Assistant Project

JINGTING YANG

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QUALIFICATIONS

*Extensive experience in polymer formulation, synthesis, processing, materials characterization.

*Solid background in structure-property relationships of polymers and composite materials.

*Excellent analytical techniques including Transmission Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Instron, MTS, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, X-ray Diffraction, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis, Gel Permeation Chromatography, Infrared Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Optical Microscopy.

*Strong computer skills: Matlab, OriginPro, Photoshop, Microsoft Office.

*Good planning and organizational skills to manage work efficiently.

*Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant

Mixing Mechanisms & Modeling Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010 – present

Project: Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polyurethane Composites for Wind Turbine Blades. Sponsored by Department of Energy. Co-operating with Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Molded Fiber Glass Companies.

Achievement/ Responsibilities

*Developed a strategy of homogeneously dispersing carbon nanotubes in polyurethane and epoxy systems for the preparation of master batches, estimated saving 35% cost of materials in polyurethane composite manufacture.

*Identify suitable dispersing agents stabilizing the nanotubes in polymer suspensions for two months.

*Improve 20% of tensile properties of polyurethane and epoxy systems by adding carbon nanotubes dispersed with the aid of block copolymers.

*Increased the fatigue life of epoxy composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes by tenfold of neat epoxy.

*Changed the surface resistivity of epoxy composites from insulative to static dissipative by adding 0.1 wt% nanotubes.

Research Assistant

Special Advanced Materials Laboratory, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2009

Project: Synthesis and Pyrolysis of Poly-ferrocarbosilane Prepared from Reserve Micro Emulsions.

Achievement/ Responsibilities

*Designed experimental methodologies to synthesize ceramics from poly-carbosilane precursors and conducted analytical characterizations to study the effect of ferric nitrate.

*Successfully stabilized 10% of iron elements in the composites indicating improvement in magnetic and electrical properties, in addition demonstrated that iron nanoparticles accelerate SiC crystal growth by decreasing the pyrolytic temperatures from 1200 C to 900 C which save the energy cost in manufacture for the lower thermal stabilization of crystals.

Research Assistant

Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China, 2008

Project: Fabrication of Ordered Porous Polymer Films by Breath-Figure Method.

Achievement

*Enhanced the thermal stability of polymer films while retaining three-dimensional structures under deep ultraviolet irradiation, and changed the films from hydrophobic to super-hydrophilic for potential adhesion with cells.

*Changed the films from hydrophobic to super-hydrophilic for potential adhesion with cells, confirmed by cell culture tests.

EDUCATION

M.S.in Macromolecular Science and Engineering GPA: 3.5/4.0, Expected August 2011

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

B.S.in Material Science and Engineering GPA: 3.3/4.0, July 2009

Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

RELEVANT BACKGROUND

Polymer Chemistry, Polymer Physics, Polymer Engineering, Physical Chemistry, Polymer Processing, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Methods in Materials Science, and Instrumental Analysis.

PUBLICATION

1. M. R. Loos, J. Yang, D.L. Feke, I. Manas-Zloczower, “Effect of Block-copolymer Dispersants on Properties of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Systems”, Composites Science and Technology, 2011, accepted.

2. M. R. Loos, J. Yang and I. Manas-Zloczower, D.L. Feke, “Polyurethane/carbon nanotube composites using block copolymers as dispersing agents”, Proceedings of the Polymer Processing Society 26th Regional Meeting, 2010, in press.

3. M. R. Loos, J. Yang and I. Manas-Zloczower, D.L. Feke, “EPOXY/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES”, Annual Technical Conference - Society of Plastics Engineers, 2010, in press.

AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

*Judge for SOURCE Symposium & Poster Session of 6th Annual Intersections, Case Western Reserve University, 2010

*OTI-Lingming Scholarship, Xiamen University, 2008

*Excellent Academic Scholarship, Xiamen University, 2006, 2007, 2008

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