Six Sigma Assistant

Guoqing Qian

Apt C*, *** Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Phone: 518-***-****(cell) E-mail: **************@***.***

SUMMARY

. R&D professional with a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and more than

10 years of industrial and academic experience in

organic/polymer synthesis and characterization.

. Expertise in developing synthetic procedures for various small

molecules and polymers with desired structures and properties.

. In-depth knowledge of various analytical techniques and

structure-property relationships for polymeric materials.

. Extensive experience in preparing polymer/particle composites

EXPERIENCE

University of South Carolina August 2008 - Present

Research Assistant Professor

. Designed and synthesized novel

sulfonated/phosphonated/fluorinated polybenzimidazole (PBI)

derivatives to elucidate structure-property relationships.

. Designed and synthesized polybenzimidazole based block

copolymers (PAES-b-PBI, PEEK-b-PBI, etc.) with improved

mechanical properties and optimized

hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity characteristics.

. Fabricated polybenzimidazole based polymeric membranes and

evaluated the properties with various analytical techniques.

. Developed applications for polybenzimidazole based polymeric

membranes in high temperature PEM fuel cells and Electrochemical

Hydrogen Pumps.

. Delivered effective reports, presentations, and patent

application supports to industrial partners (H2Pump, Plug Power,

and UltraCell, etc.).

. Provided training to junior graduate students, and responsible

for lab setup and maintenance.

BASF Fuel Cell, Inc. May 2007 - Present

Technical Consultant

. Optimized polymerization conditions for the scale-up

manufacturing pilot line.

. Developed approaches to prepare polybenzimidazole/particle

composite systems with enhanced mechanical, thermal, and

electrical properties.

. Delivered new ideas on polymeric sealants for high temperature

PEM fuel cells.

. Developed polymer blends and examined the effects of additives

to improve membrane properties

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute August 2003- August 2008

Graduate Research Assistant

. Designed and synthesized novel fluorinated polybenzimidazoles

under the guidance of polymer structure-property relationships.

. Investigated fluorinated polybenzimidazoles as fuel cell

membranes and electrode additives.

. Examined the durability of PBI based membranes in PEM fuel cells

with accelerated tests.

Agilent Technologies May 2001- July 2003

Senior R&D Chemist

. Created and delivered the solutions for gas chromatography

GC6820 localization.

. Designed and developed testing methods and application notes for

GC 6820 and HPLC 1100.

. Provided technical supporst for manufacturing projects (GC,

GC/MS, HPLC and HPLC/MS).

. Improved the efficiency and yield of existing testing processes

with Six Sigma methodology.

Intertek Testing Service Jun 1999- April 2001

Senior Chemist

. Developed testing methods based on ISO/IEC, ASTM/UL, and EPA

methods with UV-VIS, FTIR, AAS, ICP, GC, GC/MS, and HPLC.

. Managed a team of technicians to oversee the moderate to complex

testing tasks.

SKILLS

. Multi-step organic synthesis and purification.

. Polymer synthesis with free radical and condensation reactions,

bulk, suspension, solution, and emulsion systems.

. Polymeric film/membrane fabrication and surface modification.

. Structure-property testing techniques: XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA, DSC,

DMTA, GPC, NMR, FTIR, GC/MS, HPLC/MS, porosiometry, rheometer,

viscometer.

. Electrochemical techniques - CV, EIS, etc.

. Familiar with ISO9001, GLP, Six Sigma, Lean, and Design of

Experiments (DOE).

EDUCATION

Ph. D. in Polymer Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY,

August 2008

"Synthesis and Characterization of novel polybenzimidazole

membranes for high temperature PEM fuel cell applications"

M.S. in Organic Chemistry, East China Normal University, China,

May 1999

"Fullerene (C60)-based polymeric functional materials"

B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Fudan University, China, May 1996

PUBLICATIONS

. Guoqing Qian and Brian C. Benicewicz (2009). "Synthesis and

characterization of high molecular weight

hexafluoroisopropylidene-containing polybenzimidazole for high-

temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells." Journal of

Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 47(16): 4064-4073.

. Guoqing Qian, Dennis W. Smith Jr. and Brian C. Benicewicz

(2009). "Synthesis and characterization of high molecular weight

perfluorocyclobutyl-containing polybenzimidazoles (PFCB-PBI) for

high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells",

Polymer 50(16): 3911-3916.

. Guoqing Qian and Brian C. Benicewicz (2009). "Phosphoric acid

loss study of polybenzimidazole membrane for high temperature

PEM fuel cells", Fuel Cell, submitted.

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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