ANITA TRAJKOVSKA

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919-***-**** abng6a@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFILE

Skills include development of novel materials, materials characterization using wide range of instrumentation and

analytical methods (morphological, surface, physical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, optical, dielectric

characterization), structure-properties relationship, materials rheology and processing, etc.

Creative, well-qualified, highly-motivated and versatile individual with a strong commitment to scientific work and in-

depth knowledge and experience in many areas of materials science and engineering

Exceptionally well-organized, able to work both independently and within a team, excellent interpersonal and

supervisory skills, initiative to achieve both personal and corporate goals

Multi-task effective, detail-oriented, interdisciplinary and systematic approach, and resourceful in generating innovative

ideas recognized by professors, supervisors and colleagues

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, NY

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering 2006

M.S. in Materials Science 2003

ST’S CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY SKOPJE, R. MACEDONIA

M.S. in Polymer Science (Novel Polymer Materials) 1998

B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science and Engineering 1994

GPA 9.23 / 10.00 with highest distinction

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE EXPERIENCE

1. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

BRIGHT VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

Micro-structure based engineered films and coatings 2006-present

Research Scientist / Product Development Scientist

Responsible for research and development of novel products – multi-functional films and micro-structure-based coatings

for optical applications;

Participate in a product development cycle, which includes research, prove of concept, prototyping, test planning,

process analysis, as well as transfer to a pilot scale;

Lead thorough materials characterization using different analytical methods and instrumental techniques, such as UV-

Vis-NIR, FTIR, ATR, Raman/PL, XPS, DSC, TGA, DMTA, NMR, chromatography, fluorimetry, rheometry, particle

size analysis, etc.;

Actively involved in designing and fabrication of metallic, dielectric and polymer thin films and coatings by spin-

coating, gravure-coating, CVD- and PVD- methods, etc.;

Experience with thin-film metrology: film surface morphological characterization using spectroscopic ellipsometry,

SEM, AFM, optical microscopy, polarized light, etc.;

Actively participate in problem solving and root-cause analysis; Develop and perform test methods for problem

assessment, analyze and interpret data, and recommend changes for improved product quality;

Invented a new product, front projection screen, based on engineered polymer coatings with tunable reflection/refraction

properties;

Invented anisotropic polymer micro-lens arrays with variable focal length and other directional-dependent properties.

Filled for US patent on liquid crystal alignment films with controlled surface structures and variable anchoring strength.

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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, NY

Novel organic materials for optics, photonics, and electronics 2000-2006

Research Associate / Graduate Student

In-depth knowledge and experience with liquid-crystalline materials (nematic, cholesteric, smectic liquid crystals) for

optical, photonic, and electronic applications;

Expertise with characterization of polymer and low-molar-mass materials - morphological, surface, chemical, physical,

thermal, mechanical, optical, dielectric and rheological characterization using different techniques;

Competence with light propagation through liquid-crystalline materials, polarization states of light and using them in

characterization of various materials;

Familiarity with chemical synthesis of novel multifunctional organic materials for organic light-emitting diodes

(OLEDs), liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), etc;

Developed novel UV-reactive polymer coatings for optical alignment of liquid crystals; Quantitatively assessed the

effect of cross-linking degree in UV-reactive coatings on quality of liquid crystal alignment;

Demonstrated optical, photonic and electronic applications using novel liquid-crystalline materials;

Gained insight into structural factors that affect the solid-state molecular packing through single-crystal growth and

kinetics of crystallization.

ST’S CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY SKOPJE, R. MACEDONIA

Advanced polymer based materials 1995-2000

Graduate Student

Developed novel polymer materials based on polymer blends and composites; Performed compatibility/miscibility

studies via viscometry, inverse gas chromatograpy, DMTA, DSC;

Gained insight into thermodynamics of mixing of polymers;

Studied transport of small organic molecules in polymers above their glass transition temperatures;

Performed tests to determine thermal and shear stability of polymers;

Familiar with melt rheology and processing of polymer blends;

Demonstrated successful prediction of structure-processability-properties relationship in polymer blends;

Familiarity with plastic recycling: ecological and economical benefits.

2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, NY

Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering Department 2000-2001

Courses taught: Heat and Mass Transfer; Polymer Science and Engineering

Constructed, executed and graded students’ homework, mid-term and final exams;

Dedicated to students by providing continuous tutorial support.

ST’S CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY SKOPJE, R. MACEDONIA

Lecturer, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy 1995-2000

Courses taught: Transport Phenomena; Principles of Unit Operations

Organized and executed creative and innovative laboratory and problem-solving tutorials;

Demonstrated passion for teaching and capability to engage students actively in the learning process;

Mentored research projects for senior students towards their Diploma Work;

Effectively identified and promoted students’ talents.

3. INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

SILEX LTD. KRATOVO, R. MACEDONIA

Manufacturing / Process Engineer 1994-1995

Supervised and managed the process of production of a plant with 15 employees.

