LING YANG
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Chicago, IL 60611 Email: *********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Team-oriented research assistant with strong educational background in Chemical Engineering, supported
by over one year professional research experience in theoretical rheology predictions for polymer melts,
analytical and numerical calculations.
EDUCATION
M.E. Chemical Engineering. Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), USA. May 2014
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B.E. Chemical Engineering. Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China. July 2011
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COURSEWORK & SKILLS
IIT: Transport Phenomenon; Thermodynamics; Chemical Reaction Engineering; Bio-Process;
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Probabilities; Statistics etc.
Skills: Mathematica; Latex; MS Office; Data Digitizer; Linux; Gas & Liquid chromatography
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WORK EXPERIENCE
The Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Assistant April 2013 – Present
Assisted developing and testing the Discrete Slip-link Model
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Developed theoretical universal expressions for the Fixed Clustered Slip-link Model
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Published scientific papers on research findings
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Webmaster: http://www.chbe.iit.edu/~schieber/index.html
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PUBLICATIONS
Universality and speedup in equilibrium and nonlinear rheology predictions of the fixed slip-link
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model, M Andreev, H Feng, L Yang and J D Schieber, Journal of Rheology 58, 723 (2014)
INTERNSHIP
PetroChina Company Ltd., Dalian Branch & Liaoyang Branch July 2009 & 2010
24 hours of plant safety training course
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Observation of chemical plant operations, e.g., cyclohexane production
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
B.E. Thesis: Dynamic Behavior of Drop-wise Condensation on Super-Hydrophobic Surface June 2011
Sampled super-hydrophobic glass surface using Chemical Etching and Self-Assembly Technology
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Measured surface wettability and contact angles using Optical Microscope and Contact Angle Meter
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Investigated droplet dynamic behavior using self-built Condensation Heat Transfer Testing Bench
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Analyzed data using Image-Pro
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Course Design: Chemical Process and Equipment January 2011
Designed a distillation column, including its auxiliary equipment & Calculate process parameters
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LING YANG
333 E Ontario St. Apt. 2704B Phone: 312-***-****
Chicago, IL 60611 Email: *********@*****.***
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
Grade 10 of piano performance, the National Music Examination Committer of the Chinese
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Musicians’ Association August 2001
Second Place in National College Art Exhibition, Ministry of Education of China February 2009
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Scholarships for Individuals with Outstanding Social Skills, DUT 2009 & 2010
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Leader and Organizer of DUT Campus Concerts 2008, 2009 & 2010
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