Technical
- Over 14-years combined work and multidisciplinary research in materials science, nanotechnology, nanomedicine, nanophotonics, optics, composite materials, mechanical engineering, engineering drawing, analytical, and surface chemistry
- Designed and developed custom systems for hyperspectral Raman imaging and spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, single photon counting, photoacoustic generation and detection, and polymer multi-hole capillary thermal drawing process, polymeric capillary cleaver
- Implemented research in synthesis, fabrication, functionalization, and characterization of nanoparticles for ultrafast ultrasensitive vapor and liquid detections, fabrication of photonic crystal fiber sensor, nanomedicine for targeted drug delivery and enhanced photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer, synthesis and characterization of Mg-SiC composite materials for high strength low density application
- Operated a variety of lab instruments AFM, SEM, TEM, GC/MS, XRD, hydraulic tensile testing machine, micro/macro hardness tester, thermo-mechanical analyzer, optical spectrometer, optical microscope, dynamic light scattering analyzer
- Cultured cells and analyzed cytotoxicity test (MTT)
- Drafted engineering drawing (2D and 3D) using Autodesk AutoCAD
- Simulated COMSOL multi physics and programmed National Instruments LabView
- Possessed strong technical writing and oral presentation
Project Management and Leadership
- Communicated hundreds of customers for business model development as an Entrepreneurial Lead of Optofluidic Bioassay team in NSF I-Corps program and developed a business model
- Managed research labs, mentored, supervised and trained junior students, planned purchasing of equipments and key reagents according to budget and needs of research timeline
- Managed projects to achieve goal within available resources, budgets, and schedules