Ph.D. Candidate
Resume:
yi ma
Email: *********@********.***
Address: *** **** ***** *****, ***.B14
City: State College
State: PA
Zip: 16803
Country: USA
Phone: 814-***-****
Skill Level: Assistant
Salary Range: 70
Willing to Relocate
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YI MA, Ph.D. Candidate
950 W. Aaron Drive, Apt B14, State College, PA 16803
Phone: 814-***-****, *********@********.***
R&D, Electrical / Optical Engineer, Application Engineer
Dynamic and professional with more than 5 years experience in an electronics / optics research laboratory and 1.5 years experience in circuit design and simulation.
Extensive knowledge in preparing technical and scientific presentations, reports and documentation.
Specialist in designing, conducting and managing experiments in compliance with all applicable regulations and standard operating procedures.
Superb communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; successful in working effectively with internal/external key stakeholders and overseeing cross-functional teams.
Proven track record of success in managing multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced and deadline-driven environments.
Software Experience: Matlab, C, ORCAD, FDTD, Solidworks, Minitab, Origin, Zemax and Labview.
EDUCATION
PH.D. CANDIDATE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, GPA 3.8/4.0,12/2012
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
MASTER OF SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,05/2008
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, ELECTRONICS,07/2006
CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION,
PEKING UNIVERSITY,BEIJING,CHINA
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ASSISTANT,
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 01/2007-PRESENT
Developed simulation models for materials including liquid crystal, metals, silicon, and nonlinear liquid using MATLAB; simulated nano-sized structure models by FDTD.
Designed several liquid crystal optical devices, such as quarter-wave plate, optical switch, high-contrast modulator, and high-speed shutter. Equipped the knowledge of nonlinear optics (self-phase modulation, wave-mixing, two photon absorption, Kerr effect, Raman scattering and Raman spectroscopy), fiber optic network communication, silicon photonics, ultrafast optics, probability theory and statistics.
Implemented experiments by different kinds of lasers: CO2, Nd:Yag, Ion-Argon, He-Ne, fiber laser and Alexandrite; Data acquired by LABVIEW, processed using statistical methods.
Mentored undergraduate level research experiments including Optical Fiber Characterization, Fiber Optic Sensor with Bragg Grating, Electro-Optic Modulators.
In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrometer, power meter, microscope, network analyzer, fusion splicer, polarimeter, spectrophotometer, laser welder, spin-coater, interferometer, motion controller and all the basic optics, electronics or mechanical components.
Working knowledge of semiconductor fabrication process and device physics. Experienced in Focused Ion Beam (FIB) lithography and Photolithography, professional in Spin-Coating and UV light curing.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER,
THORLABS, SHANGHAI, CHINA,07/2012-08/2012
Two months of clean room manufacturing and product development experience.
Learned about glass product cleanness control and quality improvement.
In charged with a new generation Optical Retarder project. Realized the design into a commercial product. Performed all the pre-production verification experiments. Acquired and analyzed the experimental data using LABVIEW and Origin.Initialized the process steps for volume manufacturing.
Produced a prototype and gave out the sample specifications. Built a test setup, programmed test software for the new product.
APPLICATION ENGINEER,
INSTITUTE OF MODERN OPTICS, PEKING UNIVERSITY, CHINA, 02/2010 - 08/2010
Participated in a joint project sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation Penn State Center for Nanoscale Science and National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Worked with a research team, successfully integrated and assessed the theory of electromagnetic and nano-photonics into liquid crystal applications. Simulated and verified the structure design.
Created schedules, including due dates. Delivered the project two months before the deadline. Communicated with managers and other engineers working on the project from both sides. Established a long-term cooperative relationship between the organizations.
APPLICATION ENGINEER INTERN,
BIOSOFTMOSIS, INC., NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,07/2007 - 08/2007
Wrote the proposal of an electrical circuit concept applied to the signal pathway for the bioinformatics research which was granted the NIH SBIR funding.
Researched the usage of the company`s software onto a Chinese drug for Malaria treatment. Communicated with potential investor from HP, collaborator from NJIT and company lawyer, customs.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT,
PEKING UNIVERSITY,05/2005 - 07/2006
Working knowledge of Microcontroller, Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing, PLD and FPGA; Learned about Engineering Electromagnetism, CMOS/Bipolar Devices, Quantum Mechanics.
In-depth knowledge of Analog & Digital Circuit Simulation and Design, attended projects of a book writing with ORCAD-PSPICE Model Editor to Create New Device Models, constructed application circuit and simulated using advanced analysis (Monte Carlo/ Worst case).
LEADERSHIP & SERVICES
President, SPIE Penn State University Student Chapter, 2011-2012
Organized the trip for six members to SPIE Optics+Photonics Conference in San Diego, CA, 08/2011
Organized various Chapter activities such as SPIE info section, Kent State University Liquid Crystal research center, Laboratory for Laser Energetic of the University of Rochester, industrial outreach to Corning fiber optic manufacturing facility, and SCHOTT visiting lecture program
Secretary, OSA Penn State University Student Chapter, 2011-2012
Treasure, SPIE Penn State University Student Chapter, 2009-2010
Technology-camp Volunteer: helped the local kids to get exposed to the modern technology, e.g. carbon nanotube
HONORS & AWARDS
Golden Key International Honor Society Member
SPIE Chapter Research and Officer Travel Award,2009 & 2011
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Co-Authored Journal Papers (5) Conference Proceeding Papers (4) Conference Paper Presentations (2) Conference Poster Presentations (2) Journal Papers in Process (1)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & REVIEWER
Member of IEEE; OSA; SPIE; Reviewer of Journal of Optical Materials Express by OSA
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