Yanrong
Zhu
Cincinnati, OH 45219
www.oocities.org/yanrong_zhu
(513)556-6038 (O), (513) 556-7467 (H) yanrong_zhu@yahoo.com, zhuyg@email.uc.edu
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a full-time technical position in areas such as polymer science
and engineering utilizing creativity, scientific thinking, problem-solving
ability
EDUCATION
Research project: Synthesis and
Characterization of Conducting
Polymer –Layered Silicate
Nanocomposites
Major courses: Polymer Characterization, Polymer Processing, Adhesion
Science, Polymer Morphology,
Properties of
Polymers, Polymer Composites
Research
project: Studies on Titanium
Supported IrO2-Ta2O5 Coating Dimensionally
Stable Anode (DSA)
forTin/Zinc Electroplating on IF Steel
Major
courses: Corrosion Resistant Nonmetallic Materials, Electrochemical Theory,
Electrochemical Testing
Methods, Corrosion of Metals
Research Project: Mechanism
Study of Sticking-up Behavior of Electrogalvanized
Sheet Steel in Forming
Major courses: Organic Chemistry, Corrosion
Electrochemistry, Organic Coating, Advanced Surface Analysis Techniques
· Highly
motivated team worker with strong interpersonal skills and leadership
qualities.
· Well
demonstrated creativity in scientific research (filed five invention
disclosures).
·
Excellent oral and written communication
skills (research papers and awarded proposals).
·
Expertise in polymer characterization:
hand-on experimental skills in operation of TEM, SEM, XRD and master
characterization techniques such as IR, thermal analysis using DSC and TGA, viscometry, contact angle, mechanical tests, and
electrochemical measurement for coatings.
·
Hand on experience in polymer synthesis,
characterization and processing.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
·
Co-Principle Investigator
for the project: Nanotechnology for Advanced Coatings,
funded
by Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI)
Ø One
awarded proposal bringing in $67,000 research fund for the group
Ø Accomplished
proposed research work and wrote three quarterly reports
Ø Collaborated
with three lab-partners and mentored three undergraduate students
Ø Filed
5 invention disclosures
·
Shanghai
Bao Steel
Aug.
1997
Practical training: working at the electrogalvanizing production line
·
CSCP-Zhongfu Corrosion & Protection Corp.
Jul. 1995- May1999
Part-time laboratory technician
and secretary
Ø
Evaluated quality (corrosion resistivity
) of tin-plated steel for food storage
Ø
Investigated corrosion behaviors of stainless steel
in chloride solution using electrochemical tool
Ø
Conducted statistical survey of soil corrosivity analysis for underground steel pipeline
Ø
Translated a number of technical papers
· First
Place in PhD Category in 2003 SAMPE
Student Symposium International Competition, held in Long Beach, CA, May 13, 2003 (Won a trip to SAMPE 2004 Europe
Conference in Paris)
· Student
Travel Award for Workshop on Nanoscience
Approaches to Multifunctional Coatings, organized by ASOFR, Keystone,
Co, Aug. 2002
· Student
Travel Grant for 6th International Conference on Nanostructured
Materials,
· Student
Travel Award for The Electrochemical
Society 2002 Spring Meeting,
· University Research Council Summer
Fellowship,
· University
Graduate Scholarship and Graduate
Assistantship in MSE, University of Cincinnati, 1999-present
· Honor
of Excellent Graduate,
· IET (International
Engineering Technology Inc.) Fellowship, University of Science & Technology
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
· Member of Materials
Research Society (MRS) since 2002
· Member of The
Electrochemical Society (ECS) since 1999
· Member of Society
for the Advancement of Material and Processing Engineering (SAMPE) since
2000
·
Member of National Association of Corrosion Engineers (
NACE) since 2002
· Member of ASM
International and TMS since 1999
INVENTION DISCLOSURES
·
Multilayered Conducting Polymeric Nanocomposite Coating for Corrosion Protection of Metals,
Jude O. Iroh, Yanrong Zhu, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan (UC-IPO.
102-040);
·
High-Temperature Stable PI/PPY Condcuting Composite Top Coating for Corrosion and Wear
Resistance, Jude O. Iroh, Yanrong
Zhu, Kunal Shah, Kirill
Levine, (UC-IPO. 102-020);
·
A Novel Method to Solve Dispersion
Problem: Thermoset Resin as a Matrix for Conducting
Polymer-Clay Nanocomposite Coatings on Metals, Jude
O. Iroh and Yanrong Zhu,
(UC-IPO. 102-063);
·
Innovative Oxy-temp Process for
Formulating High Corrosion Resistant Conducting Polymer Coatings, Jude O Iroh, Yanrong Zhu (UC-IPO.
