Educations:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Sep.2014-Jun.2018
Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Aug.2018-May.2024
Ph.D. of Materials Science and Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Qing Cao)
Research Interest:
My Research mainly revolves around nanomaterial synthesis and nanoelectronics fabrication, including low-dimensional materials for transistors and memory devices, GaN based LED arrays for optogenetics research with neural cells, solution-processed electronics for fundamental logic computations, etc. These experiences has solidified my expertise in the fundamental aspects of semiconductor device physics, encompassing a wide range of components.
Skills
Computer Competencies: OriginLab, DigitalMicrograph, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Matlab, Python, LabVIEW, Blender, Solidworks, Klayout, QuantumATK, etc.
Fabrication Skills: Familiar with all the common fabrication processes for nanoelectronics, including (but not limited) Photolithography (Both traditional mask manual aligner and Heidelberg Maskless Aligner), Electron Beam Lithography (heavy user on both Raith system and Elionix system), Wet etching with HF/BOE/KOH etc. and dry etching like Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) and Plasma enhanced ICP-RIE, Wet/Dry Oxidation, Metal depositions (E-beam evaporator, AJA sputtering system, thermal evaporator, etc.), Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), etc.
Materials Characterizations and Measurements: Nanophoton Raman, Atomic Force Microscope (Cypher AFM), Scanning Electron Microscope (Hitachi SEM), Focused Ion Beam (Thermo Scios2 Dual-Beam SEM/FIB), Thermal Gravity Analysis (TGA), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), CHI650D (Electrochemical Workstation), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), Micromanipulator Probe Station (Keysight EasyExpert as the software), CRX-6.5K Probe Station, Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) Technique, Gas Chromatograph, etc.
Awards
Mavis Future Faculty Fellows by the Grainger College of Engineering (2023-2024) April.2023
PPG-MRL Graduate Research Assistantship at the Materials Research Laboratory Dec.2021
The Chun-Tsung Scholar in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jun.2018
Undergraduate Overseas Research Scholarship Oct.2017
Suzhou Yucai Scholarship Sep.2017
Prominent Performance Award for 2016 Model International Academic Conference of Chun-Tsung Program Dec.2016
Arawana Scholarship, Awarded by Arawana Charity Foundation Sep.2016
Second Prize of 2016 Contemporary Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CUMCM) Sep.2016
Project Scholarship of Chun-Tsung Program Jun.2016
Elite (Liu Yongling) Scholarship, Awarded by Elite Industrial Holdings Ltd. Sep.2015
Teaching Experience
Teaching assistant of MSE 304 Electronic Properties of Materials by Prof. Andre Schleife (Spring 2020)
- Contributed to the development of a comprehensive question database hosted on the course's GitHub platform. This resource was made available to students to facilitate their practice and self-assessment.
- Provided weekly office hours to offer assistance to students who required further support.
Teaching assistant of MSE 403 Synthesis of Materials by Prof. Qing Cao (Fall 2020)
- Assisted by conducting office hours to provide support to students in need
- Graded both the course homework assignments and the tests
Previous Research Experiences:
Chun-Tsung Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Mar.2016-May.2018
Research Topic: Bio-Inspired Fabrication of NiCo2S4/Carbon with Hierarchical Structures and Its Application as Supercapacitor (Advisor: Prof. Shenmin Zhu)
Undergraduate research assistant in The John Hopkin University Jun.2017-Dec.2017
Research Topic: Preparation and Electrocatalytic Properties of Pd-based Intermetallics (Advisor: Prof. Anthony Shoji Hall)
National Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Jul.2017-Mar.2017
Research Topic: Porous Carbon Materials Synthesized from Plant Derived Precursors for High-performance Supercapacitor Electrodes (Advisor: Prof. Shenmin Zhu, Project Number: 201610248036)