(340aw) Fabrication of Inorganic Magnetic Nano-Composites for Biomedical Application

My research during PhD focuses on the synthesize, behavior and biomedical applications of inorganic magnetic nanoparticles, such as magnetic particle imaging, computed tomography, and dual imaging tracer. We were able to synthesize high-quality nanoparticles with defined size and predictable magnetic properties and with coatings that render their biocompatible, stable, and mobile in biological environments. We apply a suite of physicochemical and magnetic techniques including but not limit to TEM, SQUID-VSM, DLS, DMS, XRD, FTIR, TGA, Magnetic Particle Imaging scanner, and CT to characterize these particles and evaluate their suitability for biomedical applications.

Skills:

Working in projects that lead by senior students, as well as mentoring undergrads, new PhD students, being equipment superusers and teaching assistants, I have worked on both side of teams. Through the process, communication, leadership, time management, and team work are the most important skills I obtained and are obsessed with. Through collaboration within my lab, I have strong track record of publications (5) in major journals. We also collaborate with interdisciplinary research teams at UF, other universities in the states, and internationally where my contribution focused on proving starting nano-materials for others. I also have multiple projects going on simultaneously on different scope of research area throughout my PhD. Although straggled at the beginning, I learned to adapt and switch between complex tasks as well as choosing priorities.

Research Interests:

Since I was a little kid, curiosity and fixing problem are built in me. Pursuing a PhD degree in chemical engineering paved and shaped my road towards research and development. Therefore, I am thinking of landing in research and development in industry as the beginning of my career. My passionate has always been: I want to see my research being helpful to human beings. As a result, although my current expertise is with material synthesis, characterization, and screen tracer candidates, my current research interest is with translational research. Besides this, learned safety takes top priority from serving as lab safety manager for the past two years, I am also interested in interdisciplinary position that incorporates safety, quality control, and cGMP.