Chemist

Mengyuan Wang

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SUMMARY

• Five years hands-on experience with analytical techniques including GC/LC-MS, HPLC,

NMR, UV-Vis, FTIR, fluorescence spectroscopy, time decay and anisotropy

• Solid background in developing and modifying methods for organic synthesis

• In-depth knowledge of near-IR fluorescent compounds and their applications as bio-markers

(e.g., calcium ion indicators, MRI contrast agents and nucleosides-based viscosity sensors)

• Knowledge of cell culturing and in vitro bio-imaging

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemistry Orlando, FL

University of Central Florida Dec 2014

Advisor: Kevin D. Belfield

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Nanjing, China

Nanjing University of Technology Jun 2010

Advisor: Cheng Guo

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. Researcher Orlando, FL

University of Central Florida, Chemistry Department Aug 2010 - Dec 2014

• Designed, synthesized and characterized nucleosides-based probes for biological

applications

• Designed, synthesized and characterized calcium ion indicators for biological applications

• Characterized squaraine dye-based near-IR probes

Undergraduate Researcher Nanjing, China

Nanjing University of Technology, Chemistry Department Oct 2008 - Dec 2009

• Synthesized, purified and characterized phosphoramidite compounds

• Presented topic of mesoporous boehmite on the 4th Undergraduate Science and Technology

Forum to 100 attendees

WORK EXPERIENCE

NJIT Winter Undergraduate Trainee Nanjing, China

Nanjing Chemical Industries Co., Ltd Nov 2009 - Dec 2009

• Learned Industrial quality control skills

• Learned pilot plant scale-up techniques of production

Clinical Analyst Dandong, China

Dandong Hospital of Women and Children, Clinical Laboratory Dec 2009 - Jul 2010

• Performed CBC for patients, analyzed results including WBC, RBC, PLT, etc.

• Learned microscopic skill

Chemistry Instructor Maitland, FL

Everglades University Mar 2015 - Present

• Give lectures on general and organic chemistry

LEADERSHIP/TEAMWORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant Orlando, FL

University of Central Florida, Chemistry Department Sep 2010 - Dec 2014

• Taught undergraduate courses for groups of 30 - 200 students, topic including organic and

general chemistry

• Led weekly laboratory and discussion sessions for groups of 20-50 students

The 10th Innovation Competition of Zhongdan Nanjing, China

Nanjing University of Technology, Chemistry Department Oct 2008 - Dec 2008

• As a leader of 3-member team, designed an assigned project, competed other 19 teams by

using 20% less time, ranked 2nd place (without 1st prize)

SKILLS

Software

ChemStation Data Browser F980 Software MestReNova ChemdBioDraw

(LC/MS data) (emission, lifetime ) (NMR data) (chemical structure)

OpenLAB CDS Origin TopSpin Microsoft Office

(LC/MS data) (data graphing) (NMR data)

Language Mandarin (native speaker), Japanese (beginner)

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing, China

• Huigong Innovation Scholarship 2009

• Nanjing University of Technology Individual Scholarship 2009

• The 10th Innovation Competition of Zhongdan, 2nd prize 2008

• Excellent Student Leader 2007

NATIONAL PATENT

Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing, China

• A Method of Synthesis of Mesoporous Alumina Molecular Sieve using Ionic Liquids as

Templated Agent (Application No. CN200810155990.0)

PAPERS IN PREPARATION

• Wang, M., Yue, X., Yao, S. and Belfield, K. D. “A Nucleoside-based Molecular Rotor for

Intracellular Microviscosity Measurements.”

• Wang, M., Liu, X., Yao, S. and Belfield, K. D. “Synthesis of a Squaraine Dye-based Near-

Infrared Probe”

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