Mina Truong
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Experience
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SynAgile
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Chemical Engineer
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May 2023 - Present
San Jose, California, United States
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Chemical Engineer
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May 2020 - Apr 2023
Fremont, California, United States
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University of California, Berkeley
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Computational Materials Science Research Assistant
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Feb 2019 - May 2020
Berkeley, CA Chrzan Research Group - Simulate MoS2-Au compliant substrate epitaxy using LAAMPS to produce a physically rigorous model. - Manipulate the model to determine the effect of shape, size, and location of epitaxial regions on strain. - Explain how compliant substrate epitaxy can be exploited in strain engineering applications.
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X-Therma Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chemistry Intern
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Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
Richmond, CA - Conduct various experiments to optimize XT-Vivo, a state-of-the-art ice-blocking preservation solution. - Prepare buffers and formulations and perform quality control on them using osmometry, pH, and UV-Vis. - Analyze and characterize peptoid polymers using HPLC. - Draft and edit standard operating procedures (SOPs). - Maintain the chemical inventory.
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Berkeley Lab
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Sustainability Intern
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Berkeley, CA Lighting Modernization Project - Conduct thorough lighting audits in hallways, stairwells, and office spaces on the LBNL campus. - Generate data the accurately reflects the light levels in these spaces using illuminance readings while considering factors that affect these measurements. - Provide a recommendation for future lighting retrofits based on the data collected.
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2017 - May 2018
Berkeley, CA Heat Island Group, Cool Walls Project - Analyze the performance of cool wall technologies based on location and length of exposure. - Perform measurements using UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, solar reflectometry, and thermal emittance. - Compile and manipulate these data in Excel to generate meaningful results and plots.
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Education
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University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering -
St. Petersburg High School
High School Diploma, General Studies