Chenggui Zhang

*** * ******* **** *** *, Akron OH 44302, e-mail: abvymg@r.postjobfree.com, phone: 330-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To secure a PhD level Polymer Scientist/Engineer position that will utilize expertise in polymer science and engineering to provide

technical and research support for the business unit by developing new or improving existed products.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Specific experience: polymer science & engineering, nanocomposites, and surface & interface of polymer materials

• Solid background in polymer structure, processing and property relationships; effective skills on material formulation analysis

and troubleshooting

• Experienced in rubber (6+years) formulation designing, rubber compounding, and rubber vulcanization process designing

• Thoroughly understanding of elastomeric materials: NR, IR, IIR, SBR, EPDM, NBR, CR, VMQ, etc

• Proficient in polymer and rubber detailed micro-structural measurement: optical microscope, AFM, SEM/TEM,

XRD/SAXS, FTIR, etc.

• Proficient in polymer and rubber thermal characterization: DSC, TGA, and DMA

• Experienced in mechanical test (tensile, compression, and impact test), viscosity, and rheological analysis

• Skilled in wide range of processing operations: Compounding, extrusion, injection molding, and compression molding, film

blowing, film casting, brabender internal mixer, mini-compounder.

• Extensive experience in thermoplastics: TPO (PE, PP, and elastomer), PVC, and PLA; engineering plastics: nylon

• Experienced in polymer synthesis for common polymerization technique: formulation of composites, free radical bulk

polymerization, solution, step-growth, and emulsion polymerization

• Skilled in wide range of rubber processing operations: polymer resin mixture machine, large continuous autoextrusion

machine, small and large plate vulcanizing machine, single and twin screw extruder, Two-Roll Mixing Mill, Three and Four-Roll

Compression Mill, injection molding machine etc.

• Skillful at software applications: Office, Origin, ChemDraw, SigmaPlot, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Polymer research chemist Functional Products Inc. Macedonia, OH 09.2012-12.2012

• Successfully completed a new product research and development project that solved the key problem in formulating new

lubricant products. This project can be used to develop a series of new lubricant products.

Postdoctoral research fellow The University of Akron, Akron OH 10.2009-08.2012

• Characterized siloxane resin new materials structure with SAXS, AFM, TEM, DMA, TGA, tensile, and rheological

analysis. This new siloxane resin materials will be used in rubber, coating, and adhesives.

• Designed the experiments; fabricated PLLA/PLGA biomaterial scaffolds by spin-coating and electro spinning

instrumentation; Studied thermal properties and morphology of PLLA/PLGA scaffolds by DSC, contact angle, AFM and SEM;

cultured cells on the scaffolds, measured the cells attachment, proliferation and vitality to substrates. This biomaterial and

method can be used in wound healing material.

• Designed a dispersion polymer/alumina nanocomposites formulation with funding from NASA, which can be used in

coating for army equipment.

Assistant professor Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou China 03.2007 – 09.2009

• Planned and managed a cross functional research project involving investigation of nylon 6 and nylon 6/polyolefin

elastomer/clay nanocomposites. The polymer nanocomposites improved the low temperature performance of nylon 6, which can

be used in automobile industry.

• Planned and managed process development project that achieved excellent mechanical performance and formulatioin of

vulcanized silicone coating.

• Planned and managed a process improvement project to design a formulation, compound extrusion, and measurement of

mechanical properties of a flame retardant polypropylene composite.

• Advised and mentored six undergraduate students and two graduate students for 2.5 years and taught undergraduate

Polymer physics, Polymer composites courses and a Materials Research Method graduate course.

Research Assistant Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing China 09.2003 –02.2007

• Compounded HDPE and polyolefin elastomer polymer alloy (blend) with twin screw extruder; investigated phase behavior

of HDPE and polyolefin elastomer polymer alloy and flow-induced crystallization of isotactic polypropylene; measured phase

morphology, structure and properties of HDPE/PEB blend by OM, LSCM, NMR, SEM, TEM, DSC, DMA, and rheological

properties; synthesized HDPE grafted with fluorescent dye with solution polymerization.

Research Assistant Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou China 09.2000 –07.2003

• Characterized a series of physical structure and properties of nylon1212 by XRD and FTIR, DSC, TGA, DMA, Instron test

(tensile and impact), and capillary rheometer, rotational rheometer. Nylon 1212 is a new kind of engineering nylon, which can

be used in tires, ropes, composite materials, and other military supplies

Engineer Pingdingshan Coal Co. Ltd., Pingdingshan China 07.1995 –08.2000

• Process and mechanical engineering support in a manufacturing plant producing: PVC flame retardant conveyer belts,

rubber flame retardant conveyer belt, and polyurethanes products research and producing. Support improved reliability, quality,

and consistency of on-spec material resulting increased customer confidence and productivity. Project value was up to

$5,000,000/year.

EDUCATION

PhD Polymer Science & Engineering, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing China 03.2007

Dissertation: Investigation of Crystallization and phase behavior in blends of polyolefin

MSc. Materials Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou China 07.2003

Dissertation: Structure and properties characterization of nylon 1212

BS Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou China 07.1995

AWARDS

• Second Award of CAIA (China Association for Instrumental Analysis); 2007

• Third Award of International Symposium on Polymer Physics, PP'2006, Shuzhou; 2006

• Excellent Award of Youth Report, Institute of Chemistry, CAS; 2005

• Excellent Thesis of graduated students, Zhengzhou University 2005

PRFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Member of American Chemical Society

PERSONAL

• Permanent Resident, Green Card Holder

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