Experience

ECI Technology, Inc, a KLA Company

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Chemist

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

  ● Developed multiple electroanalytical / analytical processes for analysis of commercial solutions used in semiconductor industry (including damascene Cu plating, SnAg packaging, TSV Cu plating solutions, etc.); ● Participated in the design of commercial online products (Technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing). ● Developed multiple electroanalytical / analytical processes for analysis of commercial solutions used in semiconductor industry (including damascene Cu plating, SnAg packaging, TSV Cu plating solutions, etc.); ● Participated in the design of commercial online products (Technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing).



Case Western Reserve University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Feb 2018 - 2019

  • Investigated the effects of organic additives to improve the performance of alkaline rechargeable zinc-air battery • Studied the catalytic activity of plasma-synthesized MoS2 on hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)

• Ph.D Student (Graduate research assistant)

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2018

  Ph.D Dissertation: Investigation of the Mechanism of Hydrogen Co-evolution during Electroless Deposition of Nickel and Cobalt Alloys • Conducted mechanistic and kinetic studies of electroless deposition of Ni-alloys for the application in heat assisted magnetic recording technology (HAMR) • Established a preliminary process of electroplating of hard chrome from trivalent chromium bath • Demonstrated a novel electrochemical sensor concept for detection of lead contamination (10 ppb… Show more Ph.D Dissertation: Investigation of the Mechanism of Hydrogen Co-evolution during Electroless Deposition of Nickel and Cobalt Alloys • Conducted mechanistic and kinetic studies of electroless deposition of Ni-alloys for the application in heat assisted magnetic recording technology (HAMR) • Established a preliminary process of electroplating of hard chrome from trivalent chromium bath • Demonstrated a novel electrochemical sensor concept for detection of lead contamination (10 ppb level) in drinking water • Investigated the self-corrosion behavior of zinc anode for the application in primary batteries Conference Presentations/Posters: • 233st Electrochemical Society Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 2018 • 231st Electrochemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 2017 • 66th International Society of Electrochemistry Meeting, Taiwan, October 2015 Invention Disclosure: • X. Liu, K. Venkatraman, R. Akolkar, “Low-cost Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Lead Contamination in Drinking Water”, Invention disclosure at Case Western Reserve University (2017).