Research Assistant, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
August 2012 – December 2015
Department of Energy Project
Developed high temperature materials for energy applications; Studied the mechanical properties of the high temperature materials; Performed failure analysis and finite element modeling of materials
Research Scientist, DuPont
June 2015 – September 2015
Worked on simulation of the next generation of photovoltaic cells; Optimized the metallization of silicon based solar cells
Research Assistant, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
August 2010 – August 2012
Synthesized quantum dots and fabricated their based solar cells; Characterized carbon nanotubes and their-based biosensors
Materials Engineer, Konarka Technologies, New Bedford, MA, United States
June 2010 – September 2010
Studied Inkjet printing for thin film solar cells; Characterized solar cell fibers and fabrics
Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, N Dartmouth, MA
January 2009 – August 2010
Printed flexible electrodes by inkjet printing carbon nanotubes and PEDOT:PSS; Fabricated flexible LEDs and characterized the devices; Simulated flexible electrodes and their based devices by COMSOL Multiphysics
Materials Engineer, EY Technologies, Fall River, MA, United States
June 2009 – August 2010
NSF Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Project:
Worked on sensing and actuating fibers for artificial muscles;
Investigated hot melt spinning of Polyacrylonitrile copolymers;
Studied actuation properties of electroactive polymer gels
Materials Engineer, Toray Industries Inc., Shanghai City, China
June 2006 – January 2009
Managed the business of polycrystalline silicon; Worked on the development of polymer and fiber based products
Research Assistant, Donghua Universtiy, Shanghai City, China
September 2002 – June 2006
Worked on 3D woven composites: Wove 3D woven fabric using carbon and Kevlar fibers;Manufactured 3D woven composites by VARTM technique;Tested mechanical properties and electric properties of 3D woven composites