Weiyue Qu

***** *** ***** **, *** B. Fountain valley, 92708

E-Mail: ablp9d@r.postjobfree.com; Tel: 856-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Pursue a challenging and responsible research and development position

that will utilize my strong skills, research background and creativity

in analytical chemistry to contribute to the fields of environmental

science, chemistry, food science, pesticide industry and

pharmaceuticals.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. More than 10 years of professional experience in analytical chemistry

and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills special for

organic chemistry, wet chemistry, stability analysis, and working in

accordance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) requirement.

. Extensive background in Mass spectrometry such as high-performance

(or ultra-performance) liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

(HPLC or UPLC/MS/MS) and Gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

(GC/MS/MS).

. Experience in wastewater, groundwater, and drinking water analysis

for EPA regulation assessment as well as experience in pesticide

analysis for formulation, processing and technical samples.

. Excellent management and organization skills and training a large

team of Ph.D and master candidates and carry out various operations

and experiments successfully in a research laboratory. Vast

experience of working efficiently and effectively in high pressure

environment.

. Several years for Organic chemical synthesis (pesticides). Formal

knowledge of fundamental organic chemistry, structure, functional

groups and spectroscopic interpretation.

SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

. Using, maintenance and trouble-shooting of analytical instruments

such as HPLC, GC, GC/MS, MALDI-ToF/ToF, GC/MS/MS, UPLC-MS/MS(TQ and

QToF)

. Extensive knowledge of and experience in analysis of trace organic

compounds skills in beverage, plant, tar, soil, sludge, wastewater,

human blood and human milk in addition to basic analytical laboratory

skills: these compounds including Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs),

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), Polychlorinated Biphenyls

(PCBs), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Pharmaceuticals,

Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Steroid hormones, Bisphenol A, 1,4-dioxane,

Kavalactone, pesticide such as PCNB, Bidrin, etc.

. Familiar with compliance requirements within GLP, safety and

regulatory environments.

. Analysis for amino acid sequence using biochemistry methods such as

One dimensional gel electrophoresis

. Organic chemical synthesis (intermediates for pesticides)

WORK EXPERIENCE

05/13- Analytical Chemist at R&D center, American Vanguard Chemical

Corporation (AMVAC), Commerce, Los Angeles, CA

. Developed and validated methodologies, and conducted experiments for

quantitative and qualitative analysis of pesticides such as Bidrin,

permethrin, befenthrin, fenamiphos, naled, PCNB, DDVP, TCNB, cyfluthrin,

Ethoprophos, etc in formulation sample, processing sample, air sample,

water sample and technical sample using HPLC (NP or RP), GC (FID TCD)

and GC/MS.

. Spectroscopic interpretation and impurity analysis for processing sample

and 5 batches sample.

. Developed, submitted, and filed reports on customer sample tests,

correlation tests and validation.

03/09-02/12 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

. Wrote proposals, developed and validated methodologies, and conducted

experiments for extraction (LLE and SPE), quantitative and qualitative

analysis of emerging contaminants such as steroid hormones,

pharmaceuticals, Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and Bisphenol A (BPA) and 1,4-

Dioxan in water (wastewater, drinking water and river water), sediment,

sludge and soil samples using GC-MS/MS, UPLC-tandem Q (MS/MS) and UPLC-

QToF (MS/MS).

. Evaluated U.S. EPA analytical methods and science gap of 1698 - for

steroid hormones and 1694 - for pharmaceuticals and personal care

products (PPCP) in wastewater, sludge and soil by using HRGC/MS and

HPLC/MS/MS.

. Developed, submitted, and filed reports on clients sample tests,

correlation tests and validation. These clients included Pfizer, Johnson

& Johnson, Philadelphia water department and US Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

. Trained and helped students and other researchers in the WET Center on

analytical chemistry parts including pretreatment samples and instrument

analysis.

05/07-2/09 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Molecular Biosciences and

Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

. Developed methodology and conducted experiments for extraction,

quantitative and qualitative analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic

Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in tar using GC-MS and kavalactone in the kava plant

and kava beverage using GC-MS and LC-MS.

. Conducted experiments for study of the amino acid sequence of peroxidase

using biochemical and analytical chemistry methods such as 1D gel

electrophoresis, HPLC and MALDI-ToF-ToF instruments.

09/2004-5/2007 Research Assistant (Doctorate Student), Guangzhou Institute

of Geochemistry, Chinese academy of sciences, China

. Developed methodology for analysis of trace persistent organic

pollutants (POPs) such as Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs),

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), and Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs)

in environmental and biological samples such as air, water, human milk

and human blood.

. Conducted experiments for extraction, purification, quantitative and

qualitative analysis of trace POPs in environmental and biological

samples using GC-MS and HP LC-MS.

09/2001-7/2004 Research Assistant (Master Student) Department of Chemistry,

Jinan University, Guangdong, China

. Designed a simple robust synthesis methodology and conducted experiments

to synthesize 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophthalonitrile, 2,3,5,6-

tetrafluorobenzoic acid, methyl 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzoic acid, 2,3,5,6-

tetrafluorobenzyl alcohol. Those compounds are important intermediates

for pesticides.

. Developed isolation methods for all target compounds and analytical

methods to characterize all products synthesized using analytical

instruments such as FTIR, GC-MS, element analyzer and 1H NMR.

EDUCATION

. 2004-2007 Ph.D. State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong

Key Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Guangzhou Institute of

Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Thesis: Preliminary Study of

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Organochlorine Pesticides and

Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Human Blood and Milk of Special Populations

from Guangdong Province in China

. 2001-2004 M.S. Department of Chemistry of Jinan University (Guangdong,

China). Thesis: Synthesis and Study of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl

Alcohol

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Weiyue Qu, Rominder P.S. Suri, Xinhui Bi, Guoying Sheng, and Jiamo Fu

"Exposure of young mothers and newborns to organochlorine pesticides

(OCPs) in Guangzhou, China" Science of the Total Environment. 2010,

408: 3133-3138

2. Weiyue Qu, Xinhui Bi, Guoying Sheng, Shaoyou Lu, and Jiamo Fu "

Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers among workers at an

electronic waste dismantling region in Guangdong, China" Environment

International. 2007, 33: 1029-1034

3. Xinhui Bi, Weiyue Qu, Guoying Sheng, Wenbing Zhang, Bixian Mai, Dunjin

Chen, Lin Yu, Jiamo Fu "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in South China

maternal and fetal blood and breast milk" Environmental Pollution.

2006, 144: 1024-1030

4. Bi Xinhui, Thomas GO, Jones KC, Qu Weiyue, Sheng Guoying, Martin FL,

Fu Jiamo. Exposure of electronics dismantling workers to

polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, and

organochlorine pesticides in South China. Environmental Science &

Technology 2007, 41, 5647-5653

5. Jun Wang, Michael M. Kliks, Weiyue Qu, Soojin Jun, and Qing X. Li.

(2009). Rapid determination of the geographical origin of honey based

on protein fingerprinting and barcoding using MALDI TOF MS, Journal of

Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 57, No. 21, pp.100**-*****

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