Work Experience
U.S Army Reserve
74D CBRN Specialist (Jun 2023 – Present)
University of Oklahoma
Graduate Research Assistant (Jan 2021 – Present)
Project: Polymer upcycling
Advisor: Prof. Steven Crossley
Vietnam Education Foundation 2.0 Program (VEF 2.0, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization), Vietnam
President of the VEF Fellows Association (August 2022 – Present)
Mentor (Jan 2021 – Present)
Achievements:
Organization Board for the Annual conference 2022 hosted by Qualcomm in Qualcomm Headquarters with Ph.D. students in various fields and 15 distinguished guest speakers in academia and industry.
Many mentees admitted to top graduate schools in the US.
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Research Assistant (Jul 2017 – Jan 2018)
Project: The Photocatalysts for NOx Removal under Visible Light
Advisor: Prof. Sheng-Jie You
University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Research Assistant (Sep 2016 – Dec 2020)
Project: Fabrication of Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes-Based Photocatalysts for Water Treatment
Advisor: Prof. Pham Van Viet
Education
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering
University of Oklahoma (2020 – present)
Advisor: Prof. Steven Crossley
B.Sc. in Materials Science
University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam (2018)
Advisor: Dr. Pham Van Viet & Prof. Cao Minh Thi
Peer Reviews
2022
Environmental Chemistry Letters (2),
Chemical Engineering Journal (2),
ACS Omega (1)
2021
Environmental Chemistry Letters (3),
Water Science and Technology (1)
2020
Environmental Chemistry Letters (6),
Chemical Engineering Journal (1)
2019
Environmental Chemistry Letters (2),
Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society (1)
Honors & Awards
The Bridge Project – ACS Career Kick-Starter (2020)
by American Chemical Society, USA
The International Plasma Physics School (2019)
by Laboratory of Excellence Plas@Par, France & Rencontres du Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam Summer School of Science Scholarship (2019)
by A Young Vietnamese Scientist Group & Rencontres du Vietnam, Vietnam
Certificate of Merit (2019)
by Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam
“Creative Youth” Badge (2019)
by Vietnamese Youth Union, Vietnam
VEF 2.0 Program Recommended Candidate (2019)
by Fellows and Scholars of the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF), USA
Best Thesis – Le Van Thoi Awards (2018)
by University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
CHEER Award for Innovation and Creativity (2018)
by CHEER for Vietnam, USA
Vallet Scholarship (2018)
by Vallet Foundation, France & Rencontres du Vietnam, Vietnam
First prize, Eureka Scientific Research Awards (2018)
by The Youth Union & VNUHCM, Vietnam
First prize and Second prize, Students Scientific Research Competition (2018)
by University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Second prize, Outstanding Scientific Works (2018)
by VNUHCM, Vietnam
Top 30, Honda Young Engineers and Scientists Award (2018)
by Honda Foundation & National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS), Vietnam
Third prize, Students Scientific Research Competition (2017)
by University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Six months Fully Funded Scholarship (2017)
by Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Excellent in Scientific Research Activities (2017)
by University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Lawrence S. Ting Scholarship (2016)
by Lawrence S. Ting Memorial Fund, Vietnam
Scientific Societies
Royal Society of Chemistry (2021 – present)
American Chemical Society (2020 – present)
American Physical Society (2020 – present)
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC, 2020 – present)
Great Plains Catalysis Society (GPCS, 2020 – present)
Acknowledgements
Prof. Pham Van Viet, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Prof. Cao Minh Thi, Head of CM Thi Laboratory – HI-TECH Institute, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam
Prof. Sheng-Jie You, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Prof. Ya-Fen Wang, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Dr. Vu Hoang Nam, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Dr. Hong-Huy Tran, Postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States
Ms. Fei Kang, M.Sc., University of Science and Technology of China, China
Mr. Minh-Thuan Pham, Ph.D. Candidate at Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Mr. Minh-Thu Nguyen, University of Science, VNUHCM, Vietnam
Ms. Nghi Thi-Phuong Nguyen, M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate at Stanford University, United States
