Project Engineering

Nan-Rong Chiou, Ph.D.

**** ****** **., ********, ** 43228, USA

Tel: 614-***-**** (Home) 614-***-**** (Mobile) Email: *******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

A full-time position at Polymer Chemistry and Processing in terms of conducting experimental work to develop

new polymer systems and developing new process technology.

QUALIFICATIONS & BACKGROUND

• Over 3 years of experience in project management and writing proposals to governmental funding

agencies such as NSF, DOD, DOE, Ohio 3rd Frontier, etc.

• Over 7 years of experience in organic chemical synthesis and polymer processing.

• Specialized in designing high-performance surface coatings tailoring by nanomaterials.

• Extensive knowledge and familiarity of surface chemistry and engineering, nanoparticle

dispersion/exfoliation and its surface modification.

• Proven track-records in R&D, creating manufacturable prototypes, product development and line

engineering.

• Broad background in various processing and manufacturing. Hands-on experience in working with

vendors to diagnose and resolve production problems.

• Unrestricted work authorization in the U.S.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering (2002-2006) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Advisers: Prof. Arthur J. Epstein (Physics Dept.) and Prof. L. James Lee (Chem. Eng. Dept.)

Dissertation: Aligned and Oriented Polyaniline Nanofibers: Fabrication and Applications

M.S. Chemical Engineering (2000-2002) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Advisers: Prof. Arthur J. Epstein (Physics Dept.) and Prof. L. James Lee (Chem. Eng. Dept.)

Thesis: All-polymer Field Effect Devices Based on Highly Doped Conductive Polymers

B.S. Chemical Engineering (1992-1996) Tunghai University,Taichung, Taiwan

Research Advisor: Prof. Shu-Mu Hsieh

Project Title: Separation and Analysis of Gas Products from Waste Tire Pyrolysis

EMPLOYMENT AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Dec. 2006-Current Nanomaterial Innovation Ltd. Columbus, OH

Vice President- Research and Development

• Served as PI for several SBIR projects and proposal writing for the projects.

• Experienced in establishing and directing experimental research plans for multi-year research

programs.

• Experienced in designing functional carbon nanotubes/nanofibers without damaging the properties to

broaden their use on the many applications.

• Specialized in designing new dispersion routes of the nanoparticles, including carbon nanofibers,

carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, etc, to improve their dispersion degree on the

nanocomposites.

• Experienced in working on development and commercialization of nanocomposite foams and structural

composites tailoring by nanoparticles.

• Experienced in working/collaborating with global companies to develop next generation of extruded

foam products using environmentally benign blowing agents, e.g., carbon dioxide (CO2), water, etc.

• Extensive knowledge and familiarity of designed formulas for different foams to meet a variety of

needs.

• Developed on-line method to study polymer foaming dynamics and provided quantitative information

on bubble nucleation and growth.

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• Developed high-performance nanocomposite foams for the use of wind energy, transportation, and

construction and security industries.

Dec. 2006-Current The Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry Columbus, OH

Post-Doctoral Researcher

• Designed formulas of the nanostructured materials dispersion for the use of a variety of needs.

• Designed the functionality for the nanoparticles to meet a variety of needs.

• Synthesized nanostructured conducting polymers.

• Designed superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic coatings.

• Developed miRNA biosensor platform using DNA combing and nanoimprinting lithography.

• Designed nanochannels for fluidic study and ion transport.

• Developed nanostructured conducting and conjugated polymers for the application of electronic

devices and biosensors.

• Developed bio-electronic devices based on DNA molecules and conducting polymer complex.

Sep. 2001-June 2006 The Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC)

Research Assistant

• Developed and designed the alignment of the nanofibers of conducting polymers.

• Studied superhydrophilicity and superhydrophobicity of conducting polymers.

• Studied biocompatibility of nanofibers of conducting polymers.

• Constructed biosensors and chemical sensors based on nanofibrous structures.

• Developed and designed a novel approach to fabricate conducting polymer nanofibers.

• Designed and optimized fabrication of the unconventional all-polymeric

field-effect transistors (FET) based on highly conducting polymers.

June 1998-June 2000 Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Taipei, Taiwan

Research Assistant

• Synthesized and developed the organic molecules with the rigid, linear space and donor–acceptor pairs

for the use of photoinduced electron transfer reaction.

• Synthesized hydroquinone-containing polymers by Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)

for the use of polymeric light-emitting diodes (PLED).

RESEARCH GRANTS

Grants Awarded (participated over 10 proposals writing to US Federal and State funding agencies)

NSF SBIR Phase I-0909642, PI, 7/2009-12/2009

- SBIR Phase I: Nanomaterials Reinforced Light-Weight Structural Composites $100,000.

