Engineer Process

Aoran XU

Address: One Miramar Street #******, La Jolla, CA, 92092

Email: ****@***.****.*** Mobile: +1-858-***-****

EDUCATION

M.S., Chemical Engineering, UC San Diego GPA: 3.9/4.0 Sep 2012-Mar 2014

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University GPA: 3.6/4.0 Sep 2008-Jun 2012

SKILLS

Instrument: Electrochemical station, LED system, SEM, XRD, EDS, FT-IR, VSM, TGA, BET, Glovebox, etc.

Software: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), OriginPro 8, Matlab, Auto CAD, Aspen Plus, Endnote, etc.

INTERNSHIPS

Biochemical Engineer Intern, Bio Applied Technologies Joint, Inc., San Diego, CA Jan 2014-Present

Extracted DNA through mini preparation process, estimated DNA size and concentration by prepared gel wells

Prepared primer pools, ran DNA amplification (PCR reaction) and DNA sequencing testament

Process Engineer Intern, Philips Lumileds, San Jose, CA Jun 2013-Sep 2013

Optimized whole process of nanomaterials integration into phosphor matrices for white LED application

Accelerated heat dissipation by 30% through remodeling LED device structure and selecting effective materials

Increased conversion efficiency by 10% through optimizing device architecture and film processing procedure

Reduced color over angle value to target by doping scattering materials and using shaped accessories

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

"Upconverted Near-IR light for efficient polymeric nanoparticle degradation and drug release"

Research project at UC San Diego Jan 2014-present

Synthesized luminescent core-shell nanoparticles for upconverting NIR to UV-Vis light

Fabricated polymer capsule with NPs and dyes by electrospray process, tested cargo release performance

"Tissue Engineering Laboratory"

Lab Research Course at UC San Diego Jan 2014-present

Improved mechanical strength and morphology of fabricated collagen gels by varying gelation conditions

Later Labs will cover: 1) Decellularized scaffold, 2) Synthetic polymer synthesis, 3) Modulating differentiation

through substrate stiffness, 4) Differentiation assays: cell and molecule bio analysis

"Chemical and magnetic mechanisms of CoxC nanocomposites as rare-earth free permanent magnets"

Research project at UC San Diego Sep 2012-Jun 2013

Invented a step by step polyol process to synthesize controllable CoxC nanocomposites

Illustrated phase distribution, morphology and reaction mechanism of NPs by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, EDS, etc.

Interpreted exchange coupling and coercivity distribution by Henkel Plot and First Order Reversal Curve

"The synthesis of Graphene/SWCNTs hierarchical structure for supercapacitor application"

Senior thesis at Tsinghua University Oct 2011-Jun 2012

Achieved nanoparticles with high specific surface area and low oxygen content by optimizing synthesis process

Invented an electrode thin film processing step to improve electrode/electrolyte interactions

Improved the energy density by 80% while remaining a high power density in ionic liquid electrolyte system

"The role of surfactants in controlling dispersity/morphology of tin oxide nanoparticles"

Research training program at Tsinghua University Sep 2010-Sep 2011

Synthesized spherical SnO2 nanoparticles through a facile precipitation-sintering method

Optimized the dispersity of nanoparticles with a crystal size between 10-50nm by PEG/SDBS/CTAB surfactants

LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEERING

President, Tsinghua University Alumni Association, UCSD Branch Mar 2013-Present

Built up platform and organized activities that benefit Alumni' networking and career development

Industry Committee Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineering, UCSD Branch Jan 2013-June 2013

Contacted industry representatives or alumni for seminars and organized info sessions and recruiting events

Volunteer Teacher, Nepal Volunteers Council, Nepal Feb 2012

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