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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

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)