- This project is to design, synthesize, manufacture, and test high-performance polymeric composite structures based on

commercially proven resins, long fibers and nano-sized functional particles.

NSF SBIR Phase IIB-OII 0620502, PI, 11/2008-08/2010

- SBIR Phase IIB: Synthesis and Processing of High Performance Polymer Nanocomposite Foams $100,000.

- This project is to commercialize high performance nanocomposite foams for energy, transportation and security

applications.

Ohio 3rd Frontier Project Research Commercialization Program (RCP) Subaward, RCP07-016, PI, 09//2008-

08/2009

- Commercialization of High-Performance Nano-Tailored Structural Composites for

Energy and Survivability Applications $200,000.

- This project is to develop and commercialize high performance nanocomposite foams for energy, transportation and

security applications.

NSF SBIR Phase II-OII 0620502, PI, 09/1/2006-08/31/2009

-SBIR Phase II: Synthesis and Processing of High Performance Polymer Nanocomposite Foams.

- Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP - NSF) $580,000.

-This project is to develop and scale up a new group of light-weight, high-strength and fire-resistant polymeric foams by

using innovative nanotechnology.

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PATENTS

1. N.-R. Chiou, L. J. Lee, J. Yang, S.-K. Yeh, “Surfactant-Free Synthesis and Foaming of Liquid Blowing Agent-

Containing Activated Carbon-Nano/Microparticulate Polymer Composites”, US Provisional Patent 61/130,061,

2008.

2. L. J. Lee, J. Yang, S.-K. Yeh, N.-R. Chiou, “Suspension Polymerization and Foaming of Water Containing

Activated Carbon-Nano/Microparticulate Polymer Composites”, US Provisional Patent 61/188,624, 2008.

3. A.J. Epstein, N.-R. Chiou, L.J. Lee, C. Lu, “Aligned Nanostructured Polymers”, US and PCT Patent, 2007.

4. A.J. Epstein, N.-R. Chiou, “Process for forming of nanofibers of polyaniline and substituted derivatives”, PCT Int.

Appl., WO 200-***-****, 2006; US Patent 200******** and PCT Patent WO 200-***-****, 2004; “Synthesis of

nanofibers of polyaniline and substituted derivatives” US Patent 11/168,751.

5. A.J. Epstein, O. Waldmann, J.H. Park, N.-R. Chiou, Y. Kim “Multifunctional doped conducting polymer-based field

effect devices”, PCT Int. Appl., WO 200-***-****, 2005; US Patent 200******** and PCT Patent, 2004.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Z.-Q. Cai, S. Movva, N.-R. Chiou, J. M. Castro, L. J. Lee, “Effect of Polyaniline-Surface Modified Carbon

Nanofibers on Cure Kinetics of Epoxy Resin”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2009, submitted.

2. S.-K. Yeh, J. Yang, N.-R. Chiou, T. Daniel, L. J. Lee, “Introducing water as a co-blowing agent in the carbon

dioxide extrusion foaming process for polystyrene thermal insulation foams”, Polymer Engineering and Science,

2009, submitted.

3. Adetunji, N.-R. Chiou, and A.J. Epstein, “The Effect of Pressure on the Morphology of Polyaniline Nanostructures”,

submitted.

4. J. Guan, P.E. Boukany, N.-R. Chiou, O. Hemminger, W. Zha, M. Cavanaugh, L.J. Lee, “Affordable Fabrication of

Micro/Nanowell Arrays Interconnected by Nanochannels/Nanostrands using DNA Combing and Imprinting (DCI)”,

in preparation.

5. O. O. Adetunji, N.- R. Chiou, and A. J. Epstein, “Effect of Pressure on the Morphology of Polyaniline

Nanostructures”, Synthetic Metals (under review).

6. K.D. Duman, N.-R. Chiou, V.N. Prigodin, and A.J. Epstein, “Magnetic Field, Temperature and Electric Field

Dependence of Magneto-Transport for Polyaniline Nanofiber Networks”, Synthetic Metals in press, 2009.

7. Adetunji, N.- R. Chiou, and A. J. Epstein, “Interface-driven conductance transition in nanostructured polymer

networks”, Physical Review B 80, 012201, 2009.

8. J. Yang, S.-K. Yeh, N.-R. Chiou, Z. Guo, T. Daniel, L. J. Lee, “Synthesis and foaming of water expandable

polystyrene-activated carbon (WEPSAC)”, Polymer 50, 3169, 2009.

