Youyou Zheng
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Qualifications Summary
Chemical Engineer
Intellectually curious and innovative researcher with PhD in Chemical
Engineering (particularly, biomaterials design and development). Seven-
year track record of professional success spanning multidisciplinary
academic and commercial venues. Hands-on research and statistical
analysis experience in biopolymer synthesis and characterization.
Experience in patent filing for biochemical assay materials and strong
publication / presentation history. Background training and managing
small teams in laboratory settings. Open to relocation.
Selected Accomplishments
. Synthesized, characterized, and modified various surface molecularly
imprinted polymers with recognition abilities to mimick antibodies, the
polymeric materials could be used in drug delivery, immunoassays (such as
ELISA), biosensors, protein purification and separation, and as elements
in medical devices.
. Familiar with bioanalytical chemistry and various biotechniques such as
cell culture and bioconjugation.
. Experienced in toxicology effect analysis of various nanomaterials (e.g.
carbon nanotubes) on LA 4 cell line.
. Design and management of experimental assays via a wide variety of
analytical instruments such as AFM, SEM, TEM, NMR, ATR-FTIR, DSC, TGA,
HPLC, GPC, Fluorescence/epifluorescence Microscope, and UV/VIS
spectrophotometer, etc.
. Developed various scaffolds for osteoblast cell culture and characterized
the materials using SEM, fluorescent spectrophotometer, and other
analytical instruments.
. Knowledge of Six Sigma, DOE (Design of Experiments) and statistical
analysis software such as Minitab.
. Trained and oversaw graduate and undergraduate students in utilizing
experimental equipment.
. Studied suspension polymerization production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
resin and investigated process development and scale-up of polymer
production in an industrial environment.
. Selected to present at national scientific conferences.
Technical Skills
Organic Polymer Chemistry, Colloid Chemistry, Reaction
Chemistry & Kinetics/Mechanism Analysis, Polymer Characterization,
Biochemistry: Photopolymerization, Photolithography, Biochemistry,
Nanotechnology, Structure - Property Relationships,
Surface Chemistry, Polymer Chemical / Thermal / Physical
Analysis, Polymer Synthesis, Free Radical Polymerization,
UV Polymerization, Polymer Surface Modification, Surface
Molecular Imprinting, Monomer Vacuum Distillation,
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Tissue
Engineering, Cell Culture, Bioconjugate Technique,
Protein Chemistry, and Drug Delivery
Engineering: Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Finite Elements Analysis,
Statistical Methods, Design of Experiments (DOE), Digital
Image Processing, Database (SQL) and statistical software
(JMP, Minitab, etc.)
Material TEM, SEM, environmental SEM, AFM, ATR-FTIR, GPC,
Characterizati Viscometer, NMR and DSC
on:
Biochemical UV-Visible Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Spectroscopy,
Assay: Confocal Microscope, UV / VIS Spectrophotometer, HPLC,
Optical and Fluorescent Microscope
Computer MathCAD, Polymath, AutoCAD, SigmaPlot, Femlab, Polymath,
Skills Microsoft Office, MS Access, MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe Photoshop, DataBase (dBase) and Visual FoxPro
Education & Training
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (formerly University of
Missouri-Rolla)
08/2004 ~ 08/2009
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Thesis: Protein Responsive Synthetic Materials for Biomedical
Applications
Advisor: Professor David B. Henthorn
Honors & Awards:
. Teaching Assistantship - Molecular Chemical Engineering and Engineering
Economic Analysis (2009)
. Teaching Assistantship - Student Project Design (2008)
. Teaching Assistantship - Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (2007)
. Research Assistantship - Chemical Engineering (2004 - 2009)
SICHUAN UNIVERSITY, China. 09/1998 ~ 07/2002
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Chemical Engineering
Specialization: Fine Chemical Engineering
Honors & Awards:
. University Fellowship (1998 - 2002)
. Internship - Titanium Dioxide Batch Digestion Reaction, Titanium Industry
Co. Ltd. (2002)
. Internship - Resin Production, Jinlu Resin Co. Ltd. (2001)
University Teaching Certificate - License to teach at all colleges /
universities in China. 2004
Professional Experience
MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 08/2009 ~ present
Research Scientist - Chemical Engineering & Biochemistry
. Designed and synthesized novel materials with ability to selectively
recognize and bind template biological molecules, such as immunoglobulins
and cell adhesion molecules, out of a host of competitive species.
. Studied various characteristics and kinetic mechanisms of synthetic
polymers to determine optimal working conditions of polymers.
. Evaluated application / viability of these synthetic polymers for
biomedical / therapeutic usage in areas including:
. Studied toxicology effects of carbon nanotubes on LA 4 cell line.
NORTEKSOFT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY LTD., China. 05/2004 ~ 07/2004
Testing Engineer
. Collaborated with highly talented cross-functional team designing and
testing QMAX Enterprise Quality System Central software.
SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY, China. 07/2002 ~ 05/2004
Assistant Director - Student Affairs
. Placed in charge of all undergraduate student affairs for large
university.
. Provided wide range of IT advisory and hands-on database construction and
data analysis services.
. Developed massive student information database utilizing dBase and Visual
FoxPro.
. Served as Undergraduate Advisor specializing in engineering.
TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO. LTD., Pangang Group, China. 01/2002 ~ 07/2002
Intern
. Selected from nationwide pool of applicants for highly competitive
internship.
. Played active role on collaborative team studying sulphate process of
manufacturing titanium dioxide.
. Optimized control conditions for batch digestion reaction.
. Analyzed operation parameters of batch digestion reaction based on
systematic laboratory study of digestion kinetics; adjusted parameters in
industrial-scale acid digestion procedure.
JINLU RESIN CO. LTD., China. 01/2001 ~ 03/2001
Intern
. Studied suspension polymerization production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
resin.
. Investigated process development and scale-up of polymer production; made
recommendations to streamline and expedite process.
Publications & Presentations
Henthorn DB, Zheng Y and Peppas NA. Synthetic ligand-receptor interactions
in delivery systems, in Peppas NA, Hilt JZ and Thomas JB, eds,
Nanotechnology in Therapeutics: Current Technology and Applications, 3-23,
Horizon Press, Norfolk, UK, 2007.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Interfacial molecular imprinting for the
production of immunoresponsive materials, AICHE2006, US - Japan Joint
Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and
Therapeutic Systems.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Surface molecularly imprinted materials applied
in immunoassays, AICHE2007, Polymers as Functional Components of Micro- and
Nanodevices.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Molecularly imprinted polymers used as
replacements for biological receptors. Accepted by Journal of Molecular
Recognition.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Recognitive imprinted polymers formed using a
protein stamp template. Submitted to Analytica Chimica Acta.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Interfacial molecular imprinting for the
production of immunoarrays (Presentation), 12th Annual Meeting of Institute
of Biological Engineering.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Surface molecularly imprinted materials applied
in immunoassays (Presentation), AICHE2007, Polymers as Functional
Components of Micro- and Nanodevices.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. The synthesis and characterization of protein
microarray mimic materials (Presentation), 2008 Annual Meeting of
Biomedical Engineering Society.
Zheng Y, and Henthorn DB. Photopatternable symthetic materials with
biorecognition abilities for use in analytical microdevices (Presentation),
AICHE2008, Biomaterials.
Professional Affiliations
Member - American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)
Member - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Member - Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE)
Member - Toastmasters International