Qiurong Shi

Directed chemistry development for biosensors, developed the chemistry coating process and Quality control for enhancing product performance and reliability from inception to launch.

• Oversaw manufacturing processes to boost efficiency in biosensor design.
• Engineered thin-film coating methods to optimize functionality through dip-coating, spin coating, and blade casting.
• Led quality control initiatives, ensuring repeatability and stability of biosensor products across multi-layer interactions, e.g. Film thickness control, uniformity, and functionality.
• Conducted electrochemistry testing using different methods, including EIS, CV, CA, LSV, OCP, etc.
• Designed the manufacturing fixtures through 3D printing, including the dip coating fixtures, wire cutting fixtures, electrochemistry testing fixtures, laser ablation fixtures, and cutting fixtures, etc.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance the scale-up fabrication dip-coating process to promote manufacturing efficiency. For example, from manufacturing 50 sensors per day to 2,500 sensors per day..
• Achieved cost savings by developing functional solutions to problems, e.g. Designed a flow well plate to minimize the use of solution.

• Conducted electrospinning and synthesis of Fe/Co metal/metal oxides on carbon nanofibers. Investigated the phase and morphology evolution of synthesized materials.
• Analyzed mechanisms underlying electrospinning processes for improved outcomes.

• Leading DOE PGM-free electrocatalysts engineering for fuel cells. Designing and fabricating nanostructured M-N-C catalysts for MEA fabrication and PEMFCs testing.
• Screening and mechanism study of M-N-C catalysts with high methanol tolerance ability and favorable mass transfer for application in DMFCs.
• Leading DOE PGM-free electrocatalyst development for AWEs: Scale up the synthesis and performance optimization of PGM-free tri-metal nanofoam for MEA application in PEMWEs.

Leading PGM-free catalysts for Hyundai fuel cell cars and PGM-free electrocatalysts for AWE:

• Synthesizing Fe-/Co-doped graphene, carbon NTs, and nanosheets applied in fuel cells to improve the efficiency in acidic electrolyte.
• Scale up the synthesis of Ni-Fe nanofoam for AWE.