9. H. He, Y. Yuan, W. Wang, N.-R. Chiou, A. J. Epstein, L. J. Lee, “Design and testing of a microfluidic biochip for

cytokine enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay”, Biomicrofluidics, 3, 022401, 2009.

10. N.-R. Chiou, L. J. Lee, A.J. Epstein, “Porous Membrane Controlled Polymerization of Nanofibers of Polyaniline

and its Derivatives”, Journal of Materials Chemistry”, 18, 2085, 2008.

11. J. Yang, S.-K. Yeh, N.-R. Chiou, Z. Guo, T. Daniel, Z.-Q. Cai, L.J. Lee, "Synthesis and Foaming of Water

Expandable Polystyrene-Activated Carbon Composites", Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical

Conference 2008, ANTEC.

12. N.-R. Chiou, L. J. Lee, A.J. Epstein, “Self-assembled Polyaniline Nanofibers/Nanotubes”, Chemistry of Materials,

19, 3589, 2007.

13. N.-R. Chiou, C. Lu, J. Guan, L. J. Lee, A.J. Epstein, “Synthesis and Applications of Aligned Polyaniline and

Polypyrrole Nanofibers”, Polymer Preprints 48, 121, 2007.

14. N.-R. Chiou, C. Lu, J. Guan, L. J. Lee, A.J. Epstein, “Growth and Alignment of Polyaniline Nanofibres with

Superhydrophobic, Superhydrophilic and Other Properties”, Nature Nanotechnology 2, 354, 2007.

15. N.-R. Chiou, A.J. Epstein, “A Simple Approach to Control the Growth of Polyaniline Nanofibers”, Synthetic Metals

153, 69, 2005.

16. N.-R. Chiou, A.J. Epstein, “Cover Picture: Polyaniline Nanofibers Prepared by Dilute Polymerization (Adv. Mater.

13/2005)”, Advanced Materials 17, 2005.

17. N.-R. Chiou, A.J. Epstein, “Polyaniline Nanofibers Prepared by Dilute Polymerization”, Advanced Materials 17,

1679, 2005.

18. A.J. Epstein, J. H. Park, Y. Kim, F.-C. Hsu, N.-R. Chiou, O. Waldmann, V.N. Prigodin, “Control of Conducting

Polymer Properties with Electric Fields”, Polymer Preprints 45, 149, 2004.

19. A.J. Epstein, F.-C. Hsu, N.-R Chiou, V.N. Prigodin, “Doped Conducting Polymer-Based Field Effect Devices”,

Synthetic Metals 137, 859, 2003.

20. A.J. Epstein, F.-C. Hsu, N.-R. Chiou, O. Waldmann, J.H. Park, Y. Kim, V.N. Prigodin, Electric-field Effect Devices

Based on Doped Conducting Polymers, Proceedings, SPIE Conference on Organic Field Effect Transistors II, San

Diego, CA, 3-4 August 2003, 5217, 141, 2003.

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21. A.J. Epstein, F.-C. Hsu, N.-R. Chiou, V.N. Prigodin, Electric-Field Induced Ion-Leveraged Metal-Insulator

Transition in Conducting Polymer-Based Field Effect Devices, Multilateral Symposium between the Korean

Academy of Science and Technology and the Foreign Academies, Hallim Symposium Proceedings 9, 253, 2002.

22. A.J. Epstein, F.-C. Hsu, N.-R. Chiou, V.N. Prigodin, “Electric-field induced ion-leverage metal-insulator transition

in conducting polymer-based field effect devices”, Current Applied Physics 2, 339, 2002.

23. T.J. Chow, N.-R. Chiou, H.-C. Chen,C.-Y. Chen,W.-S. Yu,Y.-M. Cheng, “Photoinduced electron transfer reaction

tuned by donor–acceptor pairs via the rigid, linear spacer

heptacyclo[6.6.0.02,6.03,13.04,11.05,9.010,14]tetradecane”, Tetrahedron 59, 5719, 2003.

24. N.-R. Chiou, T.J. Chow, C.-Y. Chen, M.-A. Hsu, H.-C. Chen, “Heptacyclo[6.6.0.0 2,6 .0 3,13 .0 4,11 .0 5,9 .0 10,14

]tetradecane: a new type of spacer for mediating electron transfer processes”, Tetrahedron Letters 42, 29, 2001.

25. T.J. Chow, N.-R. Chiou et. al. “Preparation of Hydroquinone-Containing Polymers by ROMP”, J. Chin. Chem.

Soc. 48, 945, 2001.

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