The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

Research and Work Experience

January 2015 – present, Associate Professor
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville

September 2013 – December 2014, Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University (a member of The Texas State University system)

August 2008 – September 2013, Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University (a member of The Texas State University system)

August 2005 – August 2008, Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Los Angeles
Supervisor: H. Thomas Hahn

• Developed multifunctional polymeric nanocomposites.
• Developed magnetic polymer nanocomposites.
• Developed polymer-based Giant Magnetoresistacne (GMR) composites.
• Conductive polymer synthesis and magnetic composite fabrication.
• Participated in the preparation of five research proposals (NSF; QuantumSphere. Inc.; Ninesigma. Inc.).
• Mentored graduate students on their projects and supervised 9 undergraduate students on the research. .

August 2000 – July 2005, Graduate Student Researcher
Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University
Supervisor: Elizabeth J. Podlaha-Murphy

• Invented Co-Au and Co-Cu core-shell nanoparticle fabrication process from aqueous solution.
• Synthesized polymer/surfactant stabilized metallic nanoparticles.
• Fabricated carbon shell by simple annealing the sulfobetaine stabilized Fe nanoparticles.
• Developed GMR sensor from granular Co-Au and Co-Cu core-shell nanoparticles.
• Tutored REU undergraduate students on the Au, Fe2O3 nanoparticle synthesis, characterization and analysis.

• Fabricated carbon nanotube (CNT) through CVD method.
• Fabricated silicone-containing conjugated polymer.

1999 – 2000, Associate Engineer, Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Beijing, China
Catalyst plant scale-up design project and in-field equipment setup.

1996-1999, Research Assistant and Undergraduate Research Co-advisor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Supervisor: Jifen Shi (retired)
Acidic gas adsorption process by hollow fiber membrane modules.

1994-1996, Research Assistant
Department of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology
Supervisor: Renhe Huang and Zechang Liu
Coal desulfurization by a wet chemical method

 

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