Project Assistant

Po-Hsien(Brian) Liao

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Education

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering May 2013

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

GPA: 4.00/4.00

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering June 2010

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

GPA: 3.79/4.00, rank 2/45

Project Experience

University of Florida Computational Solar Cell Project August 2012- Present

Gainesville, FL

Advisor: Timothy J. Anderson

Worked in collaboration with University of Delaware scientist in determining Ag-Se

Phase Diagram for AIGS Solar cell

Used statistical techniques to optimize system of interaction coefficient by computing

experimental data via Thermal Cal software

Attended weekly meeting related to solar cell and deepen knowledge of industrial research

X-Ray Diffraction Lab Training January 2012- May 2012

Gainesville, FL

Instructor: Craciun, Valentin

Used X-Ray diffraction to characterization unknown powder sample, and analyze

diffraction pattern by Dataview and Highscore Plus software

Made alignment for X-Ray Reflectivity to characterize thin film thickness,

surface roughness and density

Textile Research and Development Center Project March 2008-March 2010

Tainan, Taiwan

Advisor: Ting, Jyh-Ming

Engaged in Magnetic Sputtering and Sol-Gel method for Diffusion Barrier Layer (SiO2)

CIGS solar cell; compared layer thickness and electron properties by Analysis equipment

Analyzed thin film by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), 4-point Probe,

X-ray diffraction (XRD), Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)

Completed weekly project assignment and had oral presentation for final report

Leadership/Involvement

Lieutenant, R.O.C Army August 2010- July 2011

Guided sixty solider attend Military song match and award distinguished high morale

Assistant, NCKU Library, Tainan, Taiwan October 2008-January 2010

Rotated as information desk staff and delegate to library English translator for visitor

Award

Student Research Scholarship, National Science Councill July 2009 - March 2010

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Scholarship 4 years May 2006 – June 2010

Computer Skills

MatLab, Origin, Excel, LabVIEW

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