102-084);
·
Water-based Corrosion Protective Super
Primer on Metals, Jude O. Iroh and Yanrong Zhu (UC-IPO. 102-085).
PUBLICATIONS*
· Synthesis
and Characterization of Conducting Polymer-Montmorillonite
Nanocomposites, Y. Zhu and J. O. Iroh, Chemistry of Materials, Submitted, 2003
· Electrochemical
Synthesis of Polyaniline Films in the Presence of
Inorganic Fillers and Their Effects on Corrosion Protection of Al2024, Y. Zhu
and J. O. Iroh, Journal
of Advanced Materials, 34 :
(4), Oct. 2002 P. 16-21
· Electrochemical
Synthesis: A Novel Technique for Processing Multi-Functional Coatings, J. O. Iroh, Y. Zhu, et al, Progress
in Organic Coatings, Accepted, 2002
Corrosion and Bonding Behaviors of Intrinsically Conductive Polymers on Aluminum (Al 2024-T3), K. Shah, Y. Zhu, et al, Key Engineering Materials, v 197, 2001, p 111-119
·
Corrosion protection property of Polyaniline-Polypyrrole composite coatings on Al-2024. Surface Engineering, 17: (5) 405-412,
2001
· X-ray
Fluorescent (XRF) Analysis for Determining the Loading of IrO2 and
Ta2O5 in Titanium Based Ir/Ta
Mixed Oxide Coatings, Materials Protection, 2001.
· Investigation
of Surface Morphology, Structure and Electrocatalytic
Properties for O2 Evolution of Titanium Based IrO2-Ta2O5
Coatings, Acta Metallurgica
Sinica, 2001.
· Porosity
Study of the Titanium Supported IrO2-Ta2O5 DSA
Electrodes, Journal of Rare
Metal, Accepted
· Effect
of Electroplating Conditions on Sticking-up Behaviors of Electrogalvanized
Sheet Steel During Forming, Materials Protection,
Nov.1998, vol.31, No.11, P.1-3.
· Sticking-up
Behaviors and Surface Friction of IF Electrogalvanized
Sheet Steel in Forming, Journal of
· Application and Development of Titanium Based
Dimensionally Stable Anode for Oxygen Evolution, Surface Technology, Vol.28(1999), No.5, P.1-3
· Degradation
Characteristics of Ti/IrO2-Ta2O5 Coating
Anodes in H2SO4 Solution, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc.
· Thermolytic Formation of IrO2-Ta2O5
Mixed Oxide Anodes From Chloride Precursors, Rare Metal Materials and
Engineering, 29: (2) 132-136, 2000
CONFERENCE PAPERS
· Conducting
Polymer-Montmorillonite Clay Nanocomposites,
· Conducting
polymer-clay Nanocomposite Coatings for Corrosion
Protection of Al2024-T3, Poster, 13th
IFHTSE/International Surface Engineering Congress,
· A
Novel Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Coating System for Corrosion Protection Al
2024-T3, Workshop on Nanoscience Approaches to
Multifunctional Coatings,
Keystone, Co, Aug. 11-17, 2002;
· Polyaniline-polypyrrole-clay nanocomposite
coatings on Al2024-T3 for Corrosion Protection, 6th International Conference on Nanostructured
Materials,
· Polyaniline-Clay Nanocomposite
Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Al2024, 201st Meeting of The Electrochemical Society,
· Corrosion
Protection of AL2024-T3 By Particulate Filled Conducting Polymer Coatings, ASM Materials Solutions Conference and Exposition, Poster,
· Conducting
Polymer Composite Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Al 2024: Preparation and
Characterization, 199th
Meeting of The Electrochemical Society, March, 2001
· Primers
and Coatings of Intrinsically Conducting Polymers on Al-2024: Physical and
Electrochemical Properties, Dayton-Cincinnati
Aerospace Science Symposium,
· Corrosion
Behaviors of Intrinsically Conducting Polymer (ICPs)
Coatings on Al 2024-T3, Surface
Engineering Symposium, Oct 9-12, 2000, St. Louis, MO
· Corrosion
and Bonding behavior of ICP on Al 2024, Co-author, 14th International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies,Co-authored, Paris, France, Sept 11-14, 2000
· The
Soil Corrosivity in the Area of City Beijing and it’s
Effect on Policy Decision and Management for Corrosion Protection of
Underground Pipeline, Co-author, ICC 14th International Corrosion
Congress, 26 September-1 October, 1999, Cape Town, South Africa.
· Investigation
on the Interaction Mechanism of Multiple Corrosion Types for Stainless Steel in
Chloride Solution, Co-authored, ICC 14th
International Corrosion Congress, 26 September-
* Papers
available upon request.