Chun-Ming Hou
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Jim Meen
Chun-Ming Hou conducted her research for her M.S. in Chemistry under my supervision at the University of Houston. She completed the degree in 2014 and has continued to conduct research on related topics in my labs since then. It is a great pleasure to be able to recommend her. She has an excellent record in class and laboratory here. Chun-Ming performed synthetic experiments on yttrium barium copper oxides, prepared the samples for analysis, and performed analysis by x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy on them. All this was completely new to her but she took to all the research rapidly and smoothly. She is now an excellent experimentalist and an excellent microscopist, She encountered several challenges in the experimentation and sample preparation and solved them by novel methods. Her research required a new set-up in the furnaces that she was using and she got the new components and rebuilt the furnaces. Her research results have been of considerable importance. She presented them at the international Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) in 2014 and published them as an associated paper. We expect another paper on the properties of the newly-discovered composition superconductors from the work she is currently undertaking which involves organometallic synthesis of phase pure oxides. Her graduate research is summarized in her dissertation of 2014.
Jim Meen
Chun-Ming Hou conducted her research for her M.S. in Chemistry under my supervision at the University of Houston. She completed the degree in 2014 and has continued to conduct research on related topics in my labs since then. It is a great pleasure to be able to recommend her. She has an excellent record in class and laboratory here. Chun-Ming performed synthetic experiments on yttrium barium copper oxides, prepared the samples for analysis, and performed analysis by x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy on them. All this was completely new to her but she took to all the research rapidly and smoothly. She is now an excellent experimentalist and an excellent microscopist, She encountered several challenges in the experimentation and sample preparation and solved them by novel methods. Her research required a new set-up in the furnaces that she was using and she got the new components and rebuilt the furnaces. Her research results have been of considerable importance. She presented them at the international Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) in 2014 and published them as an associated paper. We expect another paper on the properties of the newly-discovered composition superconductors from the work she is currently undertaking which involves organometallic synthesis of phase pure oxides. Her graduate research is summarized in her dissertation of 2014.
Jim Meen
Chun-Ming Hou conducted her research for her M.S. in Chemistry under my supervision at the University of Houston. She completed the degree in 2014 and has continued to conduct research on related topics in my labs since then. It is a great pleasure to be able to recommend her. She has an excellent record in class and laboratory here. Chun-Ming performed synthetic experiments on yttrium barium copper oxides, prepared the samples for analysis, and performed analysis by x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy on them. All this was completely new to her but she took to all the research rapidly and smoothly. She is now an excellent experimentalist and an excellent microscopist, She encountered several challenges in the experimentation and sample preparation and solved them by novel methods. Her research required a new set-up in the furnaces that she was using and she got the new components and rebuilt the furnaces. Her research results have been of considerable importance. She presented them at the international Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) in 2014 and published them as an associated paper. We expect another paper on the properties of the newly-discovered composition superconductors from the work she is currently undertaking which involves organometallic synthesis of phase pure oxides. Her graduate research is summarized in her dissertation of 2014.
Jim Meen
Chun-Ming Hou conducted her research for her M.S. in Chemistry under my supervision at the University of Houston. She completed the degree in 2014 and has continued to conduct research on related topics in my labs since then. It is a great pleasure to be able to recommend her. She has an excellent record in class and laboratory here. Chun-Ming performed synthetic experiments on yttrium barium copper oxides, prepared the samples for analysis, and performed analysis by x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy on them. All this was completely new to her but she took to all the research rapidly and smoothly. She is now an excellent experimentalist and an excellent microscopist, She encountered several challenges in the experimentation and sample preparation and solved them by novel methods. Her research required a new set-up in the furnaces that she was using and she got the new components and rebuilt the furnaces. Her research results have been of considerable importance. She presented them at the international Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC) in 2014 and published them as an associated paper. We expect another paper on the properties of the newly-discovered composition superconductors from the work she is currently undertaking which involves organometallic synthesis of phase pure oxides. Her graduate research is summarized in her dissertation of 2014.
Experience
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Kaneka North America
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Analytical Chemist
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Jan 2016 - Present
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Internship
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Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
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University of Houston
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Chemist / Research Assistant, Materials Characterization Facility
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May 2012 - Jun 2015
- CONTRIBUTIONS: • Utilized compositional analysis to evaluate and interpret materials systematic data from previous 0% to 67%. Conducted new approach of prediction and optimum of material synthesis and fabrication. • Improved the success rate of epoxy resin molding from 50% to 98% and develop new lubricant polishing techniques for polar solvents reactive materials to hurdle the surface roughness problem. • Contributed to phase equilibria studies on superconducting materials by successfully synthesized and analyzed 100+ of inorganic compounds. The samples were characterized by optical microscope, XRD, SEM/EDS and electron microprobe/WDS. - TEAMWORK & MANAGEMENT: • Collaborated with engineer of Deltec INC. to design furnace and decreased furnace maintenance frequency by 90%. • Led 11 interns to accomplish three research and development projects in 2-12 months and handled multiple tasks in parallel. - PUBLICATION & PRESENTATION: • C. Hou, J. Meen, “Range in Cation Ratio of YBa2Cu3O7-x Crystallized from Liquids”, IEEE Transaction Applied Superconductivity and poster session at Applied Superconductivity Conference in USA. • Lectured and conducted undergraduate General Chemistry Lab course for 120+ students and improved their lab skills.
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Inspection Office of Labor Affairs, Department of Executive
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Taipei City, Taiwan
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Chemical Engineering Intern, Safety and Health Facility
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Aug 2009 - Nov 2009
• Collected and built reports of safety metrics covering a variety of safety issues. • Prepared required materials at the direction of senior engineers to assist with incident investigations. • Collected and built reports of safety metrics covering a variety of safety issues. • Prepared required materials at the direction of senior engineers to assist with incident investigations.
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Chemistry Department of Fu Jen Catholic University
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Taipei City, Taiwan
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Undergraduate Lab Assistant, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
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Jun 2007 - Jun 2008
• Applied knowledge of organic synthetic chemistry to synthesized silver nanoparticles by using wet chemical methods. The particles were measured with UV/VIS for studying response of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectra. • Developed the ability to use laboratory equipment and procedures of GC and UV/VIS for analyzing material properties. • Designed electronic components of the sensor for quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). QCM was used for monitoring the rate of deposition in thin film deposition.
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Education
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2011 - 2014
University of Houston
Master of Science (MS), Chemistry -
2005 - 2009
Fu Jen Catholic University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry
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