Jinghan (Hugo) Yao
Berkeley,CA
Summary
Engineering student with a strong passion for process design and team collaboration pursuing a Master's degree in Material Science and Engineering. Collaborative team member with skills in process flow design and material characterization and hands-on laboratory experience. Seeking entry-level full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Co-leader of Wildfire Ember Particles Analysis Project
- Produced diluted samples of ember particles from field sampling water
- Used light microscope to take images of ember particles and determine their sizes using ImageJ for modeling ember travelling path in wildfire
- Used Excel to organize and analyze collected data
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Member of Immobilization of Arsenic in Soil by Nano Zerovalent Iron Project
- Extracted arsenic from treated soil with different concentration of nano zerovalent iron (nZVI)
- Extracted chlorophyll from plants of different treatment groups, and used UV-Vis spectrophotometer to determine concentration and type of chlorophyll
- Synthesized nano zerovalent iron particles with ferric chloride and sodium borohydride
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Coordinator of the Microplastic Research Project
- Produced secondary microplastic from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottle
- Set up dialysis process to clean produced secondary microplastics of any impurity
- Operate UV-Vis spectrophotometer and computer to determine the concentration of contaminants in microplastic
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Member of PFAS Research Project
- Prepared and decontaminated materials for the wastewater sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) analysis
- Programmed, operated, and maintained autosampler for field sampling of wastewater for PFAS analysis
- Set up decontaminated zones on fields for PFAS sampling
- Collaborated on developing the protocol for wastewater sampling
Education
Master of Engineering - Material Science And Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA05.2024
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA06.2023
Skills
- MATLAB
- Process Flow Diagram Development
- Thin Film Science
- ImageJ software for photo analysis and data collection
- Basic UV-Vis Spectrophotometer operation
- Failure and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Development
- Aspen HYSYS process simulation
- PROII process simulation
- Laboratory Oversight and Safety Protocols
Timeline
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
07.2022 - 05.2023
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
03.2022 - 07.2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
12.2021 - 03.2022
Undergraduate Research Assistant
The Adeleye Research Lab At UC Irvine
12.2021 - 03.2022
Master of Engineering - Material Science And Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
University of California, Irvine
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