Assistant University

Yiyi Wei

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Texas Tech University

Memorial Circle & Boston, Lubbock, TX, 79409-1061

Tel: 806-***-**** Email: ****.***@***.***, ************@*****.***

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry - 7/2010-5/2014 (Advisor: Prof. Jon Thompson)

Texas Tech University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Lubbock, TX

B.S. in Material Chemistry - 9/2006-6/2010

Henan University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Kaifeng,

China

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Areas of Expertise:

Four-year’s experience in atmospheric chemistry and aerosol chemistry

Measurements on cavity ring-down spectroscopy, electrophoresis, liquid

chromatography (LC), gas chromatography (GC) and optical properties for

secondary organic aerosol, black carbon and brown carbon.

Broad knowledge in spectroscopic techniques, including UV/VIS, Infrared and

Microscope.

Data analysis with different software

Excellent skill in designing, fabricating and operating atmospheric devices,

including laser-induced incandescence device, albedometer.

Instrument Skills:

Laser spectroscopy, Albedometer, Condensation Particle Counter, Electrostatic

Classifier, Particle Soot/Absorption Photometer, Single Particle Soot Photometer

(SP2), Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Residual Gas Analyzer, Capillary

Electrophoresis (CE), Gas Chromatography (GC), High Performance Liquid

Chromatography (HPLC), Ion Chromatography, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, IR

spectrophotometer

Software Skills:

LabView, Igor, CorelDraw, Origin, Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Courses:

Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Mass Spectrometry and its

Biomedical and Biological Applications, Electronics and Interfacing and

LabView software, Spectroscopy of Surfaces and Interfaces (Ultraviolet-visible

spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Mass spectrometry and Nuclear magnetic

resonance), Advanced Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Separation Science,

Atmospheric Chemistry

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, 1/2012 – 12/2012, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

1. Studies of Secondary Organic Aerosol

- Develop a 3-dimensional coordinate system to describe and predict key

properties of organic aerosols

- Studied the deliquescence phenomena for different chemical compounds

2. Laser-Induced Incandescence of Soot

- An aerosol albedometer was combined with laser-induced incandescence (LII)

to achieve simultaneous measurements of aerosol scattering, extinction

coefficient, and soot mass concentration

- Studied the mass absorption cross section change under different humidity in

both lab and Houston field.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

1/2011- 12/2011, 1/2013- 5/2013, General Chemistry Laboratory Courses - safety

lecturing, grading, and general chemistry experiment including basic operation,

titration, and thermal analysis.

8/2013- 12/2013, Experimental Analytical Chemical Methods Lab Courses- safety,

grading, exam design, and explanation of experiment and instruments, including

titration skills, operation of gas chromatograph.

1/2014- 5/2014, Experimental Analytical Chemistry Lab Courses- safety, grading,

teaching more advanced chemistry operation skills.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

9/2009, Nanomaterial Engineering Center, Jiyuan City, Henan Province, China.

Learning practical knowledge about chemical engineering; contributed to process

control by tracking the concentration of chemical compounds inside a reactor

PUBLICATIONS

Wei, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Thompson, J.E. 2013. Atmospheric black carbon can exhibit

enhanced light absorption at high relative humidity. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss.,

13, 294**-*****.

Wei, Y.; Ma, L.; Cao, T.; Zhang, Q.; Wu, J.; Buseck, P.R; Thompson, J.E. 2013.

Light scattering and extinction measurements combined with laser-induced

incandescence for the real-time determination of soot mass absorption cross

section. Anal. Chem., 85,9181-9188

Wei, Y.; Cao, T.; Thompson, J.E. 2012. The chemical evolution & physical

properties of organic aerosol: a molecular structure based approach. Atmospheric

Environment, 62, 199-207.

Wei, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Thompson, J.E. 2014. The Wetting Behavior of Fresh and

Aged Soot Studied Through Contact Angle Measurements. Environmental

Science: Processes & Impacts. submitted.

Tang, H.; Wei, Y.; Thompson, J.E. 2013. The aqueous phase nitration of phenol

and benzoic acid studied through flow-gated capillary electrophoresis. Intern. J.

Environ. Anal. Chem., 93, 1329- 1341.

AWARDS RECEIVED

2009-2010: Outstanding Graduate of Henan University

2008-2009: Scholarship of Henan University (Note: Rank the second in the class

while there are only 5 of 49 students in the class obtaining the scholarship);

Excellent Student of Henan University;

2007-2008: Scholarship of Henan University (Note: Rank the second in the class

while there are only 5 of 49 students in the class obtaining the scholarship);

Excellent Student of Henan University;

2006-2007: The First Prize Scholarship of Henan University (Note: Rank the first

in the class while there are only 2 of 51 students in the class obtaining the First

Prize Scholarship); Excellent Student of Henan University

CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS

American Association of Aerosol Research 31st Annual Conference

Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 8-12, 2012.

The Chemical Evolution & Physical Properties of Organic Aerosol: A Molecular

Structure Based Approach, Yiyi Wei, Tingting Cao, Jonathan Thompson

American Meteorological Society's 93rd Annual Meeting

Austin, TX, January 6-10, 2013

The Chemical Evolution & Physical Properties of Organic Aerosol: A Molecular

Structure Based Approach, Yiyi Wei, Tingting Cao, Jonathan Thompson

American Association of Aerosol Research 32nd Annual Conference

Portland, Oregon, September 30- October 4, 2013.

The optical Behavior of Soot as a Function of Relative Humidity, Yiyi Wei, Qing

Zhang, Jonathan Thompson

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

U.S. Residence card, which can legally work in U.S. without sponsorship

REFERENCES

Dr. Jonathan E. Thompson

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Texas Tech University

Memorial Circle & Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061

Email: ***.********@***.***

Phone: 806-***-****

Dr. Dimitri Pappas

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Texas Tech University

Memorial Circle & Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061

Email: *.******@***.***

Phone: 806-***-****

Dr. Yehia Mechref

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Texas Tech University

Memorial Circle & Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061

Email: *****.*******@***.***

Phone: 806-***-****

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