Resume:
BRIAN (KUANG-YAO) PENG
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16010 Spring Forest Court
Houston, TX 77059
(281) –4867733(H)
WORK AUTHORIZATION:
Permanent resident
EDUCATION:
Ph.D.: Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station Sep. 93--Aug. 99
GPA3.8/4.0 (degree plan)
Thesis: Theoretical Analysis on Thin Oxide Film Formation at High Temperature
· Develop thermal oxidation models based on first principle equations for nonstoichiometeric oxide formation and nanoscale oxidation process.
· Analyze and simulate the forced diffusion and surface absorption problems with moving boundary based on finite difference and finite element methods.
· Compare models on long-range molecular force effects and non-first order interfacial reaction in the ultra thin oxide film.
· Systems are characterized and optimized by Levenberg-Marquart methods.
M.S.: Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station Sep. 91-- Aug. 93
B.S.: Chemistry, National Tsing-Hua University, Tsin-Chu, Taiwan Sep. 85--May 89
Selected Courses:
· Chemical Engineering: Process Analysis, Transport Phenomena, Multicomponent Transport, Numerical Heat Transfer in Fluid Flow, Theory of Mixtures, Statistical Mechanics, Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Optimization Theory.
· Mathematics: Numerical Methods in Partial Differential Equations, Intro Finite Elements, Linear Algebra, Applied Stochastic Differential Equations, Operational theory and partial differential equation.
· Electrical Engineering: Solid State Device Design, Metal Semiconductor Contact, VLSI technology.
INDUSTRIAL EXPERINCE
Polymer Engineer: current Aug. 2002--present
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Project leader for new product and process development
· Modeling of polymer
molecular weight distribution
· Free radical reaction
kinetics
· Solid handling
· Mother liquid
displacement in porous polymer washing
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Counter current washing-equipment and process design and simulation
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Six Sigma Black Belt(SS), Design For Six Sigma (DFSS)
Process Engineer: current Mar.2001—Aug. 2002
· Diffusion and laminar flow simulation for ash washing process
· Batch and continuum multiphase reactor design and simulation, kinetic model development
· Solvent free and super critical polymerization reactor design
· Liquid phase catalytic oxidation and hydrogenation
· Micro scale to pilot scale and to full scale
Industrial consulting: BAE SYSTEMS 95--Mar.2001
· Characterize and optimize a thin polymer film diffusion process including adsorption, desorption and diffusion transient behavior
· Modeled rapid thermal oxidation for submicron gate oxide formation with Motorola Inc.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Post Doctor Fellow: Aerospace Department, Texas A&M University Sep. 99--Feb. 2001
· Continuum physics, thermodynamics, volume averaging equation applications
· Model the phase transition (including self-alignment) behavior of shape memory materials (SMA).
· Model the dynamic behavior of anisotropic single crystal material.
· Develop theoretical model for designing SMA polycrystalline device.
Instructor: Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University May 99--Aug. 99
· Designed lectures incorporating materials for Thermodynamics (II) in Chemical Engineering Department, covering mixture properties VLE Data reduction, VLE simulation, equation of states for mixtures, and adsorption isotherm.
Research Associate: Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University Sep. 94--Aug. 99
· Unsteady state analyses for ternary diffusion problems with two moving fronts
· Optimizations of unsteady nonlinear partial differential boundary value problems
· Corrections for long range force effects on diffusion processes for the growth of ultra thin film
· Developments of models for diffusion processes in porous media
· Numerical analysis on the unsteady state problem of fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University summer, 1997
· Assisted in the laboratory section in CHEN 414, the unit operation course
· Cotaught the following topics "Study of Flow in Heat Exchanger", "Determination of Compressibility Factors for Carbon Dioxide and Helium", " Characterization of Pipe Flow", and "Modeling of Drying Process"
Graduate Assistant: Chemical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University Sep. 93--Aug. 94
Taught course ENGR201, conservation principles of engineering, covering mass balances, linear momentum balances, energy conservation, thermodynamics and fluid flow problems
Technology Assistant: Army of Taiwan Sep. 89--May 91
· Developed feasibility analysis for technology transfer of high power and high current batteries.
· Developed manufacturing procedure for silver zinc battery production and I-V characterization and capacity analysis on military batteries.
· Honored for feasibility analysis report on the case of battery technology transfer.
Research Technician: Industrial Technology Research Institute Summer, 88
Developed and Synthesized electrophotographic organic photoreceptors for copier machine.
SKILLS:
· Process: polymerization, diffusion, solid-liquid extraction, separation, distillation, fluid dynamics, multiphase flow, mass transfer, energy transfer, oxidation, electroplating and coating
· Computer Language: Visual Basic for applications, C, C++, Visual C++, FORTRAN, PASCAL, MatLab, Maple, Mathematica, IMSL, LaTex, SAS, Windows, Unix operating system
· Computer Software: Minitab, AspenPlus, PI system, Icarus project manager, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project manager, Adobe Illustrator,…etc
PUBLICATIONS:
1. "Analysis of iron oxidation at high temperature", John C. Slattery, Kuang-Yao Peng, A.M. Gadalla and N. Gadalla, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res Vol 34(20), 3405-3410, 1995.
2. "A new theory of silicon oxidation", Kuang-Yao Peng, Long-Chin Wang, John C. Slattery, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, Vol. 14(5), 3316-3320, 1996.
3. "The correction of long range molecular force on the growth rate of ultra thin film" Kuang-Yao Peng, Long-Chin Wang and John C. Slattery, submitted for review.
4. "The effect of interface kinetics on the growth rate of ultra thin film", Kuang-Yao Peng, Long-Chin Wang and John C. Slattery, submitted for review.
5. "Equation of state, equilibrium, and the phase rule for simple elastic solids"
PERSONAL:
· Cofounder and instructor of Texas A&M University Martial Arts Club
Held performances to benefit charities
Participate in cultural awareness programs
· Founder and instructor of Chen Style Taichi Club for company employee
REFERENCES:
Available upon requested