Engineer Research

Jeffrey M. Yamada

**** ********** **., ******** ****, Ca 91754 ? 323-***-**** ?

**********@*****.***

Scientific Research and Development

Summary

A synthetic chemist with a background in organic synthesis, polymer synthesis,

and bioconjugate chemistry. Specialties include multi-step design and

synthesis of small molecules and polymers for use in organic electronic

devices. Extensive hands on experience with characterization techniques,

including HPLC, NMR, GPC, FT-IR, DSC, TGA, CV, UV-vis, LC/MS, and DLS.

Education

Masters of Science in Chemistry

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

College of Letters and Sciences

University of California, Los Angeles

Honors: Cum Laude, Member of Phi Beta Kappa

Work History & Experience

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER, Goleta, CA 2008-2010

Research Engineer

Designed and performed experiments toward the synthesis of low

band-gap oligomers and polymers for organic photovoltaic devices

Researched and synthesized novel thiol-ene polymers for applications

in nanoimprint lithography

Assisted in the management of Mitsubishi Chemical - Center for

Advanced Materials (MC-CAM) related projects at the University of

California, Santa Barbara

Presented "Photocurable Thiol-ene Polymers for Soft Lithography" at

the US-Japan Polymat 2008

INSERT THERAPEUTICS, Pasadena, CA 2006-2007

Research Associate

Expedited the development of nano prodrugs of etoposide for use in

cancer treatment

Synthesized and characterized a novel class of drug conjugates with

various linkers, which were evaluated by IC50, MTD, and efficacy

studies in vitro or in vivo

Developed a prodrug that displayed a 55% improvement in vivo

anticancer activity compared to its small molecule analog

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, University of California, 2002-2006

Los Angeles

Undergraduate/Graduate Researcher

Studied alternate routes for the synthesis of tetrabenzononacenes,

twisted acene derivatives with potential applications in field-effect

transistors and light-emitting diodes

Researched the viability of ionic, remendable polymers to be used in

structural composite materials

Assisted in the synthesis and characterization of oligoacene

derivatives, conjugated oligomers with semi-conducting properties

Awards Received

Departmental Scholar in Chemistry (2006)

The Geissman Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry (2005)

The Dolores Cannon Southam Award for Excellence in Research (2005)

The Scrubs Unlimited Summer Research Fellowship (2004)

Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP) Summer Research Fellowship (2003)

National Science Foundation (NSF) Summer Research Fellowship (2002)

Publications

Duong, H. M.; Bendikov, M.; Steiger, D.; Zhang, Q.; Sonmez, G.; Yamada, J.;

Wudl, F. Org. Lett. 2003, 23, 4433

Skills

Computer: Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Chem Draw, and

Scifinder

Instrumentation: Extensive experience with HPLC, NMR, FT-IR, UV-vis, GPC, DLS,

LC/MS, CV, TGA, and DSC

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