Providing material solutions for flexible PVC, CPE, TPE, TPO, SEBS, SBS

Manage executive level projects targeting continuous corporate improvement

Responsible for new portfolio development and technical support to existing customersProvide technical services regarding flexible PVC applications - medical, wire & cable, hose & tubing and general purpose profileManage PVC formulations based on customers’ specifications and requirementsManage and develop product portfolioAttend customer trials and troubleshoot problems during trialsDevelop and maintain customer relationshipsManage technical sales activities

Provide technical expertise for insulation and jacketing polymers (ETFE, PE, PFA, Nylon, PEEK, PU, etc.) in downhole logging and seismic cablesIn charge of quality control/improvement of cable extrusion processesDeveloped an improved manufacture process to reduce production cost by 50%Support manufacturing by providing technical knowledge and guidanceTechnical leadership on new product validation and manufacturingInterface with suppliers to identify, develop and obtain sample materials for testingIn-house and 3rd party laboratory testing of polymers and cables in order to evaluate materials performance and qualify new polymersInterface with various segments: Wireline, WesternGeco, Well Services, Artificial Lift, Slickline, etc. regarding their cable projects, materials specifications, and customer requirements

Inventor of VaSC - a platform technology to create bio-inspired architecturesDeveloped a novel fabrication route toward the fabrication of industry scale microvascular composites (as long as one meter) via a sacrificial fiber methodPerformed screening process on catalysts that efficiently decrease the depolymerization temperature of poly(lactic acid) fibersDiscovered a catalytic reaction system that improved the reaction rate of PLA depolymerization from 1wt%/hr to 25wt%/hr, considerably shortening the manufacture time from 100 hours to less than 4 hoursOptimized chemical treatment process to produce sacrificial PLA fibers that can be readily used in VaSC techniqueImproved in-house extrusion of catalyst enriched PLA fibers from lab-scale production to industry-scale production with yield up to 380 yards/dayDesigned SOP for large-scale production of PLA sheets via hot press techniqueSuccessfully demonstrated applications of microvascular materials, including self-healing composite, autonomous cooling panel, anti-inflammatory pad, fluorescent keyboard protector, etc.Studied phase separation behavior in biphasic polymer membranesFabricated an active membrane as a high temperature-safe lithium-ion battery separator using PLA as a porogen

Probed into self-assembly of polymeric systems. Multi-responsive micelles are obtained via host-guest interactions between two molecular recognizing groups. The synthetic strategy and self-assembly behavior of multi-responsive micellization might represent a promising new direction in the field of macromolecular design and synthesis, which may find practical applications in areas such as drug delivery and smart release.

Discovered a new approach to prepare stimuli-responsive hyperbranched polymers–via a combination of ATRP and click reaction, which is easier, more convenient and has a wider range of potential applications compared to the traditional approaches. It's a successful attempt to introduce “Click Chemistry” to polymer synthesis and might even go on to provide a template for synthesizing hyperbranched polymers. Successfully synthesized silver composite nanoparticles based on these hyperbranched polymers which can be categorized as inorganic-organic hybrid functional material