QUALIFICATIONS
• 5 years research experience on alloys, ceramics, and thin films with focuses on material processing , mechanical testing, metallurgical analysis, and finite element modeling
• 1 year hand-on experience on product development and testing, project consulting and management
• 2 years university teaching experience on experiment design, data analysis, and equipment training
AWARDS
• Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Award, Michigan State University, 2010
• Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIIE) Award, Michigan, 2009
• Certificate of “Mentor of the NASA MUST Mentorship Program”, NASA, 2009
• 1st place Research Poster Award in Blue & Green Seminar, Michigan State University, 2008
• Certificate of National Computer Language Programming Test (c++) Level II, China, 2005
EDUCATION
• Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA (2006-2010)
PhD in Materials Science
• Southwest Jiaotong University, Cheng Du, P.R. China (2002-2006)
BS in Materials Science and Metallurgy
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIIE)
Co- investigator (Jun. 2009-present)
Investigated NiTi-X phase system, brazed NiTi alloys in high vacuum furnace with a variety of materials including metals and ceramics, and tested joint bonding strength
Produced, tested prototypes of the target products and developed performance specifications
Performed detailed production and material cost analysis and developed production plans
Partnered with Michigan State University Business School to conduct market analysis
• Assistant Consultant, AI Medical Device Inc. (May. 2009–Aug. 2009)
Mentored 2 undergraduates summer interns in product design using AutoCAD
Designed and assembled a Fatigue Testing Device, calibrated and acquired data for fatigue test and failure analysis of Nitinol based Laryngoscope under medical device guidance
• Research Assistant of Smart Materials Lab, Michigan State University (Dec. 2006-present)
Collaborated with researchers in Purdue University, University of Kentucky, and General Motor Corporation to developed new project framework and proposals
Utilized MSU/GM facilities for mechanical, fatigue testing of NiTi braze joint, SEM to characterize fracture surface of NiTi braze joint, DSC and XRD for NiTi thin film
Conducted thermal-processing, metallurgical processing, electrochemical etching, and mechanical evaluation of NiTi shape memory alloys
Deposited mono/multi-layer thin film in the scale from nano to micrometer using PVD
Coded ABAQUS user material subroutine in Fortran based on the shape memory constitutive model and mapped stress-strain distribution in thermo and mechanical fields
Maintained lab equipments; conducted lab safety inspection regularly as the lab manager
Mentored 6 undergraduates on their research projects via experimentation and data analysis
• Undergraduate Research Assistant of the Advanced Functional Materials Lab
Southwest Jiaotong University, China (Jun. 2005-Jul. 2006)
Modified Magnesium alloys by Plasma Ion Implantation for biomedical applications and evaluated corrosion resistance and tribological properties
Deposited monolayer, multilayer of DLC layers on Titanium alloys by Magnetic Sputtering to improve friction and wear
WORK EXPERIENCES
• Poster Session Chair of “the International Organization on Shape Memory & Superelastic Technology (SMST)”, May 2010
Coordinated multi-group communication during the pre-conference phase
Reviewed conference manuscript and co-edited conference proceedings
Organized poster session and maximized its exposure to 400+ attendee
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