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Guolong Tan
Houston,TX
Summary
Highly resourceful and seasoned professional with substantial experience in materials science and engineering. Proven track of success in conducting extensive research, delivering lectures to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as leading multiple technical projects. Strong background in functional/structured materials, nanomaterials, and optical materials. Completed PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University. Demonstrated ability to initiate research programs, conduct outstanding independent research, and secure funding grants. Proficient in HRTEM, EELS, VUV, XRD, MATLAB, and Python. Fluent in English and Chinese with basic knowledge of Dutch.
Experienced with complex scientific methodologies and research techniques. Utilizes analytical skills to drive meaningful insights and advancements. Strong understanding of experimental design and data analysis, ensuring accurate and impactful results.
Scientist with proven track record in research and development. Skilled in data analysis, experimental design, and advanced laboratory techniques. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Known for adapting to changing needs and delivering impactful solutions.
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Truck Driver
Sega Trucking Inc
08.2024 - 11.2025
- Operated commercial vehicles to transport goods safely and efficiently across designated routes.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure compliance with safety regulations and vehicle standards.
- Maintained accurate logs of mileage, fuel usage, and delivery schedules for efficient route planning.
- Collaborated with dispatch teams to optimize delivery timelines and address any logistical challenges.
Truck Driver
C. R. England
07.2023 - 05.2024
- Enhanced safety by conducting regular vehicle inspections and routine maintenance.
- Successfully navigated challenging weather conditions in order to maintain on-time delivery rates without compromising safety or cargo integrity.
- Complied with truck driving rules as well as company policies and procedures regarding safe vehicle operations.
- Developed strong relationships with dispatchers, ensuring optimal job assignments based on skillset and geographical familiarity.
Chutian Scholar Professor
Wuhan University of Technology, China
01.2007 - Current
- Expertly conduct extensive research on multiferroics and semiconductor nanocrystals. Prepare and deliver knowledgeable lectures to undergraduate and graduate students on Materials Physics, Semiconductor Physics, and Optical Properties of Nanocrystals. Actively engage in multiple committee, departmental, and faculty meetings. Offer expert-level training and mentoring to teaching assistants and junior lecturers. Create and maintain environment promoting growth, equality, and freedom of speech.
- Delivered multiple projects from conception to completion:
- Fabrication and Magnetoelectric Response of M-type Hexaferrite Multiferroics, National Nature Science Foundation of China, 2018 - 2021, 620K RMB
- Key Fabrication Technique and Industrialization of Nanostructured WC-Co Hard Alloys, Zhejiang Leading Talent Project, 2014- 2017, 1M RMB
- Preparation and Magnetoelectric Properties of La modified M-type Lead Hexaferrite, Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, 2014 - 2016, 30K RMB.
- Physical Fabrication and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Hubei Chutian Professor Scholar Foundation, 2007 - 2012
- Exploration of New Multiferroic Material, Cultivation Fund, Department of Science and Technology of China, 2008 - 2010, 350K RMB
Guest Scientist
Max-Planck Institute of Metal Research, Stuttgart, Germany
01.2006
- Executed research on microstructure and valence electronic structure across the interface of ceramics. Built research proposals and applied for grants aimed at supporting research. Carried out experiments and examined results, while coordinating with other researchers to use and develop end product.
- Developed 3D profile of electronic structure across the interfaces from the collecting low loss EELS spectrum at a VG Electron Energy Loss Spectrometer, capturing TEM images of grains and grain boundaries in SrTiO3 ceramics, transforming data into physical parameters (dielectric constant and index of refraction)
- Reconstructed 3D TEM images by tomography.
- Additional Experience
- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Hampton University, USA
- Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Germany
- Postdoctoral Associate, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Postdoctor researcher
University of Pennsylvania
05.2002 - 12.2004
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement experimental protocols.
- Analyzed data using statistical software to derive meaningful insights and support findings.
- Developed presentations to communicate research outcomes to stakeholders effectively.
