Objective
Seeking a position of Material Engineer (mainly in ceramic) in industry to develop products research, processing, analysis and test to increase efficiency and improve product process.
Profile
• Over 15 year material researching experience.
• Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems.
• Super creative and innovative mentality
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with sound attention to detail.
• Able to use MS office and AutoCAD.
• Bilingual in English and Chinese
• Fast learning and quick mastering new knowledge.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, analytical and motivational skills.
Professional skills
• Proficient with a broad spectrum of materials: metals, ceramics, composites, coating, powder, nanopowders, ceramic-matrix composite.
• Highly experienced in materials characterization such as particle size analysis, hardness testing, mechanical properties testing, macro- and microstruture characterization by using OM, SEM, BET, XRD, TGA, DSC. Sample preparation and interpretation.
• Thorough knowledge of metallurgical and ceramics processes (such as ball milling, drying, pressure (including uniaxial press and hot isostatic press), tape casting, and firing), solid state physics, physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry and basic understanding organic chemistry.
• Hand-on experience of thick film processing (ink and tape preparation, three-roll milling, viscosity measurement, tape casting, screen printing, firing). low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) processing (laser punching, lamination, and cofiring).
• Deep knowledge and practice of nano materials preparation (sol-gel, wet chemical, high-energy milling, CVD, PECVD etc.), characterization, and modification (chemical and physical based).
• Ample electrochemistry background and test practice (cyclic voltammetry, potentiodynamic, potentiostatic, potential resistance etc.).
• Deeply understanding low temperature fuel cell (Direct methanol fuel cell, direct ethanol fuel cell, catalyst synthesis and characterization, bipolar material choice, electrode evaluation, cell performance characterization).
Education
• Florida International University, Miami, FL (08/2004 - 04/2009)
PhD of Science
Mechanical & Materials Engineering Cum. GPA 3.6/4.0
Dissertation: “New micro direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for portable application by low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) technology”
Also take part in projects of carbon nanotube in application of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell and second electron emission multiplier. Main work include
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (08/2001 – 07/2004)
Master of Science
Materials Science & Engineering Cum. GPA3.5/4.0
Thesis: “Surface modification of nanomaterial by low temperature plasma coating”
• South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (09/1995 – 04/1998)
Master of Science
Materials Science & Engineering Cum. GPA 3.7/4.0
Thesis “High Temperature Composite Material”
• Prepared high temperature structure Si3N4-Ti(C,N) composite and characterized its mechanical properties and electrical conductivity for Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) application.
• South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong China (09/1988 – 07/1992)
Bachelor of Science
Materials Science & Engineering Cum. GPA 3.7/4.0
Project “New Ball Milling Machine Design”
Work Experience
• Short-term Contract at Cetek Technologies, Inc,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 10/2009-01/2010
• Large area alumina tape casting.
• Internship of thick film processing (mainly solar cell conductive paste) at Heraeus Inc., Conshohocken, PA, USA 06/2006 - 08/2006
• Solar cell conducting paste preparation (blending, three-roll mill, ink viscosity testing, screen printing, firing).
• Profiling the furnace and characterizing solar cell panel like resistance, dark I-V testing.
• Shipping and preparing the samples to customer.
• Write and present technical reports on research and development activities, process and materials specifications, and internal failure analysis reports.
• Chinese National Analysis Center Guangzhou, China, 04/1998 - 09/2001
Engineer for “nanomaterial preparation”
Objective: Research nanomaterials focusing on nanao WC and carbon nanotube by various innovative technologies (mainly high power plasma physical vapour deposition and high energy milling)
• Serve as proj...
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