Chemical Engineer Expert in Biofuels, Green Solvents/Ionic Liquids for Chemical Processes, and Polymeric Packaging

Expertise

• Biofuel synthesis and production (cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel).
• Green solvents (such as ionic liquids) for chemical processes.
• Biocatalysis in nonaqueous and aqueous solvents (including ionic liquids).
• Polymeric packaging for food and drugs.
• Ionic derivatives of betulinic acid.
• Protease activation in glycerol-based deep eutectic solvents.
• Fluorescence energy transfer efficiency in labeled yeast cytochrome.
• Molecular Thermodynamic Modeling (HSFT).
• Synthesis and enzymatic resolution of L homophenylalanine hydrochloride.
• Esterification of amino acids by using Ionic liquid as a green catalyst.

Experience

Undisclosed University, Chemistry Department, 2004 - Present

• Associate Professor (Tenured), 2009 - Present
• Assistant Professor, 2004 - 2009
• Research with Biocatalysis in Ionic liquids (ILs)

Bergen Community College, NJ, 2004

• Lecturer, Chemistry

Rutgers University, NJ, Food Science, 2002 - 2004

• Post Doctorate Associate

New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, 1998 - 2002

• Teaching Assistant, Chemistry

Tianjin University, China, 1997 - 1998

• Assistant Lecturer, Chemical Engineering

FASEB NIH Grantsmanship Workshop, Tucson, AZ

Faculty Training Workshops

• Online workshop Response Systems to Increase Class Participation and Retention, Wiley Faculty
• QEM NSF-CAREER grant writing workshop in Las Vegas, NV
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Washington DC
• International Microwaves in Chemistry Conference and Workshop in Orlando, FL
• Grant Writing Workshop, Savannah State University, GA
• Polymer Chemistry: Principles and Practice (A lecture-laboratory course), ACS Short Course, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• University of Kentucky/National Institute of General Medical Sciences Internet Grant Writing Program at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Thermo Fisher GC-MS Training Workshop, Savannah State University

Honors & Publications

Languages

• English (spoken and written)
• Chinese (spoken and written)

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Awards

• RSC Research Fund Award, Royal Society of Chemistry
• Most Cited Paper Award for Tetrahedron, Asymmetry, Elsevier
• Excellent Presentation Award, Food Science Conference
• Outstanding Presentation Certificate, UNI-TECH Student Conference

Publications and Patents

• Author and Co Author; chapters to books and refereed journal publications (45)
• Over 880 citations-(highest single paper citation, over 270)
• Author and Co Author of presentation and conferences
• Journal Reviewer

Education

• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ
• M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China
• B.S. Chemistry, Tianjin University, China