Manager Assistant
Resume:
Yevgeny Lifshitz
*****.***@*****.*** 201-***-****
Profile: Materials Scientist
Design, plan, and conduct research using new technologies and materials to
develop new products.
Materials engineering expert well-versed in interfacial surface phenomena
and structural, electro-optical, and mechanical properties of broad range
of materials. Experienced in characterization techniques including
synchrotron-based x-ray scattering, state-of-the-art materials
characterization, and instruments for characterizing concentrated
dispersions, liquids, and porous materials. Worked with ceramic materials,
pharmaceutical crystals (API), nanocrystals, nanozirconia, colloidal
systems, thin films, surfactants, organic crystals, polymers, and Langmuir
films.
Areas of Expertise include:
( Industrial Research & Development ( Pharmaceutical Processing (
Product Development
( Polymer & Nanoparticle Structure ( Design of Experiments (DOE)
( Ceramic Processing
( Organic-Inorganic Interfaces ( Quality by Design (QBD) (
Thermal Treatment
( Surface Science & Hydrophobicity ( Colloidal Suspension (
Wet Chemistry
( Analytical Equipment Operation ( IP Data Collection & Analysis (
Quality Controls & Testing
Characterization Techniques include:
( SEM, TEM & EDS ( TGA & DSC, AFM ( UV-vis, IR & Raman
( X-ray Tomography ( DLS, particle size, surface area ( Zeta
Potential, pH, viscosity
( Ultrasound Scattering Spectroscopy
Professional Experience
Ivoclar Vivadent AG - Somerset, NJ May 2012 - January 2013
R&D ASSOCIATE
o Developed new product for world's leading dental implant company
o Formulated and processed colloidal suspension based on nano-sized
zirconia particles using surfactant molecules
o Selected the suitable surfactant molecule
o Executed entire development cycle:
o Collected and reviewed IP data (articles and patents)
o Built experimental system from scratch
o Designed production process in R&D environment
o Developed quality controls/tests
o Compared the results by building the lab prototypes and improving the
experimental procedures
o Adjusted process for the final product specs
o Selected the equipment for the experimental system
o Contacted vendors
o Participated in company's meetings, reported to Director of Technology
Rutgers University - Piscataway, NJ August 2011 - May 2012
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS, DEVICES AND
NANOTECHNOLOGY
o Participated in the modern scientific research based on pharmaceutical
crystals application and their interaction with surfactants.
o Correlated anisotropic hydrophobicity of pharmaceutical crystals to
chemical and mechanical properties by using nanoindentation and Raman
spectroscopy to investigate effect of humidity on API processing
during industrial mixing.
o Tested efficiency of surfactant encapsulation through use of SEM and
Raman spectrometer.
o Collected IP data
o Designed and conducted research studies
Vishay Israel - Dimona, Israel May 2007 - April 2011
R&D SIENTIST
o Implemented new processes involved application of powder technology
for passive electronic devices.
o Failure analysis
o Developed control system for the new processes
o Created new protocols
o Conducted test experiments.
o Participated in company's meetings, reported to R&D Manager
Ben Gurion University - Beer Sheva, Israel October 2001 - February 2007
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
o Investigated properties and possible applications of modern state of
the art system based on surfactant molecules.
o Investigated correlation between crystal structure and electro-optical
properties of nanometer-thick organic layers of polydiacetylenes
prepared at gas/liquid interface or on solid template by spin coating
method.
o Determined definite effect of temperature, radiation dose, and
concentration of metal cations on output properties of polydiacetylene
films through use of structural investigation methods including TEM
and GIXD plus spectroscopic techniques such as UV-vis and Raman
spectroscopy.
o Operated and maintained SEM equipped by e-beam lithography system to
customize samples and conduct SEM characterization.
Education
Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Master of Science in Materials Engineering, 2004
Thesis: Grazing incidence of x-ray diffraction (GIXD) Investigation of
Polydiacetylene Langmuir Films as Templates for Semiconductor Nanocrystals
at the Air-Solution Interface.
Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering, 2001
Thesis: Fabrication and Characterization of Electrical Contacts to GaN.
Computer Skills
Matlab ( Microsoft Office ( Programming
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