- Optics and electronic structure of ceramics, glass and optical materials: SiO2, Si3N4, SiC, AlPO4
- Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Reflective Spectrum (2-45 eV) of Ceramics, Amorphous Glass as well as Polymers.
- Kramers-Kronig Transformation of VUV spectrum to determine other conjugate pairs of optics properties and complex dielectric functions.
- Experimentally determination of local electronic structure and gradient optical properties in amorphous interface of ceramics through line scan Electron Energy Loss spectrum in STEM.
- Developed New Kramers-Kronig Transformation formula for the Surface Energy Loss Function
Research Assistant Professor
Hampton University
05.2001 - 05.2002
- Developed and implemented experimental protocols for data collection and analysis.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams on grant proposals and research initiatives.
- Physical preparation of CdTe and CdSe nanocrystals by mechanical alloying process. Investigating optical spectra of capped CdTe and CdSe nanoparticles by TOP/TOPO.
- The third-order non-linear refraction and two photon absorption (TPA) coefficient of the capped CdTe .
Visiting Scientist
Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
08.1999 - 09.2000
- Conducted experiments to investigate microstructure f silver nanoparticles.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement research protocols.
- Presented findings at scientific conferences, enhancing visibility of research projects.
- High-resolution electron microscopy (HRTEM) investigation of crystal morphology and microstructure features of silver (Ag) nanoparticles embedded in glass.
- Size-dependent lattice contraction behavior of Ag nanoparticles embedded in glass evaluated by HRTEM.
- Investigate the thermal stress by the X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) at Ag K-edge in terms of Ag-Ag bond length increase near the particle surface.
Education
PhD - Materials Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang, ChinaMaster Degree - Materials Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang, ChinaBS Degree - Materials Science and Engineering
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute
Jingdezhen, ChinaSkills
- Multiferroic materials
- Semiconductor physics
- Optical spectroscopy
- Transmission Electron Microscopy;
- Dielectric and ferroelectric physics
- Nanostructured materials
- Hard alloys
Accomplishments
- 60+ publications, 820+ citations, H-index 15 (top publications: Acta Mater. (IF=5.08), Phy. Rev. Lett. (IF=7.7), Phy. Rev. B (IF=3.736), J. Am. Ceram. Soc. (IF=2.610))
- Planned and delivered 20 presentations in international conferences and meetings.
- Successfully created and submitted 10+ research proposals and administering 8+ research projects.
- Discovered 3 room-temperature single phase multiferroic compounds (PbFe12O19, BaFe12O19, SrFe12O19), verifying the ferroelectricity of PbFe12O19 and SrFe12O19, discovering the colossal magnetocapacitance of La0.2Pb0.7Fe12O19). Fabrication of carbon nanotubes strengthened WC-Co nano-phase hard alloys, whose microhardness reaches as high as 3500Kg/mm².
Publications
- N. Nan, W. Li, P. C. Wang, Y. J. Hu, G. L. Tan, Y. C. Xiong, “Kondo effect and RKKY interaction assisted by magnetic anisotropy in frustrated magnetic molecular device at zero and finite temperature”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 5878, 2021
- G. L. Tan, N. Nan, P. Sharma, A. Kumar, “Antiferroelectric and magnetic performance in La0.2Sr0.7Fe12O19 system”, J. Mater. Sci.: Mater Electron 32, 2021, 21697.
- P. Sharma, A. Kumar, J. Tang, G. L. Tan, “Structural, electrical, and magnetic properties of mullite-type Bi9Fe4O9 ceramic”, J. Electroceram., 45, 148, 2020.
- Xue Li, GuoLong Tan, “Multiferroic and magnetoelectronic polarizations in BaFe12O19 system”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 858, 157722, 2021.
- X. G. Huang, H. Woo, P. Wu, Q. Wang, G. L. Tan, J. W. Choi, “Low-cost processed antimony sulfide nanocrystal photoanodes with increased efficiency and stability”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 777, 866, 2019.
