. O Connor, E.L. D Ambro, G. J. Getzinger, P.L. Ferguson, C.M. Reddy, M. Elsner, D.L. Plata. Indications of Transformation Products from Hydraulic Fracturing Additives in Shale-Gas Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50 (15), pp 8036 8048. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00430 2. G.J. Getzinger, M.P. O Connor, K. Hoelzer, B.D. Drollette, O. Karatum, P.L. Ferguson, M. Elsner, M.A. Deshusses, D.L. Plata. Natural Gas Residual Fluids: Sources, Endpoints, and Organic Chemical Composition after Centralized Waste Treatment in Pennsylvania. Environmental Science & Technology 2015, 49 (14), pp 8347 8355. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00471 1. B.D. Drollette, K. Hoelzer, N.R. Warner, T.H. Darrah, O. Karatum, M.P. O Connor, R.K. Nelson, L.A. Fernandez, C.M. Reddy, A. Vengosh, R.B. Jackson, M. Elsner, D.L. Plata. Elevated Levels of Diesel Range Organic Compounds in Groundwater near Marcellus Gas Operations are Derived from Surface Activities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1511474112 Megan Patricia O Connor, Curriculum Vitae 2
Presentations 14. M.P. O Connor. Electrochemical deposition for the recovery and separation of metals: A novel approach for reclaiming rare earth and specialty elements from industrial waste and processing streams. United States Army Corp of Engineers. Vicksburg, MS. September 2017. Talk. 13. M.P. O Connor, R.M. Coulthard, D.L. Plata. Electrochemical deposition for the recovery and separation of metals: A novel approach for reclaiming rare earth and specialty elements from industrial waste and processing streams. National American Chemical Society 253 rd Spring Meeting. San Francisco, CA. April 2017. Talk. 12. M.P. O Connor, R.M. Coulthard, D.L. Plata. Closing the loop: A novel approach for reclaiming rare earth and specialty metals from industrial waste and processing streams. Robert M. Langer Graduate Symposium. Yale University, New Haven, CT. December 2016. Talk, Winner: Best Presentation. 11. M.P. O Connor. Closing the loop in sustainable design: A novel recycling technology for reclaiming rare earth elements and specialty metals from E-Waste. American Society of Civil Engineers: Duke University Undergraduate Chapter. Durham, NC. October 2015. Invited Talk. 10. M.P. O Connor and D.L. Plata. Nano-enabled material efficiency: Reclaiming specialty metals from industrial waste and processing streams. Green Electronics Council: Emerging Green Conference. Portland, OR. September 2015. Talk. 9. M.P. O Connor. Navigating the future: Finding your passion in science and engineering. Union College Chemistry Spring Seminar Series. Schenectady, NY. April 2015. Invited Talk. 8. M.P. O Connor and D.L. Plata. The race for the gold metal: A novel approach for reclaiming specialty metals from industrial waste and processing streams. National American Chemical Society 249 th Spring Meeting. Denver, CO. March 2015. Poster. 7. M.P. O Connor and D.L. Plata. Nano-enabled material efficiency: Reclaiming specialty metals from industrial waste and processing streams. Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference. Boston, MA. November 2014. Poster. 6. M.P. O Connor and D.L. Plata. The race for the gold metal: A novel approach for reclaiming specialty metals from industrial waste and processing streams. Gordon Research Seminar: Environmental Sciences: Water. Holderness, NH. June 2014. Invited Talk. 5. M.P. O Connor and D.L. Plata. The race for the gold metal: A novel approach for reclaiming specialty metals from industrial waste and processing streams. Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Sciences: Water. Holderness, NH. June 2014. Poster. 4. M.P. O Connor, N.R. Warner, K. Schreglmann, M. Elsner, A. Vengosh, M.A. Deshusses, D.L. Plata. Identifying needs for novel water treatment technologies for flowback water from natural gas extraction. National American Chemical Society 247 th Spring Meeting. Dallas, TX, March 2014. Poster. Megan Patricia O Connor, Curriculum Vitae 3
3. M.P. O Connor and L.A. MacManus-Spencer. Investigation of the Binding of Perfluoroalkyl Acids Spectroscopy. National American Chemical Society 243 rd Spring Meeting. San Diego, CA, March 2012. Poster. 2. M.P. O Connor and L.A. MacManus-Spencer. Investigation of the Binding of Perfluoroalkyl Acids Spectroscopy. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 32 nd Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, November 2011. Poster. 1. M.P. O Connor and L.A. MacManus-Spencer. Investigation of the Binding of Perfluoroalkyl Acids Spectroscopy. Skidmore Undergraduate Research Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY, October 2011. Poster. Professional Development, Service, and Outreach Student Representative at the Person of the Year Award 2016 Hosted by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce New York City, NY, USA Presenter at Women in Science Day 2016 Hosted by Mystic Aquarium Mystic, CT, USA Scribe for the Summit on Green Electronics 2015 Designing the Future: Summit on Green Electronics Hosted by the Green Electronics Council and Yale University New Haven, CT, USA Special Events Manager 2015 Association for Environmental Engineers and Professors (AEESP) Conference Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Volunteer for Females Excelling More in Math Engineering and Science (FEMMES) 2013 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Union College Chemistry Club President 2011 2012 Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA Professional Societies American Chemical Society, Member 2010 Present Sigma Xi, Member 2012 Present Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Student Member 2011 2012 Megan Patricia O Connor, Curriculum Vitae 4
Peer Review for Scholarly Journals Reviewer for Separation & Purification Reviews Megan Patricia O Connor, Curriculum Vitae 5