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Education
Northwestern University – Evanston, IL December 2015 M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering (GPA: 3.5 /4.0)
Relevant Coursework: Process Design, Imperfections in Crystalline, Electrochemical Energy Device, Mechanical Properties National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) – Hsinchu, Taiwan June 2013 B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering (GPA: 3.8 /4.0)
Award: Presidential Award, 09/2010 (Top 3 academic performance in the department)
Relevant Coursework: Organic Chemistry, Micro-Structure Analysis, Physical Metallurgy, Polymer Materials Skill Sets
Organic and Inorganic Syntheses and Purification: Anaerobic Manipulation, Recrystallization, Column Chromatography
Characterization: IR, Raman, UV-Vis and NMR spectroscopy, Zeta Potential Analyzer, Cyclic Voltammetry
Coding / Database: JavaScript (Basic), MS Access, SQL
Visualization Software: Tableau, OriginLab
Design Analytical Software: MS Excel, R, Minitab, SAS
System Testing
Research Experiences
Inorganic Chemistry Lab, Loyola University Chicago – Chicago, IL February 2016 – Present Research Assistant (Internship)
Synthesis and characterization of coordination ligands
Synthesis and characterization of air-sensitive coordination metal complexes for catalysis
Electrochemical analysis and kinetic study of metal complexes Vinayak P Dravid Soft Materials Lab, Northwestern University – Evanston, IL January 2015 - December 2015 Project: Electrical Circuit Printing Using 2D/3D Materials
Helped in conducting quantitative analytical processes of data using Excel to test and increased the reaction rate by 100%
Printed graphene inks on plastic substrate using home-use laser printer and conducted electrical test measurement on the pattern
Characterized the samples to secure the composition of materials by UV-Vis spectroscopy Vinayak P Dravid Soft Materials Lab, Northwestern University – Evanston, IL June 2015 - December 2015 Project: MoS2 Colorimetric Sensor by Printing Method
Printed mono-layer MoS2 on testing papers for sensing peroxidase reaction and preserved the pattern for 5 days
Sensed the color changing in 5 mins without contaminating the base solution (200 ppm)
Kept the accurate records of the experiments and prepared the final technical report for processes transition Artificial Materials and Energy Technologies Laboratory, NCTU – Hsinchu, Taiwan June 2012 - April 2013 Project: Fabrication of Graphene via Electrochemical Exfoliation in Aqueous Alkaline Electrolyte
Achieved 88% efficiency of graphene production by electrochemical exfoliation in aqueous alkaline electrolyte
Analyzed the solution to secure the quality of the product by Raman spectroscopy and Zeta Potential Analyzer Work Experience
Piyes Software Bank Inc. – Taipei, Taiwan January 2012 - June 2013 System Engineer
Developed inventory control systems and established optimal inventory levels by MS Access, saving $10K
Implemented standards for test suites in MS Access ERP system and trained new contractors working within the test team Leadership/Volunteer Experiences
Vice President of Chiao-Tung Committee, AIESEC Taiwan July 2010 - July 2011
Led 15 teammates to promote international internship program to corporate companies and provided training on market research toward focus groups and proposal preparation, contributing 80% growth on acceptance rate
Led and organized the 2011 Envision Global Chinese Future Leader conference, which involved more than 400 participants from East Asia, and maintained sponsorships over $20,000 from both governmental and nongovernmental communities International Development Traineeship, Courtesy Foundation – Hyderabad, India January 2011 - March 2011
Designed educational courses on hygiene, global culture, and physical education for children WEI-HSIN (STEVEN) CHEN