Engineer Mechanical

Qi Chen

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Rapid City, SD 57701 Email:**********@*****.***

Objective

A full-time Materials/Polymer Engineer position in Elastomer field.

Qualifications Summary

• 16 publications published on professional journals (Attached)

• 4 years’ experience in Research and Development in rubber compounding field for tires, sealants application, and micro-electronic devices

• Co-op experience as a Technical Engineer for silicone products from Dow Corning

• Hands-on experience to fabricate, characterize, and test rubber compounding

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Origin Pro, Statistical Analysis (SPS)

• Taking Lean and Six Sigma courses online

Education

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) – Rapid City, SD, USA

Ph. D. Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (Emphasis: Polymer, Materials Engineering; Nanofibers)

Degree Expected: Dec. 2012 GPA: 4.0/4.0

Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) – Beijing, China

M.S. Materials Process Engineering (Emphasis: Rubber/Elastomer), 2008 GPA: 3.7/4.0

B.S. Polymer Materials Engineering, 2005 GPA: 3.4/4.0

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant August 2008-present

SDSM&T Chemistry Dept., Rapid City, SD, USA

Assisted professor with research on fabrication and characterization of nano-scale fibers with specific structure like core-shell, nano-porous with enhanced specific surface area. Completed NASA project of developing high-performance composites with increased toughness and/or strength properties. Organized the technical reports and academic publications. Writing the manuscript of academic reports.

Technical Engineer Co-op April-June 2008

Beijing Juntaihuafang Inc., Beijing, China

Solved the application problems of silicone elastomer based composites. Built professional relationships with customers. Managed all aspects of silicone elastomer production scheduling and packaging.

Projects on Research and Development

Silicone/SBR elastomer compounding as thermal interface materials, inner tires and sealants application (BUCT) Nov. 2004- Jun. 2008

• Assisted supervisor to design the experiment.

• Manipulated the two-roll mill and compression molding to fabricate the silicone elastomer composites.

• Manipulated the characterization tools such as SEM/EDS, FTIR, DMA, TMA, DSC, RPA, and XRD to evaluate the morphology and structure of rubber products.

• Analyzed the results and optimized the formulation and manufacturing process.

• Wrote the technical reports and presented commendations to the supervisor and other teammates.

Advanced composites possessed low weight and superior mechanical properties and their application in low-weight vehicle, sports utilities, and aeronautics and space field. (SDSM&T) Aug.2008- Aug. 2012

• Initiated a specific direction of the project, determined the raw materials, and designed the experimental.

• Surface treatment of nanofillers and produce Nano-Resin using linker molecules.

• Prepared the multi-scale reinforcements through electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process, electrospinning technique, and spray up process.

• Operated the manufacturing process (VARTM, extrusion, and injection techniques) to fabricate high-performance composites, and tested the mechanical properties.

• Summarized the relationship between polymer structure and performance, and wrote the academic publications.

Honors and activities

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Society of the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) SDSM&T

1st place winner of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology NANO EXPO 2012

Leadership certification

Reviewer for professional journals such as soft materials, et al.

Conference presentation and Workshop

Qi Chen, et al. Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2011, 104, 346.

Carbon Nano Materials and Applications Workshop, Rapid City, SD.

Publications

1. Qi Chen, Lifeng Zhang, Hao Fong. Preparation and evaluation of nano-epoxy composite resins containing electrospun glass nanofibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2012(124): 444-451.

2. Qi Chen, Lifeng Zhang, Hao Fong. Hybrid multi-scale epoxy composite made of conventional carbon fiber fabrics with interlaminar regions containing electrospun carbon nanofibers mats. Composites: Part A. 2011(42): 2036-2042.

3. Qi Chen, Hao Fong, et al. Hybrid multi-scale composites developed from glass microfibers fabrics and nano-epoxy resins containing electrospun glass nanofibers. Composites: Part B, 2012(43): 309-316.

4. Qi Chen, Yong Zhao, Hao Fong. Fabrication and mechanical properties of hybrid multi-scale epoxy composites reinforced with conventional carbon fiber fabrics surface-attached with electrospun carbon nanofibers mats. Composites Part B. (Under review)

5. Qi Chen, Yong Zhao, Weidong Wu, Tao Xu, Hao Fong. Fabrication and evaluation of Bis-GMA/TEGDMA dental resins/composites containing halloysite nanotubes. Dental materials. 2012,28(10):1071-1079.

6. Qi Chen, Yong Zhao, Hao Fong. Mechanical evaluations of nano-epoxy composite resins reinforced with surface derivatized electrospun carbon nanofibers. Preparation.

7. Qi Chen, Yong Zhao, Hao Fong. Hybrid multi-scale epoxy composites reinforced with carbon fiber fabrics electrodeposited by nano-scale carbon reinforcements. Preparation.

8. Shipeng Wen, Qi Chen, et al. Hierarchical electrospun SiO2 nanofibers Containing SiO2 nanoparticles with controllable surface-roughness and/or porosity. Materials Letters. 2010, 64(13): 1517-1520.

9. Lifeng Zhang, Yi Gao, Qi Chen, Hao Fong. Bis-GMA/TEGDMA dental composites reinforced with nano-scaled single crystals of fabrillar silicate. Journal of Material Science. 2010, 45: 2521-2524.

10. Ming Tian, Lili Su, Qi Chen, Liqun Zhang. Mechanical properties and Reinforcement Mechanisms of Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber Composites Containing Fibrillar Silicate Nanofibers and Short Aramid Microfibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2011, 120(3): 1439-1447.

11. Xiaoping Zhang, Qi Chen, et al. Luminescence Properties of Eu(III) Complex/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Electrospun Composites Nanofibers. J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 3898-3903.

12. Qi Chen, Yonglai Lu, Liqun Zhang. Structure and properties of Al2O3/MVQ thermal conductive composite. China Rubber Industry. 2008, 55(10).

13. Jiaqi Liu, Liqun Zhang, Qi Chen, Yonglai Lu. Numerical investigation of the thermal property of particle filled polymer matrix composite. ACTA Materiae composite sinica. 2009, 26(1).

14. Qiang He, Yonglai Lu, Qi Chen. Structure and properties of CNT/Al2O3/SiR thermal conductive composite. Special purpose Rubber products. 2009, 30(2).

15. Yibing Cai, Qi Chen, Hao Fong, et al. Electrospun Ultrafine Composite Fibers Consisting of Lauric Acid and Polyamide 6 as Form-stable Phase Change Materials for Storage and Retrieval of Solar Thermal Energy. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. 2012; 103:53-61.

16. Yibing Cai, Qi Chen, and Hao Fong, et al. Effects of carbon nanotubes on morphological structure, thermal property, and flammability of electrospun composite fibers consisting of lauric acid and polyamide 6 as thermal energy storage materials. Fibers and Polymers. (accepted)

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