LIMING TANG

Address: ***** ********* **** *** *, Cleveland, Ohio 44120

Cell: 330-***-****; E-mail: abmk32@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Seeking an industrial position commensurate with my ten years of

research experience in organic and polymer chemistry

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

. 10 years experience in polymer development, preparation, processing and

characterization

. Thorough knowledge of polymer, organic, organometallic chemistry and

understanding of structure-property relations

. Excellent Schlenk and glove-box techniques for handling air-sensitive

compounds

. 10 years experience in polymer development, preparation, processing and

characterization

. Processing and characterization of nanocomposites

. Lab-scale polymerization and polymer processing (Extruder)

. NMR (1D, 2D), GPC, TLC, flash and column chromatography, DSC, TGA, DMTA,

UV-VIS, PL, FT-IR, TEM, SEM, optical microscopy, etc

. Excellent problem-solving ability and projects management skills

Education

Ph.D. Polymer and Organic Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied

Chemistry (CIAC), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), China

M.S. Polymer, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

B.S. Polymer, Shenyang Institute of Chemical Technology, China

Research Experience

Case Western Reserve University, Macromolecular Science and Engineering

2007-present

Research Associate

. Develop novel absorption and photoluminescent color-changing epoxy

resin/dye blends for use as visual indicators of strain, time temperature

indicators, or chemical sensors

. Synthesize nanocomposites based on epoxy resin and cellulose whiskers

. Design and synthesize photo-healable supramolecules which can be used in

a variety of field including coating

. Design and synthesize color-changing dyes for use in polymer blends

University of Connecticut, Institute of Material Science, Postdoctoral

Fellow, 2006-2007

. Cp2TiCl catalyzed living radical polymerizations initiated from halides

. Synthesize ultrahigh molecular weight polycaprolactone via transition

metal catalysts

. Synthesize graft and block styrene and lactone polymers

Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, State Key Lab of Polymer

Physics and Chemistry, China, Research Assistant

2002-2006

. Develop novel Group III and IV transition metal catalysts for precise

olefin polymerization

. Develop binuclear neutral nickel catalysts and cationic (-diimine

nickel(II) complexes

. Design and synthesize polyolefins with well-defined structures

Service

Scientific Reviewer: Polymer, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer

Chemistry, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Polymer Engineering &

Science, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Applied Organometallic

Chemistry, eXPRESS Polymer Letters

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Total 15 peer-reviewed publications, 3 patents and 14 conference

proceedings. Selected examples are listed below.

14. Tang, L.; Weder C. "Cellulose Whisker/Epoxy Resin Nanocomposites", ACS

Applied Materials & Interfaces 2010, 2, 1073-1080.

13. Tang, L.; Whalen, J.; Schutte, G.; Weder, C. "Stimuli-Responsive Epoxy

Coatings", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2009, 1, 688-696.

12. MacLeod, K.; Conway, J.; Tang, L.; Smith, J.; Corcoran, L.; Ballem, K.;

Patrick, B.; Smith, K. "Reactivity Consequences of Steric Reduction in

Cyclopentadienyl Chromium (-Diketiminate Complexes", Organometallics

2009, 28, 6798-6806.

11. Champouret, Y.; Baisch, U.; Poli, R.; Tang, L.; Conway, J.; Smith,

K. "Homolytic bond strengths and formation rates in half-sandwich

chromium-alkyl complexes: relevance for controlled radical

polymerization", Angew. Chem Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6069-6072.

10. Tang, L.; Li, Z. "Di-?-chlorido-chlorido-1?Cl 1-phenyl-3-

phenyliminobut-1-enolato-1: 2?3O:O,N)bis(1-phenyl-3-phenyliminobut-1-

enolato)-1?2N,O;2?2N,O-dichromium(III) toluene disolvate", Acta Cryst.

2008, E64, m1230.

9. Tang, L.; Wu, J.; Duan, Y.; Pan, L.; Li, Y.; Li, Y. "Ethylene

Polymerizations, and the Copolymerizations of Ethylene with Hexene or

Norbornene with Highly Active Mono(?-enaminoketonato) Vanadium(III)

Catalysts", Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry.

2008, 46, 2038-2048.

8. Tang, L.; Li, Y.; Ye, W.; Li, Y. "Ethylene/propylene copolymerization

with bis(?-enaminoketonato) titanium complexes", Journal of Polymer

Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2006, 44, 5846-5854.

7. Tang, L.; Duan, Y.; Li, Y. "Syntheses, structures and ethylene

polymerization behavior of (-diketiminato titanium complexes", Journal

of Organometallic Chemistry. 2006, 691, 2023-2030.

6. Tang, L.; Hu, T.; Pan, L.; Li, Y. "Ethylene/(-olefin copolymerization

with bis(?-enaminoketonato) titanium complexes activated with MMAO",

Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2005, 43, 6323-

6330.

5. Tang, L.; Hu, T.; Bo, Y.; Li, Y.; Hu, N. "Titanium complexes bearing

two aromatic-substituted ?-ketoiminato ligands: syntheses, structures,

and olefin polymerization behavior", Journal of Organometallic

Chemistry. 2005, 690, 3125-3133.

4. Tang, L.; Duan, Y.; Li, Y. "Copolymerization of ethylene and

cyclopentene with bis(?-enaminoketonato) titanium complexes", Journal

of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2005, 43, 1681-1689.

3. Song, C.; Tang, L.; Li, Y.; Li, X.; Chen, J.; Li, Y. "Preparation of

linear [pic]-olefins to high-molecular weight polyethylenes using

cationic [pic]-diimine nickel(II) complexes containingchloro-

substituted ligands", Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer

Chemistry. 2006, 44, 1964-1974.

2. Hu, T.; Tang, L.; Li, X.; Li, Y.; Hu, N. "Synthesis and ethylene

polymerization activity of a novel, highly active single-component

binuclear neutral nickel(II) catalyst", Organometallics. 2005, 24, 2628-

2634.

1. Tang, L.; Xu, D. "The development of Rotational moulding", Plastics

Processing and Applications. 1997, 19, 35-41.

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