Lee T. Jacobsen
Contact Information
- Email: ljacob7@gmail.com
- LinkedIn
Education
- Brigham Young University
- Chemical Engineering, GPA 3.61 / 4.0
- Graduation Date: April 2012
Research Interests
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Modeling and Control
- Created linear constrained controller for tubular solid oxide fuel cell
- Worked with state-of-the-art 1st principles solid oxide fuel cell MATLAB model
- Used APMonitor software for model predictive control environment and optimization
Publications
- Lee T. Jacobsen and John D. Hedengren, Model Predictive Control with a Rigorous Model of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Preprint submitted to American Control Conference (ACC), Washington, DC, 2013. Preprint Presentation
- Peng Hu, Lee T. Jacobsen, James G. Horton, and Randy S. Lewis, Sulfide assessment in bioreactors with gas replacement, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Volume 49, Issue 3, pp 429–434, 2010. Abstract
Experience
- ExxonMobil Plastics Plant- HPPE, Baker, LA, May 2011-August 2011
- Site material balance trouble-shooting
- Identified source of 15 months’ worth of ethylene material balance discrepancies
- Stream-lined loss identification for future end of month material balances
- Contact Engineer Internship - ExxonMobil Refinery- Cat Light Ends, Baton Rouge, LA, April 2010-August 2010
- Monitored and worked with operations and technical to optimize De-Propanizer units
- Co-developed a Vent Gas Monitoring Tool to enable controllers to quickly identify gas sources
- Designed and received technical & economic approval to install an MEA scrubber sampling facility
- Improve Engineer Internship - ExxonMobil Chemical Plant- Aromatics, Baton Rouge, LA, January 2009-June 2009
- Engineered and passed two capital projects through Safe-Team
- Designed water-seal system correcting safety hazards on benzene/toluene finishing unit
- Designed natural gas system to correct liquid hammering on mixed- xylenes finishing unit
- Conducted several plant tests working with field operators and control operators
- Received award for technical excellence for energy usage improvements on the aromatics unit
- Bio-Fuels Department, BYU/Coskata Inc., August 2008-August 2011
- Conducted research using microbes for the production of ethanol from H2, CO2, and CO, gases
- Trouble-shooting and configuring 2- Liter CSTR
- Research centered on finding optimal ORP ratio for microbe growth and ethanol production
- Surface Crew - Redmond Minerals, Redmond, UT, March 2007-Aug 2007
- Operated processing machinery (belt lines, packaging equipment, electronic scales)
- Experience operating: Fork lift, Skid Loader, CAT 980 G front-end loader
- Worked ten-hour shifts and was responsible for meeting quota of prepared product per week
- Volunteer - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, West Indies, Caribbean, March 2005-March 2007
- Leadership over groups of ten to fifteen other volunteers
- Conducted over 30 workshops emphasizing effectiveness and efficiency
Interests and Awards
- BYU Global Engineering Outreach- Humanitarian Engineering Projects
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
- Hobbies: photography, hiking, and clay pigeon shooting
