EDUCATION:

University of California, San Diego Chemical Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) with Research Thesis

University of California, San Diego Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Deans Honors List/Provost Honors List for all quarters, Magna Cum Laude Honors

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Languages:

English (native level), Mandarin Chinese (native levels in reading, writing, and speaking)

Relevant Coursework:

Multi-Variable Calculus, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Statistics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer (Transport Phenomenon), PFDs, Thermodynamics, Biological Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Process Design, Chemical Process Control (P&ID control), Chemical Process Simulation, HAZOP report, Chemical Reaction Engineering.

Nanofabrication/Nanomedicine Laboratory:

electrospinning, SEM (equipment operation and sample preparation), flow cytometry, ELISA, LAL, MTT assays, cell culture, fluorescent and confocal imaging, HPLC nanoprecipitation, bacteria MIC MBC.

Animal Experiments: mouse anesthesia (isoflurane and ketamine), i.p injection, surgical sub-cutaneous implantation, biopsy, and suture

Programming skills:

Data Analysis: Perl, Python, SQL; Matlab, Linux Shell Script, C++ and Fortran.

Computational Chemistry Softwares:

Genetic Algorithm, GaussView, VMD, Dlpoly, Gaussian 2009

Other Softwares:

AutoCAD, Matlab, Comsol Multiphysics, LabView, Aspen Plus, Microsoft Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND COURSE PROJECTS

Nanomedicine Researcher at Moores Cancer Center

Research project leader on A Biomimetic Nanoparticle-Nanofiber Hybrid project. The group performed cell membrane coating, membrane nanoparticle toxin neutralization, in vitro and in vivo nanofiber drug loading and delivery

Project involved nanofabrication techniques such as nanofiber electrospinning, nanoprecipitation, and nanoparticle cell membrane coating. Samples were frequently observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Conducted in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory, and wound healing efficacies of J774 macrophage membrane PLGA nanoparticle attached Polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers

Environment, Health, and Safety HAZOP Analysis

HAZOP analysis on EHS impact on operation of a distillation column with condenser and reboiler.

Contacted safety professionals regarding the new productivity of the improved protocol

Performed risk analysis with equipment safety reviews containing different scenarios from changes in feed and product temperature, pressure, flow speed, and level (TPFL)

Presented the final HAZOP analysis to the EH&S Department at University of California, San Diego

PFD Hydrogen Production Through Steam Reforming and Water Gas Shift Reaction (WGSR)

Designed a profitable Hydrogen Production plant under the supervision of UCSD Department of Chemical and Nanoengineering

Performed hydrogen production laboratory reactions and plant simulation to optimize product output

Conducted economic study using cash flow analysis (discounted cash flow rate of return) for the hydrogen production plant

Set up P&ID control for controlling and monitoring flow rate, pressure and temperature through feedback signals

Chemical Process Design

Hands-on experience with designing efficient operation of plate heat exchanger and cooling tower

Monitored potential leakage sites between heat exchanger plates and built fluid collection system

Used LabVIEW data acquisition and Matlab for batch operation calculations

Performed simulation on industrial large-scale plate heat exchanger and cooling tower

Studied on efficient cooling tower tray packing and heat exchanger plate corrugation.

Researcher at UCSD Computational Nanomaterial Research Group with Dr. Francesco Paesani

Perform molecular simulations, single point energy calculations, Molecular Dynamic (MD) simulations, structure optimizations under supervision of Dr. Francesco Paesani.

Analyzed the structure and chemical properties of a metal organic framework (MOF) for proton conduction on hydrogen fuel cells.

Wrote data analysis script (Perl, C++, Java, Python etc.) to interpret log files e.g. PDB, force field, mol2

OTHER EXPERIENCES:

Head Teaching Assistant For Chemical Separation Processes and Senior Chemical Engineering Laboratory

review sessions, discussion sessions, office hours, and lectures

Regional Manager at LOUIS USA INC.

Client liaison, production coordinator and manager

Represented the company at ASD Las Vegas Trade Show in August 2009 and August 2013.

Constructed Perl and Python data analysis scripts to automate/expedite inventory management and document generation

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