Min Zhang

261 Congressional Lane, Apt 507

Rockville, MD, 20852
267-258-8035 (cell)
mz84a816@westpost.net
(a Permanent Resident of the United States of America)
Skills
1. Optical experimental initiation, design, development, and evaluation
2. Leadership in research projects
3. Demonstrated creativity and innovation in research and support
4. Excellent cooperation inside and outside of team with efficient outputs
5. Good understanding of the principles of EE, ME and software engineering
6. Budget efficiency towards the system/subsystem design
7. Good management of multiple works within the available optical resources
8. Efficient communication and writing abilities with strong interpersonal skill
s
9. Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
10. Strong background on the spectroscopic analysis (UV, Visible, IR)
11. Skills on the data analysis and physical model constructing with programming
12. Extensive experience on the nanosecond and ultrafast laser systems (Excimer,
YAG and Dye laser; Ti-Sapphire, Regen-Amplifer and OPA laser system)
Education
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, the University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2007
M.S. Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, 1997-2000
B.S. Physical and analytical Chemistry, Shandong University, China, 1993-1997
Experience
* 09/2007-present Research Associate III, Department of Chemistry, Temple U
niversity
1. Guiding mechanical and electric engineers to integrate the optical system
2. Nonlinear optical system/subsystem initiation, design and accomplishment
3. Weak optical signal detection through single photon counting or Boxcar det
ection
4. Nonlinear optical characterization of the interfacial properties
5. Optical components (filter, polarizer, optical fiber, lenses, et al) evalu
ation and selection based on experimental specifications
6. Sustaining the ultrafast laser and optical system
7. Programming the communication between computer and instruments by Labview
* 09/2001-08/2007 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Pennsy
lvania
1. Detected and calibrated small gaseous fluorescence signal by sensitive las
er detection
2. Designed and modified optical experiments for the study of high-energized
gaseous molecules
3. Worked closely with optical and mechanical engineers for development of ex
periments
4. Integrated opto-electric and electronic devices for optical signal detecti
ons and evaluation
5. Built and test an experimental setup (supersonic jet combined with laser-i
nduced fluorescence detection and time-of-flight mass spectrometer) within a sho
rt period of time
6. Maintained the optical, laser and vacuum systems
* 09/2000-08/2001 Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Univ. of Pennsylv
ania
* 09/1997-06/2000 Research Assistant , State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reactio
n Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science
1. Studied the rotational energy transfer between polyatomic radical, NH2, wi
th different collisional partners under vacuum condition
 2. Collected nascent NH2 radical spectra from NH3 collisions with metastable
inert gases
3. Involved in and operated the research of the radical collision relaxation
principle
* 01/1997-07/1997 Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Shandong Un
iversity
Selected Publication and Presentations
1. M. Zhang, W. Gan, H.-L. Dai, Field-induced Ordering and second harmonic gener
ation at the interface of ionic liquid and ITO (in preparation)
2. W. Gan, G. Gonella, M. Zhang, H.-L. Dai, Second harmonic generation from the
surface of silver nanoparticles (submitted)
3. M. Zhang, H.-L. Dai, Quantum state resolved collision relaxation of highly vi
brationally excited SO2, J. Phys. Chem. A, 111, 9632, 2007
4. (Feature Article) M. Zhang, J. Ma, J. Han, H-L. Dai, Collision relaxation of
highly vibrationally excited SO2 by CO in a supersonic beam, J. Chinese Chemical
Society (Taiwan), 53, 25, 2006
5. J. Ma, P. Liu, M. Zhang, H.-L. Dai, Nanosecond time-resolved IR emission from
molecules excited in a supersonic jet: Intramolecular dynamics of NO2 near diss
ociation, J Chem. Phys., 123, 154306, 2005
6. M. Zhang, J. Han, P. Liu, D. Muller, H.-L. Dai, Collision induced dephasing i
n fluorescence quantum beat of SO2 ( ), J. Phys. Chem. A, 107, 10845, 2003
7. L. Zhang, M. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Wang, G. Shen, A new product channel in the ene
rgy transfer of CO (a, v ') plus NO(X), Chinese J. Chem. Phys., 17, 10, 2004 (wr
itten in Chinese)
8. G. Shen, M. Zhang, F. Dong, X. Li, X. Wang, Quenching and rotational state-to
-state energy transfer of NH2 , Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 17, 840, 2001
9. M. Zhang, G. Shen, X. Li, X. Wang, The study of the change of fine-structures
in rotational energy transfer of NH2 , Chinese J. Chem. Phys., 14, 27, 2001 (wr
itten in Chinese)
10. F. Dong, X. Li, M. Zhang, X. Wang, N. Lou, Rotational state-to-state energy
transfer of NH2 in beam-gas condition, J. Chem. Phys.,111,10578, 1999
11. M. Zhang, J. Han, P. Liu, J. Ma, H.-L. Dai, Collision induced dephasing of a
superposition state of highly excited SO2, National Meeting of American Chemica
l Society, 228, August, 2004
12. M. Zhang, J. Ma, H.-L. Dai, Single quantum-state resolved collision relaxati
on cross section of highly vibrationally excited SO2 measured by kinetic quantum
beat spectroscopy, 62nd International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, June
18-22, 2007
References
Available upon request