Engineering Development

MIN HU, Ph.D.

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Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Phone: 574-***-**** (Cell) E-Mail: ***.**.*@*****.***

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST

Optical scientist Analytical Physical chemist

scientist

Optical scientist offering extensive experience in scientific research and

development -Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry. Strong expertise and

background in physical and analytical chemistry, optics and photonics, laser

spectroscopy, and physics. Broad knowledge and skill with optical

spectroscopy/microscopy, physical instrumentation, and computers. Motivated,

hard working, reliable, and productive. Proven ability to collaborate in a

multidisciplinary team and deliver high quality work.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HP Laboratories, Hewlett-Packard Company - 2008-present

Palo Alto, CA

Visiting Scientist

Participated HP's CeNSE (Central Nervous System for the Earth) project at

Information and Quantum Systems Lab (IQSL) to develop next generation sensor

technology based on optical physics and optical Raman spectroscopy.

Worked with HP's engineering team to scale up production of optical sensors.

Invented a series of novel optical sensors to improve the sensitivities for

chemical sensing.

Created innovative optical fiber probe system for sensor applications.

Philip Morris USA (PM USA), Inc. 2006-2008

-Richmond, VA

(ClearPoint Resources, Inc. -Contract)

INEST Research Fellow

INEST = Interdisciplinary Network of Emerging Science and Technology, a

research program managed by Philip Morris USA to promote the commercialization

of advanced nanotechnology.

Visiting Scientist, NanoPhotonics and Near-field Optics Lab at College of

Optics and Photonics (CREOL), University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL

(2006 -2008)

Visiting Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering,

University of Washington, Seattle (UW) -

Seattle, WA (2006)

Established industry/academic working relationships for technology

development.

Utilized state-of-the-art optical technologies to study laser-materials

interaction and realize ultrasensitive chemical and bio-sensing.

Invented new technique to measure physical properties of small particles using

ultrafast laser spectroscopy. Demonstrated applications of smart materials in

the development of chemical and biosensors.

Fabricated a variety of novel materials and investigated their

physical/chemical/optical properties using electron microscopy, light

microscopy and ultrafast laser spectroscopy.

Converted a light microscope to spectral imaging system. Conducted experiments

to study surface enhanced

Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and fluorescence spectroscopy using confocal

microscopy techniques.

University of Notre Dame -Notre Dame, 2000-2006

IN

Research Assistant

Investigated the optical interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with materials

(metal, semiconductor nanoparticles, and thin films).

Performed routine maintenance work on Nd:YAG laser and regeneratively

amplified Titanium Sapphire laser system.

Developed an optical method using ultrafast spectroscopy to measure the

mechanical properties of materials based on the excitation of particle

plasmon.

Simulated time-dependent energy transfer process, established the theory of

heat transfer at nanoscale.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

OPTICS: Modern optics and photonics, optical waveguide, thin film optics,

optical spectroscopy (absorption/reflectance, Raman, fluorescence),

microscopy, and construction of modular optical setups.

LASER: Laser technology, ultrafast laser spectroscopic techniques

(pump-probe), operation and maintenance of mode-locked Ti-Sapphire, Nd-YAG

(Clark-MXR CPA 1000, 2210) and pulsed diode lasers and CW lasers.

NANOPHOTONICS: Plasmonics, near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM),

theory of optical antenna properties of metal nanostructures, knowledge of

semiconductor physics and optics.

MATERIALS SCIENCE: Nanostructure fabrication; Electron Beam Lithography (EBL)

and Focused Ion Beam (FIB) techniques; Wet chemistry synthesis of complicated

metal nanostructures (electroplating, electrochemistry).TEM, SEM and AFM

techniques; Polymer physics and chemistry.

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY: FTIR, Raman, NMR, MS analysis, GC, HPLC, UV-Visible

spectra, X-ray Diffraction and crystal structure analysis.

SURFACE SCIENCE: Surface coating, colloid chemistry and thin film processes

and measurement, photolithography, soft lithography, electrochemical

techniques.

COMPUTER: Computational skills, Mathematica, AutoCAD, ChemDraw, knowledge of

LabView

programming language.

EDUCATION &CREDENTIALS

Ph. D. Physical Chemistry (with emphasis on laser 2006

spectroscopy)

University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN USA

Dissertation Title: Ultrafast spectroscopic studies of metallic nanoparticles

B.S. Materials Science & Engineering (Polymer 2000

science)

University of Science & Technology of China (USTC) - Hefei, Anhui P.R.CHINA

Thesis Title: Synthesis and self-assembly of multi-armed polymers containing

crown ether core.

Professional Societies/Leadership

Member of Sigma Xi (2007); Member of International Society for Optical

Engineering (SPIE), Optical Society of America (OSA), American Physical

Society (APS), the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Founder and President of the SPIE student chapter at the University of Notre

Dame, 2004-2005.

Reviewer of the journals: Optical Society of America; American Chemical

Society; Royal Society of Chemistry (London, UK); Institute of Physics

(London, UK); Springer (Berlin, Germany). Optics Letters, Optical Express,

Chemical Society Reviews, Analyst, Lab on a Chip, Physical Chemistry Chemical

Physics, Applied Physics B, Nanotechnology,

Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, Applied Physics A: Materials Science &

Processing, etc.

Publications/Patents/Conferences

Published over 25 scientific research articles in laser

spectroscopy/nanophotonics research field; Over 15 US patents pending;

Presented at over 20 national and international technical conferences.

Publication/Patent/Conference presentation list available upon request.

Other Information

US permanent residency granted based on aliens of extraordinary ability in

science.

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