- D. D. Mishra, G. L. Tan, “Visible photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on magnetic SrFe12O19”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 123, 157-161, 2018
- D. D. Mishra, M. T. Tewelde, M. Wang, G. L. Tan, “Multiferroic properties of PbFe12O19– PbTiO3 composite ceramics”, J. Mater. Sci.: Mater Electron 30, 10830, 2019.
- D. D. Mishra, G. L. Tan, “Visible photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on magnetic SrFe12O19”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 123, 157, 2018.
- D. D. Mishra, Y. Huang, N. Duan, G. L. Tan, “Visible photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue on magnetic semiconducting La0.2Sr0.7Fe12O19”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29, 9854–9860, 2018.
- Y. Feng, G. L. Tan, “Magnetodielectric Coupling Response in La-Modified M-Type Strontium Hexaferrite”, Phys. Status Solidi A 215, 1800295, 2018.
- X. Li, D. D. Mishira, G. L. Tan, “Preparation and band gap tailoring of ternary Zn1-xCdxWO4 nanocrystals by mechanical alloying”, J. Alloys and Compounds, 722, 88, 2017
- F. R. Jiang, W. Cai, G. L. Tan, Facile synthesis and magnetic properties of small selenium nanocrystals and nanorods, Nanoscale Res. Lett. 12, 401, 2017
- J. Fang, D. D. Mishra, W. Cai, G. L. Tan, “Preparation of PbSnS3 Nano Crystalline Materials By Mechanical Alloying and Their Characterization”, Mater. Sci. in Semiconductor Processing 68, 58, 2017
- G. L. Tan, H. H. Sheng, “Multiferroism and Colossal Magneto-Capacitance Effect of La0.2Pb0.7Fe12O19 Ceramics”, Acta Mater. 121,144, 2016
- G. L. Tan, Y. Huang, H.H.Sheng, “Magnetoelectric Response in Multiferroic SrFe12O19 Ceramics”, Plos One, 11(12): e0167084, 2017
- Huihui Zhang; Qishu Xu; Guolong Tan, “Properties of CuSbS2 Nanocrystals by Mechanical Alloying Process”, Electron. Mater. Lett., 12, 568, 2016
- G. L. Tan, W. Li, “Ferroelectricity and Ferromagnetism of M-Type Lead Hexaferrite”, J. AM. Ceram. Soc. 98, 1812, 2015
- Q Zhang, H. Zhang, S. Li, J. B. Murowchick, C. Wisner, N. Leventis, Z. Peng, G. L. Tan, “Preparation of Ternary Cd1-xZnxS Nanocrystals with Tunable UV Absorption by Mechanical Alloying”, Electron. Mater. Lett., 11, 187, 2015
- Q. H. Zhang, M. Wang, G. L. Tan, et al., “Structural Behavior of PbFe12O19 under pressure”, Chin. High Press. Phys. 29, 363, 2015
- Dryden Daniel, Tan Guolong, French Roger, “Optical Properties and van der Waals–London Dispersion Interactions in Berlinite Aluminum Phosphate from Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 97, 1143, 2014
- Guo-Long Tan, Limin Liu, Weibing Wu, “Mid-IR band gap engineering of Cd1-xPbxS nanocrystals by mechanochemical reaction”, AIP Advance 4, 067107, 2014
- G. L. Tan, X. N. Chen, “Structure and multiferroic properties of barium hexaferrite ceramics”, J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 327, 87-90, 2013
- “Dual-emitting nanocomposites derived from rare-earth compound nanotubes for ratiometric fluorescence sensing applications”, Nanoscale, 5, 1629, 2012
- F. R. Jiang, G. L. Tan, “Fabrication and Optical Properties of Water Soluble CdSeS Nanocrystals Using Glycerin as Stabilizing Agent”, Plos One, 8 e77253, 2013
- X. N. Chen, G. L. Tan, “Synthesis, Structures, and Multiferroic Properties of Strontium Hexaferrite Ceramics”, J Electronic Materials, 42, 906, 2013
- G. L. Tan, “Three Dimensional Profile for the Valence Electronic Structure Across the Triple Pocket Junction in SrTiO3 Ceramic”, J Advanced Microscopy Research, 8,128, 2013
- G. L. Tan, M. Wang, “Ferromagnetism of ternary Cd1-xMnxTe nanocrystals”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 11 , 236-238, 2012
- G. L. Tan, S. H. Li, J. B. Murowchick, C. Wisner, N. Leventis, Z. H. Peng, “Preparation and optical properties of uncapped CdSe1-xSx nanocrystals by mechanical alloying”, J. Appl. Phys. 110, 124306, 2011
- Guo-Long Tan, Min Wang, “Multiferroic PbFe12O19 ceramics”, J. Electroceramics, 26, 170-174, 2011
- Guo-Long Tan, Min Wang, Kai Wang, Xue-Feng Yu, “Optical properties and ferromagnetism of ternary Cd1-xMnxTe nanocrystals” , J. Nanopart. Res. 13, 5799-5807, 2011
- Min Wang, Guolong Tan, “Multiferroic properties of Pb2Fe2O5 ceramics”, Mater. Res. Bull., 46, 438–441, 2011.
