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Objective A postdoctoral position on synthesis and characterization of synthetic and biological materials.
Qualifications Dedicated polymer scientist, focused on characterization of polymers and polymer blend in aqueous media with scattering, rheology techniques and microscopy to the molecular level; adept at synthesis and characterization of biological and synthetic materials (nanoparticles, hydrogels, surfactant, colloids, dendrimers, polypeptides and artificial cells); experienced in biologically compatible materials, surfactant and colloid physics; fluent in Chinese and English.
Education Aug 2006 PhD. Polymer physics, Louisiana State University, USA Advisor: Prof. Paul S. Russo Dissertation: Self-assembly and its inhibition of bolaform amphiphilic dendrimers 1997 M.S. Polymer chemistry, Shandong University, China Advisor: Prof. Qizhen Zhang Thesis: Synthesis and characterization of carbosilane liquid crystalline dendrimers 1994 B.S. Chemistry, Qingdao University, China
Experience 09/2001 – Present Research Assistant, Chemistry Department of Louisiana State University Duties and Achievements: Studied the self-assembly of dumbbell shaped amphiphilic dendrimers with light scattering and TEM. Developed new methods on interactions of nanoparticles in aqueous media. Encapsulated fibers inside vesicles. Characterized the fiber properties and rheology properties of arborol hydrogels. Prepared colloidal gold nanoparticles Invented a new temperature sensor with gold nanoparticles. Built a new Langmuir Blodgett trough Checked surface properties of surfactants
08/2003 Volunteer for General Mills Company, US Checked properties of future products with light scattering.
07/1997 – 07/2001 R & D Researcher, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc., China R & D Institute (Qingdao DIC Fine Chemicals, Co., LTD) Duties and Achievements: Synthesized and identified liquid crystals, improved yield, optimized production processes Increased profit more than $1M/year by modifying the reactions, and the purity of products was higher than the standard. Engaged in designing and building a new plant (Taking up 5200 m2).
Skills Instruments: Fluorescence Photobleaching Recovery (FPR), SAXS, WAXS (Small/Wide Angle X-ray Scattering, on beamline 1-4 at SSRL), Zeta potential, LB trough, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Static Light Scattering (SLS), Kinetic Multi-angle Laser Light Scattering(KMALLS), Optical Microscopy, Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy, Confocal Interference Microscopy, AFM, SEM, TEM, Cryo-EM, HPLC, NMR, GC, FT-IR, GPC, MALDI-TOF Software: Origin, Photoshop, Image J, Microsoft Office, FrontPage, Visual Basic.Net, Turbo-CAD, Flash Training Workshop on Synchrotron X-ray at CAMD, LSU SAXS and WAXS at SSRL on beamline 1-4 Training on synthesis of dendrimers at Dr. George Newkome’s laboratory at the University of Akron Training on synthesis of TFT liquid crystals at Central Research Laboratories, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc., JAPAN
Awards: 2005 and 2006, LSU Coates Travel Awards, 2005, First winner of Timothy S Evenson Award in Polymer Science 2001-2005, LSU Graduate Enhancement and Supplement
Activities: Member of American Chemical Society
Presentations ACS meeting, San Diego, March 2005, Self-assembly and its inhibition of bolaform amphiphile dendrimers, Oral presentation 6th National Graduate Research Polymer Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, June 2005, Self-assembly and its inhibition of bola-form amphiphile dendrimers, Oral presentation ACS meeting, Atlanta, March 2006, Growing gold nanoparticles in hydrogels, poster ACS meeting, San Diego, March 2005, Production of rodlike particles with continuously variable length, Poster ACS meeting, Anaheim, March 2004, Inhibition and termination of self-assembling arborol fibers, Poster ACS meeting, New York, September 2003, Physical properties of arborol gels, Poster Liposomes: Drug Delivery Vehicles and Models of Biological membranes. International conference at McMaster University, Canada, July 2003, The effect of a model amphipathic a-helical peptide and melittin on DOPC vesicles, Poster
Publications Sun, J., Yu, K., Russo, P. S., Pople, J. et.al. ACS symposium series 918, Polymeric Nanofibers, ed. D. H. Reneker (2005), Some structural observations of self-assembled fibrillar gels composed of two- directional bolaform arborols, 370-383. Zhang,Q.Z., Sun,J., Cui,L., & Pan,J.X. (1997) Studies on carbosilane liquid crystalline dendrimers. Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao, 18, 158-159. Zhang,Q.Z., Cui,L., & Sun,J. (1996) High-strength declination points in the smectic schlieren texture of o- hydroxy Schiff base-type liquid crystal. Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao, 17, 1804-1806. Zhang,Q.Z., Sun,J., Wang,D.Q., Sheng,X., Yin,X.Y., Zhao,X.G., & Li,G. (1998) Studies on the organometallic palladium coordinated carbosilane liquid crystalline dendrimer. Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao, 19, 827-829. Zhang,Q.Z., Sun,J., Wang,D.Q., Wang,Y., & Li,G. (1998) Studies on carbosillane liquid crystalline dendrimer with SC* phase. Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao, 19, 1175-1177
Manuscripts in Preparation Self-assembly and its inhibition of fibers formed by bolaform amphiphilic dendrimers. Diffusion of dextran probes in a self-assembled fibrous gel composed of two-directional arborols. Growing gold nanoparticles in arborol gels and temperature sensitive PNIPAM gels. Monitoring melittin/membrane interactions with FPR and DLS. Encapsulating arborol fibrils in giant unilamellar vesicles. Surface properties of a series of amphiphilic dendrimers with short hydrophobic chains. References Professor Paul Russo Chemistry department of Louisiana State Univeristy Choppin Hall Room 232 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Tel: 1-225-578-5729 e-mail: [email protected]
Professor Robin McCarley Chemistry Department of Louisiana State Univeristy Choppin Hall Room 232 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Tel: 1-225-578-3239 e-mail: [email protected]
Professor Robert Hammer Chemistry Department of Louisiana State Univeristy Choppin Hall Room 232 Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Tel: 1-225-578-4025 e-mail: [email protected]