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HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Honored as the best-ranked and first-graduated student in the class at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy; gold

medal given by the President of the St’s Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, R. Macedonia, 1995

Stipend for talented undergraduate students by the Ministry of Education of Republic of Macedonia, 1990-1994

Stipend for outstanding graduate students by the Ministry of Science of Republic of Macedonia, 1996-1997

Fellowship awarded by MEDNET (Mediterranean Network on Science and Technology) for participation at the Fifth

Mediterranean School on Science and Technology of Advanced Polymer Based Materials, Capri, Italy, 1997

Fellowship awarded by IUPAC for participation at the 37. IUPAC Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1999

Recipient of the Eleon Huntington Graduate Fellowship, University of Rochester, NY, 2003-2004

BOOK, PATENT APPLICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Trajkovska, A. “Liquid Crystalline Oligofluorenes-Chiroptical Properties and Photoalignment,” book published by

VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller, Germany, 2008.

Trajkovska, A. “Liquid Crystal Alignment Films,” filled for US Patent Application, 2008.

Trajkovska, A; Wood, R. “Microlens Arrays with Optical Additives Dispersed Therein,” filled for US Patent

Application, 2007.

Kim, C.; Wallace, J. U.; Trajkovska A.; Ou, J. J.; Chen, S. H. “Quantitative Assessment Photoalignment of Coumarin-

Containing Polymer Film’s Capability for Photoalignment of Liquid Crystals,” Macromolecules 2007, 40, 8924-8929.

Trajkovska A.; Kim, C.; Marshall, K.; Mourey, T. H.; Chen, S. H. “Photoalignment of a Nematic Liquid Crystal Fluid

and Glassy-Nematic Oligofluorenes on Coumarin-Containing Polymer Films,” Macromolecules 2006, 39, 6983-6989.

Trajkovska, A. “Chiroptical Properties and Photoalignment of Monodisperse Glassy Liquid Crystalline Oligofluorenes,”

PhD thesis, University of Rohester, Rochester, NY, 2006.

Kim, C.; Trajkovska, A.; Wallace, J. U.; Chen, S. H. “New Insight into Photoalignment of Liquid Crystals on Coumarin-

Containing Polymer Films,” Macromolecules 2006, 39, 3817-3823.

Geng, Y.; Trajkovska, A.; Culligan, S. W.; Ou, J. J.; Chen, H. M. P.; Katsis, D.; Chen, S. H. “Origins of Strong

Chiroptical Activities in Films of Nonafluorenes with a Varying Extent of Pendant Chirality,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003,

125, 140**-*****.

Geng, Y.; Culligan, S. W.; Trajkovska, A.; Wallace, J. U.; Chen, S. H. “Monodisperse Oligofluorenes Forming Glassy-

Nematic Films for Linearly Polarized Blue Emission,” Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 542-549.

Geng, Y.; Trajkovska, A.; Katsis, D.; Ou, J. J.; Culligan, S. W.; Chen, S. H. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical

Properties of Monodisperse Chiral Oligo(fluorene)s,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 8337-8347.

Katsis, D.; Geng, Y. H.; Ou, J. J.; Culligan, S. W.; Trajkovska, A.; Chen, Shaw H.; Rothberg, L. J. “Spiro-Linked Ter-,

Penta-, and Heptafluorenes as Novel Amorphous Materials for Blue Light Emission,” Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 1332-

1339.

Saq'an, S.; Ramadin, Y.; Ahmad, M.; Zihlif, A.; Popovska-Pavlovska, F.; Trajkovska, A. “Optical and Dielectric

Properties of Poly(vinyl chloride)/Poly(methylmethacrylate) Blends,” Polym. Testing 2001, 20, 919-923.

Popovska-Pavlovska, F.; Trajkovska, A.; Trajkovska, A.; Gavrilov, T. “Rheological Behaviour of VPVC/RPVC

Blends,” Macromol. Symp. 2000, 149, 191-195.

Popovska-Pavlovska, F.; Trajkovska, A. “Flow Behaviour and Processability of Thermoplastic Polymer Blends,” Appl.

Mech. Eng. 1999, 4 (Spec. Issue, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Rheology ICER'99), 237-

242.

Trajkovska, A. “Polymer Blends Based on Poly(vinylchloride): Compatibility-Processability-Properties Relationship,”

M.S. Thesis, St’s Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, R. Macedonia, 1998.

Popovska-Pavlovska, F.; Maslinko, L.; Trajkovska, A. “Processability and Heat and Shear Stability of PVC in Blends,”

Polimery 1996, 41, 669-674.

Trajkovska, A. “Thermal Stability of PVC/PMMA Polymer Blends,” Diploma Work, St’s Cyril and Methodius

University, Skopje, R. Macedonia, 1994.

Many presentations at international scientific meetings and conferences in Europe and USA (e.g. MRS, SPIE, OSA,

AICHE, IUPAC, CHISA…).

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