- M. Wang, G. L. Tan, Q. J. Zhang, “Multiferroic Properties of Nanocrystalline PbTiO3 Ceramics”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 93, 2151-2154, 2010
- K. Wang, G. L. Tan, “Synthesis and optical properties of CuS nanocrystals by mechanical alloying process”, Current Nanoscience 6, 163-168, 2010
- G L Tan, Y Chen, X F Yu, “Energy level splitting of CdS nanocrystals”, Nanotechnology 21, 035701, 2010
- G. L. Tan, L. Zhang X. Yu, “Preparation and optical properties of CdS nanocrystals by a mechanical alloying process”, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 290, 2010
- G. L. Tan, X. F. Yu, “Cap the Ball-Milled CdSe Nanocrystals for Light Excitation”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 8724–8729, 2009
- G. L. Tan, R. H. Liu, “Preparation of pure CdSe nanocrystals through mechanical alloying”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 11, 605–614, 2010.
- Q. G. Yang, J. T. Seo, B. Tabibi, W. Yu, G. L. Tan, D. Temple, “Time domain description of the group velocity dispersion in long semiconductor quantum dots”, J. of Nonlinear optical physics and Materials 18, 1-9, 2009
- G. L. Tan, J. H. Du, Q. J. Zhang, “Structural evolution and optical properties of CdSe nanocrystals prepared by mechanical alloying”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 468, 421–431, 2009
- G.L. Tan, French Roger, “Optical properties, electronic structure and London dispersion interactions for nanostructured interfacial and surficial films”, Materials Science and Engineering A 422, 136-146, 2006
- Klaus van Benthem, Guolong Tan, Roger H. French, Linda K. DeNoyer, Rudolf Podgornik, and V. Adrian Parsegian, “Graded interface models for more accurate determination of van der Waals–London dispersion interactions across grain boundaries”, Phys. Rev. B 74, 205110, 2006.
