Jun Xie Resume 20160201 updated

1. Jun Xie
602A 850 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 | 651-600-5585 | xiexx229@umn.edu
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Chemistry/Chemical Engineering position that will utilize my technical skills and research experience.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Expected Graduate: May 2016
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Cumulative GPA: 3.15 Major GPA: 3.45
RESEARCH & PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Thiophene Project 05/2015 - present
Directed by Department of Chemistry, Prof Wayland E. Noland, Postdoc Vijay H. Kumar
• Utilized thiophene to synthesize novel molecules by nucleophilic attack, dehydration and Diels-Alder reactions.
Applied the final adducts into biological tests and confirmed the biological importance of synthesized products.
Distillation 11/2015 – 11/2015
• Using distillation column to concentrate methanol from 20 mol% to 91 mol%.
Humidification and Water Cooling 11/2015 – 11/2015
• Cooling hot water with contact of cool air. Wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures were measured.
Gas Membrane Separation 10/2015 – 10/2015
• Using hollow fiber membrane to create Nitrogen enriched stream from air.
Liquid-Liquid Extraction 10/2015 – 10/2015
• Investigate the relationship between amplitude, frequency and height of transfer unit of a column.
Non-Newtonian Fluid 09/2015 – 09/2015
• Determine the properties of an unknown fluid, including apparent viscosity, shear stress, shear rate
Ion Exchange Fluid 09/2015 – 09/2015
• Determine the regeneration and loading capacity of two different column for exchanging Cu2+
with H+
Heat Exchanger 03/2015 – 05/2015
• Explored the Wilson Plot relationship between inside flow rate and the overall heat transfer coefficient
Gas Flow Meter and Pump 02/2015 – 03/2015
• Utilized pitot tube to calibrate gas flow meter and examined the meter coefficient of several meters.
Double Effect Evaporator 01/2015 – 02/2015
• Utilized simplified apparatus to concentrate juice in multiple stages, and reached steady state,
PROFESSIONAL & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
CSE 2015 Career Fair Meeting Organization 02/2015
• Assisted in organizing the Mariucci Arena that host 2015 Spring CSE Career Fair
Golden Throat Croup Company 07/2012 – 08/2012
• Production Manager Assistant, helped supervising production in medicine assembly line.
Liuzhou Iron and Steel Company 07/2011 – 08/2011
• Manufacture Part-time, assisted analyzing quality of concrete.
Liuzhou Chemical Industry 06/2011 – 07/2011
• Workshop Supervisor Assistant, helped supervising production of polyethylene.
SKILLS
Computer: Matlab, Mathematica, Aspen Hysys, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio.
Chemistry: IR, 1
H NMR, 13
C NMR, Mass Spec, CV, UV-Vis.
Languages: Native Mandarin, Fluent English.