Personal Profile:
Worked as a research assistant and teaching assistant in materials science and a computer professional for more than 5 years. Broad knowledge in materials science and chemistry. Interested in pursuing a materials
scientist or engineer position.
- Fundamental knowledge of materials properties and microstructures, material
processing/analysis/test/synthesis, metals, ceramics, polymers, thermodynamics, chemical dynamics, nanoscale phenomena, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics.
- Working knowledge in C/C++ programming, numerical analysis, Matlab, design and development of experimental apparatus.
- Considerable skills in interpreting and assessing the results of experiment and in chemical and physical characterization of materials, SPM, X-ray diffraction, SEM, TEM, NMR, as well as mechanical tests.
Education
2004 – 2009 Ph.D. in Materials Science (Physical Chemistry), The University of Alabama, Alabama, USA.
GPA 3.87/4.
Received a Masters degree in Materials Science (Physical Chemistry) in 2007.
1995 – 1998 B.S., Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Major: Computer Science, GPA 7/9.
1991 – 1993 M.S., Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New Mexico, USA.
Major: Materials Engineering, GPA 3.8/4.
Work Experience
2001 – 2002 Senior Network Analyst, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Implemented system/network monitoring, performance tuning, and administration.
2000 – 2001 Network Engineer, Cisco Systems Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
Supported in administration of Cisco network equipment, network management software, and C/C++ programming.
1998 – 2000 Network Analyst, Lethbridge College, Alberta, Canada. Performed Unix system administration, hardware/software configuration, installation, upgrade, and maintenance on Unix/Windows systems.
Teaching Experience
2004 – 2009 Teaching Assistant, Materials Science Ph.D. Program, The University of Alabama.
Taught general chemistry, physical chemistry, and analytical Chemistry lab courses and recitation classes for each semester and summer session.
Responsibilities include teaching in the lab class, assisting students to perform chemistry experiments, grading assignments and exams, preparing solution sets for home work and exams, holding weekly office hours to answer student questions.
Research Experience
2004 – 2009 Research Assistant, Materials Science Ph.D. Program, The University of Alabama.
Thesis Advisor: Professor James K. Baird.
Thesis: The Universality of Critical Phenomena in Chemical Reactions in a Binary Liquid Mixture.
My research involved investigating the critical phenomena in second order phase transitions such as binary mixtures of two different liquids, the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition, and the
conducting-superconducting transition. We studied the effect of critical point phenomena on equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamic properties as well as reaction kinetics in liquid mixtures, the thermodynamic and kinetic theory and its consequences for describing phase transitions and critical behaviors in fluid systems.
1991 – 1993 Research Assistant, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Thesis: Structural and Adhesion ...
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