Chemical Engineering Assistant
Resume:
Ming Zhang
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 ****.*****@*****.***
HIGHLIGHTS
PhD in Chemical Engineering (Major GPA 4.0) with 10+ peer reviewed publications 6 years’ hands-on experiences in the fields of polymer materials, nanomedicine, food safety, and oilfield fluids Familiar with kinds of material testing and characterization method and able to learn new methods quickly Experience as a technical consultant and project leader working with 20+ companies on novel technologies EDUCATION
Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX GPA: 3.7 (Major: 4.0), Dec. 2013 B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China GPA: 85 / 100, Jul. 2009 PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Dept. of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH Postdoctoral Fellow Sept. 2015 - present
Investigating friction properties of fabrics and nonwoven fibers for Procter & Gamble.
Fabricating and evaluating micro-needles for delivery of vaccine for a life science company.
Implemented a control and detect system for high speed friction measurement. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Postdoctoral Research Associate Jan. 2014 – Sept. 2015
Synthesized viscosity-tunable fluids and characterized their rheology properties.
Modelled the fluid dynamics and the transport dynamics of particles in viscous fluid.
Managed laboratory in daily management, laboratory safety and equipment maintenance.
Supervised 5 students in research design, experiment carrying on and problem shooting. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Graduate Research Assistant Sept. 2009 – Dec. 2013
Fabricated and characterized polymer nanoparticles for the application in drug delivery.
Modelled fluid dynamics and investigated transport behavior of polymer particles in environmental surface.
Applied polymer coating, aerosol and / or oxygen plasma technology in food surface for food safety. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Undergraduate Research Assistant Oct. 2008 - Jul. 2009
Modelled long-term crude oil scheduling and optimized the process cost with event-tree based approach. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
PreScouter, Inc., Evanston, IL
Global Scholar - Team Leader (Paid part-time) Jan. 2014 - present
Identifying solutions to clients’ technical challenges by searching for and evaluating up-to-date technologies.
Managing the team of 5-8 members by providing feedback from clients and direction of the projects.
Wrote technology reports on hot technologies in their innovative developments and industrial applications.
Worked with 20+ companies on advanced technology in fields of Healthcare, Materials, and Energy and so on. Production Engineer Intern in Xin-Yong Biochemical Co., Ltd, Zhejiang, China Jun 2008 - Jul. 2008
Optimized reactor operation conditions of polyacrylamide and increased the production rate by 9%. ADCEMICAL ACHIEVMENTS
10+ refereed journal articles, 5+ conference presentations and 1 book chapter
Reported by Chemical & Engineering News (2011), ChemistryViews (2011) and NOVAnext (2014)
Invited reviewer (30+ times) to review manuscripts for publication from 10+ journals
Guest editor for International Journal of Polymer Science SKILLS
LANGUAGE: English (fluent) Chinese (native)
TECHNICAL: Organic/inorganic synthesis, polymer film/particle fabrication Mathematic modeling, simulation and optimization
Material characterization tools such as TEM, AFM, rheometer, DLS, FTIR and so on SOFTWARE: Simulation: Aspen HYSYS, Aspen plus, Comsol Multiphysics Programming: C++, MATLAB, Python, Visual Basic for Applications Statistics: JMP, SAS, MS Excel
Multimedia: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Origin, ImageJ, Adobe After Effects SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed journal articles
Ming Zhang et al., A Multifunctional Nanoparticulate Theranostic System with simultaneous Chemotherapeutic, Photothermal Therapeutic, and MRI contrast Capabilities. RSC Advances. 2016, 6(33): 277**-***** Ming Zhang et al., Priming with Nano-Aerosolized Water and Sequential Washing with Hydrogen Peroxide: A Rapid, Efficient Sanitization Method to Inactivate S. Typhimurium LT2 on Spinach. J of Food Engineering, 2015, 161: 8-15 I-Cheng Chen, Ming Zhang et al., Transport of Nanomedicine in the Proximity of Silica and Sand: Effect of Nanomedicine Surface Chemistry. Environmental Science & Technology. 2015, 49(6): 3575-3583 Ming Zhang et al., Preventing Adhesion of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 on Tomato Surfaces via Thin Polyethylene Glycol Film. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2014, 185(18), 73-81 Ming Zhang et al., Adsorption and Removal Dynamics of Polymeric Micellar Nanocarriers Loaded with Therapeutic Agents on Silica Surfaces. Soft Matter, 2013, 9(42): 101**-***** Ming Zhang et al., Bactericidal Effects of Nonthermal Low-Pressure Oxygen Plasma on S. typhimurium LT2 Attached to Fresh Produce Surfaces. Journal of Food Engineering. 2013, 119(3): 425-432 Ming Zhang et al., Uptake and translocation of polymeric nanoparticulate drug delivery systems into ryegrass. RSC Advance, 2012, 2: 9679-9686
Ming Zhang and Mustafa Akbulut. Adsorption, Desorption, and Removal of Polymeric Nanomedicine on and from Cellulose Surfaces: Effect of Size. Langmuir, 2011, 27(20): 125**-***** Book chapter
Bassem Kheireddin, Ming Zhang and Mustafa Akbulut. Chapter 15 Adhesion, friction, and lubrication of polymeric nanoparticles and their applications. In: Hongbo Zeng ed. Polymer adhesion, friction, and lubrication. Wiley, 2013. Conference presentations and proceedings
Ming Zhang, Jessica Soto-Rodriguez, Mustafa Akbulut. Adsorption and Removal of polymeric nanomedicine on Silica Surfaces. 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA. April 8, 2013 Ming Zhang and Mustafa Akbulut. Interfacial Transport of Polymeric Nanomedicine in the Proximity of Cellulose Surfaces. AICHE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 29, 2012 Ming Zhang and Mustafa Akbulut. Facile Method of Preparing Multifunctional Nanoparticles with Capabilities of Therapeutics, Targeting, and X-Ray and MRI Detectability. AICHE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 19, 2011 Ming Zhang and Mustafa Akbulut. Adsorption and Desorption of Polymeric Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems On Cellulose Surfaces. AICHE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 17, 2011 Other press
Sept. 2011 Nanomedicines Stick To Cellulose. Chemical & Engineering News
(https://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i38/8938scene.html) Sept. 2011 Nanomedicines Effects on Environment. ChemistryViews
(http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/1344915/Nanomedicines_Effects_on_Environment.html)
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