- G. L. Tan, N. Wu, J. G. Zheng, U. Hommerich, D. Temple, “Optical Absorption and Valence Band Photoemission from Uncapped CdTe Nanocrystals”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 2152-2130, 2006
- G. L. Tan, X. J. Wu, Z. Q. Li, “Carbon Nanotubes strengthened Nanophase WC-Co Hard Alloys”, Advanced Engineering Materials 8, 62-72, 2006
- Q. G. Yang, J. T. Seo, S. Creekmore, G. L. Tan, H. Brown, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 38, 144, 2006
- H. Hofmeister, M. Dubiel, G. L. Tan, K. D. Schicker, “Configuration of twins in glass-embedded silver nanoparticles of various origin”, Phys. Stat. Sol. A 202, 2321-2329, 2005
- H. Hofmeister, G. L. Tan, M. Dubiel, “Shape and Internal Structure of Silver Nanoparticles Embedded in Glass”, Journal of Materials Research, 20, 1551, 2005
- K. van Benthem, G.L. Tan, L. K. Denoyer, R. H. French, M. Rühle, “Local optical properties, electron densities and London dispersion energies of atomically structured grain boundaries”, Physical Review Letters, 93, 227201, 2004
- G. L. Tan, M. F. Lemon, D. J. Jones, R. H. French, “Optical properties and London Dispersion Interaction of Amorphous and Crystalline SiO2 determined by Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry”, Physical Review B 72, 1 (2005)
- G. L. Tan, Q. Yang, J. T. Seo, U. Hommerich, D. Temple, “Linear and Non-Linear Optical Properties of Capped CdTe Nanocrystals prepared by Mechanical Alloying”, Optical Materials, 27, 579-584, 2004
- G. L. Tan, L. K. Denoyer, R. H. French, M. Gautier, “Kramers-Kronig Dispersion Transform for the Surface Energy Loss Function”, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomenon, 142, 97-103, 2004
- G. L. Tan, X. J. Wu, Z. Q. Li, “Preparation of composites of WC-Co Nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes from the carburization agent of C2H2 gas”, Ceramic Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology III, Ceramic Transaction, Vol. 159, 2004 The American Ceramic Society, Columbus, OH, Edited by Songwei Lu
- G. L. Tan, M. F. Lemon, R. H. French, Optical properties and London Dispersion Forces of Amorphous Silica Determined by Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry”, Journal of the America Ceramics Society, 86, 1885-92, 2003
Patents
- Xijun Wu, Guolong Tan, Preparation method and devices of nanostructured WC-Co hard alloys, Chinese patent: 98110948.9.
- Xijun Wu, Guolong Tan, Preparation method and devices of nanostructured WC-Co-VC hard alloys, Chinese patent: 98110949.7.
- Xijun Wu, Yusong Zhou,Yanqi Wang, Guolong Tan; Preparation method and devices of nanostructured WC-Co-TiC-VC hard alloys, Chinese patent: 1241640
- Guolong Tan, Fengrui Jiang, A method for fabrication of selenium nanoparticles, Chinese Patent, ZL201210147303.7.
- Guolong Tan, Xiuna Chen, Single phase BaFe12O19 multiferroic ceramics and fabrication process, Chinese Patent, ZL201110321177.8.
- Guolong Tan, Xiuna Chen, Single phase SrFe12O19 multiferroic ceramics and fabrication process, Chinese Patent, ZL 201110311176.3.
- Guolong Tan, Limin Liu, Physical fabrication method of Pb1-xCdxS nanocrystals, Chinese patent, ZL 201310297861.6
Third Party Funded Projects
- Physical Fabrication and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Hubei Chutian Professor Scholar Foundation, 2007.1–2012.12, 1,500,000RMB.
- Exploration of New Multiferroic Materials, Cultivation Fund, Department of Science and Technology of China,2008.1-2010.12, 350,000 元
- Preparation and Magnetoelectric Properties of La modified M-type Lead Hexaferrite, Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, 2014.1–2016.12, 30,000RMB.
- Key Fabrication Technique and Industrialization of Nanostructured WC-Co Hard Alloys, Zhejiang Leading Talent Project, 2014.8–2017.8, 1000,000RMB.
- Fabrication and Magnetoelectric Response of M-type Hexaferrite Multiferroics, National Nature Science Foundation of China, 2018.1–2021.12, 620,000RMB.
Languages
English
Full Professional
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Full TimeTimeline
Truck Driver
Sega Trucking Inc
08.2024 - 11.2025
Truck Driver
C. R. England
07.2023 - 05.2024
Chutian Scholar Professor
Wuhan University of Technology, China
01.2007 - Current
Guest Scientist
Max-Planck Institute of Metal Research, Stuttgart, Germany
01.2006
Postdoctor researcher
University of Pennsylvania
05.2002 - 12.2004
Research Assistant Professor
Hampton University
05.2001 - 05.2002
Visiting Scientist
Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
08.1999 - 09.2000
Master Degree - Materials Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University
BS Degree - Materials Science and Engineering
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute
PhD - Materials Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University