ZHIPENG SONG

440 Ridge Rd. Apt 3, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Phone: 484-893-0118, E-mail: zs718f4c@westpost.net
Personal Summary
Highly motivated and self-reliant research scientist with specialty in chemical
engineering, polymer science and engineering. Excellent experimentation skills a
nd industrial experiences. Strong leadership and team work skills. Seeking an in
dustrial position requiring creativity, education, and experience of chemical en
gineering and polymerization in the development and application of novel product
s.
Education
*Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Aug., 2004 - Jan., 2010
Emulsion Polymers Institute (EPI), Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
*Master of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Sept., 2001 - April, 2004
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Reaction Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangz
hou, China
*Bachelor of Engineering, Polymer Chemical Engineering, Sept., 1997 - Jun., 2001
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Skills
*Expertise in polymer synthesis, characterization, and application
*Familiarity with pilot scale experiment and industrial scale production
*Outstanding skills in preparation and characterization of micro polymer particl
es with different structure and morphology
*Proficiency in Microsoft Office, MATLAB, AutoCAD
Work Experiences
*University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, Feb., 2010 - present
*Faculty Research Assistant
*Evaluated the utilization of a special seed particle developed by DuPont in emu
lsion polymerization.
*Nanhang Industrial Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, China, Mar., 2004 - Jul., 2004
*Designed and carried out the pilot scale experiments of popcorn polymerization
of vinylpyrrolidone (scale up from 2 L reactor to 50 L reactor).
*Designed the manufacturing equipments and product line to produce highly crossl
inked polyvinylpyrrolidone (1000 L reactor, 200 tons/year and expandable to 400
tons/year).
*Increased the company profit by 10%.
*Eastern Communications Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, China, April, 2001 - Jul., 2004
*Joined an electric engineering team and cooperated with the teammates in four p
rojects.
- Made construction blueprints using AutoCAD.
- Translated products manuals and documents for the customers.
Research Experiences
*Seeded Emulsion Polymerization, University of Maryland, Feb., 2010 - present
*Post-doc research project.
*Evaluate the utilization of a special seed particle developed by DuPont in emul
sion polymerization.
*Carry out the scientific studies on particle nucleation in emulsion polymerizat
ion.
*Synthesis and Application of Advanced Thermo-Fluids, EPI, Lehigh University, Au
g., 2007 - Sept., 2008
*EPI's contribution as subcontractor to Advanced Fluid Technologies, Inc. dba Dy
nalene Heat Transfer Fluids: "Advanced Thermo-Fluids", Department of Defense (DO
D)/United States Air Force, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR).
*Synthesis of functionalized core-shell structure latex particles by emulsion po
lymerization.
*Seeded Dispersion Polymerization, EPI, Lehigh University, Dec., 2004 - Jan., 20
10
*Applied seeded technique to dispersion polymerization.
*Studied the nucleation process - seed stability.
*Investigated the particle aggregation and growth - locate and track the seed pa
rticle.
*Computational simulation of particle nucleation, aggregation and growth.
*Popcorn Polymerization of Vinylpyrrolidone, Zhejiang University, Oct., 2002 - A
pril, 2004
*Studied two methods to prepare highly cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP).
- Popcorn polymerization of vinylpyrrolidone without any added cross-linkers.
- Synthesized a special cross-linker and used it in popcorn polymerization of vi
nylpyrrolidone.
*Developed an industrial production process.
*Synthesis of Impact-Resistant SMA and the Kinetic Studies, Zhejiang University,
Mar., 2001 - Jun., 2001
*Senior Project.
*Synthesized styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) with the presence of rubbe
r as an impact-resistant agent.
*Studied the reaction kinetics and the effects of the reaction parameters on the
incorporation of maleic anhydride into the polymer chain.
*A pilot experiment in continuous serial reactors was carried out based on the k
inetic studies.
*Synthesis and Characterization of Modified PVC, Zhejiang University, Oct., 1998
- Jan., 1999
*Lab intern as a sophomore.
*Obtained some basic lab skills for polymer synthesis and characterization.
Leadership
*Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University
*Graded homework for Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Spring, 2009
*Guided an undergraduate student on a short-term research, Fall, 2008
*Graded homework for Mass Transfer, Spring, 2007
*Coached about 10 students on TEM analysis for Polymer Synthesis & Characterizat
ion, Springs, 2006&2007
*Graded homework for Chemical Reactor Design, Spring, 2005
*Coached 30 students on experiments for Unit Operation Lab, Fall, 2004
*Acquainted with US teaching style and improved communication and team work skil
ls.
*Culture Coordinator of Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA), Lehigh
University, May, 2005 - May, 2006
*Organized the CSSA activities with other CSSA committee members.
*Captain of Chinese Students Soccer Team, Lehigh University, Aug., 2005 - Aug.,
2009
*Organized regular team trainings and games against other teams from other unive
rsities as well as within Lehigh.
*Won the champion twice in 2005 and 2006 and second place in 2008 in the yearly
soccer tournament between Lehigh/Univ. of Maryland, PSU, Penn State Medical Scho
ol, and Univ. of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon.
Awards and Other Activities
*Third place prize for poster competition in Polymer Nanocomposites Conference,
Lehigh University, Mar., 2009
*First place prize for poster competition in EPI Annual Review Meeting, Lehigh U
niversity, Mar., 2008
Publications and Reports
*"Seeded Dispersion Polymerization", Song Z., Daniels E.S., Sudol E.D., El-Aasse
r M.S. and Klein A., PMSE Preprints, 99: 325-326, 2008
*"Seeded Dispersion Polymerization", Song, Z., Klein, A., Sudol, E. D., and Dani
els, E. S., Emulsion Polymers Institute Graduate Research Progress Reports, No.
65, Jan., 2006; No. 66, Jul., 2006; No. 67, Jan., 2007; No. 68, Jul., 2007; No.
69, Jan., 2008; No. 70, Jul., 2008; No. 71, Jan., 2009; No. 72, Jul., 2009; No.
73, Jan., 2010.
*"Synthesis of EVP and Its Application in Popcorn Polymerization of N-Vinylpyrro
lidone", Song, Z., Luo, Y., and Li, B., China Plastics Industry, 32 (8): 11-13,
2004