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Hamilton, Ontario L*S *A* Kang Sun

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Accomplished professional with extensive experience in metallurgical principles and processes. Author of over 50 papers, two books and two patents on extractive metallurgy and process metallurgy. Managed research projects and participated in laboratory and industrial scale projects. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, to analyzing data, draw diagrams and produce documentation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIRST SOLAR INC., Perrysburg, OH 2010 - 2012

Manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules and commercial provider of PV solar systems.

Metallurgical Engineer II, Strategic Materials

Develop processes to extract and purify tellurium from the PLS (Pregnant Leach Solution) by solvent extraction on both bench scale and pilot scale. Recover metallic values from industrial waste generated during the production of solar panels.

• Developed solvent extraction processes to extract and purify metallic values for producing solar panels and inventor of two patents.

• Recycled industrial metallic waste to recover metallic values via pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

RTI INTERNATIONAL METALS, INC., Niles, OH 2007 - 2010

One of the world's largest producers of titanium.

Corporate Technical Specialist, R&D Department

Analyze root cause and develop countermeasures to solve technical problems in production of titanium ingots.

• Optimized glass lubrication for the hot extrusion of metallic billets.

• Controlled impurity level and composition homogeneity in melting and casting ingots process.

• Eliminated defects from the ingots produced via plasma arc melting.

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, Hamilton, ON, Canada 2004 - 2006

Public research university.

Research Associate

Study the feasibility of comprehensively processing complex metallic resources to recover metallic values by developing new techniques. Analyze and optimize the process by mathematical modeling.

• Developed an environmentally friendly metallurgical process to comprehensively treat titanomagnetite to recover iron, titanium and other metallic values.

• Performed mathematical modeling of carbothermic reduction of oxide mineral.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, ON, Canada 2003 - 2004

Public research university.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Study fundamentals of the intermetallic reactions between light metals (Al and Mg) and transition metals (Mn, Zr, V).

• Researched the kinetics of intermetallic reactions and transport phenomena.

• Developed efficient assimilation techniques for producing alloys of light metals.

• Studied the alloying process of molten light metals with transition metals.

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Shenyang, Liaoning, China 1985 - 1989 | 1992 - 2002

Premier national university recognized internationally for engineering sciences.

Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer, Teacher and Research Assistant

Manage research projects on extractive metallurgy. Plan, design, schedule, supervise and participate in the experimental work.

• Purified crude titanium tetrachloride by means of adsorption with molecular sieves.

• Synthesized and characterized powders of TiAlx, Fe-TiC, FeTi via mechanical activation followed by solid reaction.

• Upgraded ilmenite and preparation of synthetic rutile.

• Participated in developing reduction-distillation combined process for producing titanium sponge.

• Contributed to research of chlorination of titanium enriched materials containing higher concentration of the oxides of magnesium and calcium.

EDUCATION

TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Sendai, Japan

• Doctor of Engineering, Specializing in Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering

CHANGSHA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, Changsha, Hunan, China

• Master of Engineering, Specializing in Metallurgical Engineering

NORTHEAST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

• Bachelor of Engineering, Specializing in Metallurgical Engineering

PUBLISHED BOOKS

• K. Sun. “Physical Chemistry of the Extractive Metallurgy of Titanium”, Beijing, Metallurgical Industry Press, 2001

• K. Sun. “Kinetics on Heterogeneous Reactions and their Application”, Beijing, Metallurgical Industry Press, 1998

PATENTS

• K. Sun, M. Omofoma. Removal of Ferrous/Ferric Ions from Tellurium Pregnant Leach Solution by Solvent Extraction, (under application)

• K. Sun, M. Omofoma. Extraction and Purification of Tellurium from Its Sulfuric Acid PLS by Solvent Extraction, (under application)

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