DIEN KHA TU NGUYEN
Irving,TX
Summary
Passionate, productive researcher with broad knowledge of multidisciplinary training in materials science and 10+ years of hands-on experience in research and laboratory. I have remarkable experience in carbon materials, electro-mechanical polymers, and composites for energy and storage devices. Strong skills in research projects, project management, experiment design, data analysis, and teamwork. I am a professional with a “can-do” attitude who is heartfelt about working with cutting-edge technologies and achieving quality projects.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Associate
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University
Busan, Korea
05.2022 - 12.2023
- Lead an experimental project using laser-induced monolayer polystyrene spallation to make 2D micropattern
- Conducted literature reviews to identify project objectives
- Prepared detailed reports summarizing experimental findings
- Prepared micropattern of PDMS by photolithography
- Created presentations to explain research findings to colleagues and supervisors.
- Designed new experiments based on previous work or existing literature reviews.
- Reviewed manuscripts prior to submission for publication in scientific journals.
Research Associate
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Ulsan, Korea
03.2018 - 03.2020
- Lead a project that doping carbon electrode for its application as efficient cathode for Seawater Battery
- Fabricate piezoelectric Nylon-11 membrane via electro-spinning and apply it as separator for Sodium ion battery
- Fabricate Li-ion, Na-ion, and seawater coin cells, and test electrochemical properties
- Present and discuss the results with the teams weekly and prepared manuscripts for publications.
Graduate Research Associate
University of Science and Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology campus (KIST)
Korea, Korea
09.2013 - 02.2018
- Synthesized Graphene derivatives (GO, rGO) and controlled its particle size using acid cutting method
- Surface-functionalized carbon materials (graphene, CNTs, and carbon black) to control their chemical and physical properties
- Synthesize the N- and B-doped graphene to control its semiconducting and thermoelectric properties
- Fabricate thin film using various methods (PLD, sputtering, spray- or spin-coating, Dr Blading)
- Fabricate wearable thermoelectric modules and devices (n-p junctions)
- Fabricate ferroelectric PVDF-based polymer & nanocomposite thin film and make flexible actuator.
- Presented findings at conferences, seminars, workshops, and other events.
- Managed laboratory teams and delegated tasks to complete experiments.
Education
M.Sc. - Nanomaterials Science & Engineering
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
01.2013
B.Eng. - Polymeric Materials
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
01.2010
Skills
- Proficiency in dealing with carbon materials
- Polymers, Composites, and Nanocomposites (Functionalized carbon black and MWCNTs for making nanocomposites; fabricated carbon/ferroelectric PVDF-based polymer nanocomposite; and made composites between carbon fibers and polymers)
- Photolithography, soft-lithography:(making 2D pattern using photolithography and SU-8 photoresist)
- Synthesis graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, as well as controlling their size and functional groups
- Doping graphene to make n- and p-type materials
- Doping nitrogen to carbon fibers to make carbon cathode for battery
- Making high-surface-area carbon fibers by carbonizing polymers fibrous membrane
- Fabricating batteries components: cathode, electrolyte, and separator
- Making half-cell Li- or Na-metal coin cells and seawater batteries in glovebox
- Electrochemical testing: EIS, Galvanostatistic
- Materials characterizations: SEM, AFM, TEM, FTIR, XRD, Raman, TGA, DSC, XPS, BET, UV-Vis, photoluminescence, 4-probes, dielectric properties, and hysteresis (P-E)
- Basic statistics, data presentation, writing papers, and the design of experiments, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Origin, ImageJ, ChemDraw, and XPSPEAK41
- Research and analysis
- Research Planning
- Lab Safety
- Documentation skills
- Qualitative Research
- Team work
- Data management and manuscript writing
- Creativity and scientific problem-solving skills
Patents
- Manufacturing method for carbon electrode for seawater battery and carbon electrode, 1020190029848, KEPCO & UNIST, Korea, 2019
- Phase Nylon-11 nanofibrous membrane, 1020200046073, UNIST, Korea, 2020
Personal Information
Title: Materials & Chemist Researcher
Languages
- English (efficiency)
- Vietnamese (mother language)
- Korean (basic)
Publications
- Laser-Induced Shockwaves as a Rapid and Non-Contact Technique for 2D Patterning of Colloidal Monolayer Crystals, Adv. Matter. Interfaces, 2024, 2301000
- Co-Solvent Induced Piezoelectric γ-Phase Nylon-11 Separator for Sodium Metal Battery, Nano Energy, 2020, 70, 104501
- Pyridinic-Nitrogen-Containing Carbon Cathode: Efficient Electrocatalyst for Seawater Batteries, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2020, 3, 2, 1602–1608
- Enhanced electromechanical performance of P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) thin films hybridized with highly dispersed carbon blacks, Composites Part B., 2018, 152, 133–138
- A mechanistic study on the carrier properties of nitrogen-doped graphene derivatives using thermoelectric effect, Carbon, 2017, 117, 447-453
- Remarkable conversion between n- and p-type reduced Graphene Oxide on varying the thermal annealing temperature, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 21, 7362–7369
Timeline
Research Associate
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University
05.2022 - 12.2023
Research Associate
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
03.2018 - 03.2020
Graduate Research Associate
University of Science and Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology campus (KIST)
09.2013 - 02.2018
M.Sc. - Nanomaterials Science & Engineering
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
B.Eng. - Polymeric Materials
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
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