Shawn
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Diverse scientific and engineering literacy and research experience with in-depth knowledge on semiconductor and inorganic materials, solid state physics, semiconductor processes, sensors, memory devices, corrosion resistant coating, wear and environment remediation.
• Skilled in characterization instrumentation and analytical techniques of various materials.
• Self-motivated; adaptable to challenges; value accuracy and quality; ability to multitask.
• Independent and objective thinker; team player & leader; problem solver.
EDUCATION
• Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.88), Projected August 2013
• Chinese Academy of Sciences – Beijing, China
M.S. in Materials Physics and Chemistry, September 2007 – July 2010
• Yunnan University – Kunming, China
B.S. in Materials Physics, September 2002 – July 2006
EXPERIENCE
• Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering (6/2011 – Present)
1) Synthesized photocatalytic nanoparticles, inorganic nanostructures, quantum dots, and rare earth nanosheets and nanowires using wet chemistry methods, chemical vapor depositions, and high pressure isothermal reactions.
2) Analyzed the crystalline structures, morphology, elemental composition, chemical states, electronic states, and optical properties of these materials.
3) Studied the mechanisms of micelle-assisted formation of quantum dots in aqueous solutions.
4) Developed methodology for preparation of alpha-rhombohedral boron nanoparticles.
5) Explored new materials for chemical-mechanical planarization in semiconductor processing technology.
6) Conducted atomic force microscopy probe-based nanofabrication of heterogeneous metal-oxide-metal nanostructures.
7) Studied the electro-induced switching electronics and its application in resistance-based non-volatile memory devices.
8) Investigated surfaces and interfacial changes of optically repairable corrosion resistant coating.
9) Prepared wear and friction resistant coating for wheel surface crack and boride coating for mechanical seals.
10) Instructed undergraduate students in AggiE-challenge project in designing transparent energy storage devices.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering (8/2010 – 5/2011)
1) Assisted instruction of Materials Science course for undergraduates.
2) Instructed lab sections and recitations and graded quizzes, exams and lab reports.
3) Maintained grade records and supervised up to 90 undergraduate students per semester.
• Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
Graduate Research Assistant, Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (9/2008 – 6/2010)
1) Prepared free-standing titanium dioxide nanotube array via anodic oxidation.
2) Modified the titanium dioxide nanotubes with metallic nanoparticles via wetting-thermal decomposition or laser ablation in liquids.
3) Studied the electronic transportations on metal-oxide interfaces for thin oxide films based resistance switching devices.
4) Applied the photocatalytic material and sensors to environment remediation electrochemically to eliminate heavy metal pollution and organic contamination.
• Yunnan University, Kunming, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Institute of Optoelectronic Information Materials (9/2005 – 6/2006)
1) Deposited and characterized polycrystalline germanium thin films via direct-current magnetron sputtering with different powers.
2) Studied low-temperature crystallization of the germanium at ~200 °C and transition of its preferred oriented plane for growth.
• AWARDS & HONORS
Crawford fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2010
Outstanding graduate student of C...
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