University Of South Carolina Work Values

Daily Duties at University Of South Carolina:

• Designed and synthesized novel sulfonated/phosphonated/fluorinated polybenzimidazole (PBI) derivatives to elucidate structure-property relationships. • Designed and synthesized polybenzimidazole based block copolymers (PAES-b-PBI, PEEK-b-PBI, etc.) with improved mechanical properties and optimized hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity characteristics. • Fabricated polybenzimidazole based polymeric membranes and evaluated the properties with various analytical techniques. • Developed applications for polybenzimidazole based polymeric membranes in high temperature PEM fuel cells and Electrochemical Hydrogen Pumps. • Delivered effective reports, presentations, and patent application supports to industrial partners (H2Pump, Plug Power, and UltraCell, etc.). • Provided training to junior graduate students, and responsible for lab setup and maintenance.

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Tags

polymer science, polymer synthesis, polymer characterizatiion, membrane, fuel cell, organic chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, analytical chemistry

Skills

Multi-step organic synthesis and purification, Polymer synthesis with free radical and condensation reactions, bulk, suspension, solution, and emulsion systems, Polymeric film/membrane fabrication and surface modification, Structure-property testing techniques: XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA, DSC, DMTA, GPC, NMR, FTIR, GC/MS, HPLC/MS, porosiometry, rheometer, viscometer, Electrochemical techniques ¨C CV, EIS, etc., Familiar with ISO9001, GLP, Six Sigma, Lean, and Design of Experiments (DOE).

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