Dedicated scientist with expertise in fabrication and development of monomeric/polymeric/metallic materials and material characterization techniques. Excellent multitasker with solid technical skills and problem-solving abilities. Well-organized and disciplines with a methodical approach to formulating chemicals and conducting tests to create prototype products. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Organic synthesis skills: Rotary evaporation, Vacuum distillation, Product separation and purification (filtration, centrifuge, extraction, chromatography, crystallization, freezing-dry, and etc.)
Experience
Research Scientist, 07/2020 to Current Amazon – Utica, MI, USA
Fabricated and characterized new polyacryalmide-based hydrogel sweat sensors provide hydration information through selective determination of sodium chloride levels
Employed methods to confirm sweat sensor performance
Optimized mechanical performance by tuning the composition
Involved in writing reports and proposals, designed experiments, analyzed and presented result
Conducted the assessment of developed products, supported process improvement
Made difficult concepts understandable to people with different levels of understanding
Advanced the multi-discipline project through collaborating with marketing teams, mentors and business advisors
Resolved customer’s issues and developed sensors based on the market needs.
Postdoc Research Associate , 09/2019 to 07/2020 University Of Utah – Payson, UT, USA
Initiated the development of operating guides for SEM, IFM, XRD, Vickers Hardness, CPP/EIS .
Used SEM to characterize microstructure of laser engineering net shaping (LENS)-made samples
Tested mechanical and corrosion properties of LENS-made sample
Studied microstructure-property relationship for LENS-made sample
Supervised graduate and undergraduate students
Compiled and organized research data of LENS project to provide discussion and insight by reports and presentations
Graduate Research Assistant, 07/2015 to 04/2019 Children's National Medical Center – Fairfax, VA, USA
Fabrication of antifouling polyacrylamide-based brushes
Synthesized N-acryloyl glycinamide (NAGA) monomer with two amide groups which helped build up numerous hydrogen bonds
Fabricated poly NAGA brushes by surface-initiated atom transfer radical photopolymerization
Characterized polymer surfaces via contact angle measurement and ellipsometry
Tested protein adhesion by surface plasmon resonance to confirm that numerous hydrogen bonds formed the hydration layers
Used fluorescent microscopy and optical microscopy to test cell and bacteria adhesion
Studied structure-property relationship for antifouling PAM brushes
Preparation of tough polyacrylamide-based hydrogels
Had knowledge of the frontier of tough hydrogels
Designed the tough hydrogels through the selection of different kinds of AM monomer and construction of network structures, and further optimized the mechanical performance by optimization of components
Prepared emulsion, microemulsion, sub-microemlusion based on three-phase diagram
Prepared highly self-recovery hydrophobic associated hydrogels via emulsion polymerization
Prepared tough and adhesive double network hydrogels via one pot method
Advanced the understanding of network structure through the SEM of cross-sectional area of gels.
Tested interfacial toughness between gel-substrate interface
Studied structure-property relationship for tough polyacrylamide-based hydrogels
Supervised one undergraduate to accomplish her honor project
Education
Ph.D.: Chemical Engineering (3.56 GPA), Expected in 05/2019 University Of Akron - Akron, OH, GPA:
Professional Enrichment Grant (PEG) Recipient - 2016, 2017, 2019
Dissertation: Development of Polyacrylamide-based Biomaterials in Hydrogels and Brushes
Completed coursework in Classical thermodynamics, Chemical reaction engineering, Experimental design, Transport phenomenon, Chemical engineering analysis, and Thermal transport in materials
Bachelor of Science: Chemistry Minor in Accounting, Expected in 06/2014 Tianjin Agricultural University - Tianjin, GPA:
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