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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full-time position as a Scientist/Engineer in a materials science related area
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, 08/2009 – 12/2014
School of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, GPA: 3.59/4
Thesis: Nano-modification for High Performance Cement Composites by Cellulose Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, B.S. in Physics, 09/2005 – 06/2009
Department for Intensive Instruction, Kuang Yaming Honors School
Major GPA: 88.3/100 (rank 5/67)
Overall GPA: 84.7/100
PROFICIENCIES
Computers: MS Office, Mathcad, Matlab, Abaqus, C++, Origin, Catia, ImageJ, Tecplot, Photoshop, SketchUp
Microscopy: SEM/EDS, TEM, AFM, transmitted and reflected light microscopes
Analytical equipment: XRD, XPS, EBSD, FTIR, nanoindentation, SIMS, DMA, DSC/TGA, isothermal calorimetry, zeta potential analyzer, rheometer, dynamic vapor sorption, impedance spectroscopy, BET, titration
Other: chemical mechanical planarization, PVD, FIB, photolithography, oscillograph, source meter, MTS, Forney Testing Machines, Universal Test Machine, FEM modeling, DOE principles
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Specialist Editor: Materials Science, Cactus Communications Inc., 2015-Present
• Review and edit academic manuscripts (journal papers, academic reports, documents) in materials science/engineering
Graduate Researcher, Purdue, Advisor: Jeffrey Youngblood, Jason Weiss, Pablo Zavattieri, 2011-2014
Project: High Performance Cement Composites with Nanocrystalline and Nanofribrillated Cellulose. Funded by National Science Foundation and U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory
• Developed the cellulose nanocrystal-cement composites and improved the flexural strength by ~55%
• Created an original centrifugation method to quantify the nanoparticle-cement affinity; Investigated the nanoparticle cement interaction via SEM/EDS, light microscopy, rheological measurements and zeta potential analysis
• Established the theory Short Circuit Diffusion that unravels the improved hydration mechanism with nanocrystals
• Designed a novel ball-on-three-ball flexural test; Evaluated the fracture toughness with bending tests
• Studied the hardness, elastic modulus and creep behavior of the nano-cement composites by nanoindentation
• Evaluated the rheological behavior of fresh cement pastes and validated the steric stabilization and agglomeration
Graduate Researcher, Purdue, Advisor: Jason Weiss, Carol Handwerker, 2009-2011
Project: Nano-modified Cement for High Strength Concrete with Improved Mechanical Performance and Blast Resistance. Funded by The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
• Processed the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via ultrasonication with superplasticizer; Developed a variety of nano-modified high performance cement composites with processed CNTs, silica fume and nano-cement
• Improved the flexural (by~45%) and compressive (by ~30%) strengths of cement composites with the processed CNTs
• Characterized the fibers distributions via SEM, TEM, and impedance spectroscopy at both macro- and micro-level; Validated the fiber bridging mechanism by SEM
Undergraduate Researcher, The National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, 2007-2009
Project: Memory Device Based on Solid Electrolyte Thin Film (863 Program of China)
• Grew thin film by PLD and magnetron sputtering. Prepared solid electrolytes through a quick cooling method
• Characterized the thin films and bulk electrolytes by XRD, DSC, impedance spectroscopy and SEM
• Fabricated the thin film memory devices by focused ion beam etching and photolithography
Undergraduate Researcher , Nanjing University, 2006-2008
Project: The Influence of Different Parameters on the Ferroelectric Properties of LiNbO3
• Examined and analyzed the relationship between the LiNbO3 ferroelectric properties and the outer environment
Project: Fractal Dimension of Cu in Diffusion-limited Electrolytic Deposition Process with Varying Voltages
• Studied fractal dimensions of two-dimensional electro-deposition of Cu in limited conditions
• Established a model to relate the voltage to the deposition’s Hausdorff dimension with a box-counting method
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, 2010-2012
• Materials Properties Laboratory. Lectured; Led labs of ~20 students; Graded reports and exams; Held office hour
• Materials Processing Laboratory. Lectured; Led labs of ~7 students; Graded reports and exams
• Engineering Materials II. Lectured; Led labs of 24 students; Graded reports and exams; Held office hour
AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS
• People’s Scholarship, ...
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