Ye Yuan
3500 Greystone Dr. Apt 120
Austin, TX 78731
EDUCATION:
yyzc26@utexas.edu
765-491-3085
University of Texas Austin
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science/Honor Research Thesis
Minor: Economics
Austin, TX
2013West Lafayette, IN
2009- 2013
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE:
May-Dec 2012
Advisor: Prof. Rakesh Agrawal
Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
 Systematically investigate the binary and ternary phase (ZnS, SnS,
Cu2SnS3, etc) formed during CZTS(Cu2ZnSnS4) synthesis.
 Develop the method to synthesize structural targeted ZnS, SnS, SnS2, and
Cu2SnS3.
 Selenize binary/ternarys to form thin films from nanocrystal inks.
Sep 2011- May2012 Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Undergraduate Honor Research Concentration
 Incorporate germanium into CZTS to make bandgap tunable CZTGeS for
the application of thin-film solar cells.
 Development of novel material systems based on CZTS through elemental
substation and doping.
May-Aug 2011
WORKING
EXPERIENCE:
Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
“Advancing thin film solar cell utilizing nanotechnology”
Systematic investigation in composition tailoring during nanocrystal synthesis and
its impact on the solar cell performance.
 Synthesis CZTS (Cu2ZnSnS4) with different ratio of precursors, under
different temperature.
 Fabrication of CZTS-based thin film solar cell, and made 6.5% efficiency
CZTS solar cell.
 Qualitative and quantitative analysis of synthesized nanocrystals via
Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD), Energy Dispersive Spectrometry
(EDX) and Raman spectroscopy.
 Presentation on the 2011 SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research
Fellowship) symposium.
Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
2012-2013
 Teaching Assistant of ‘Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics’
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REFERENCES:
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SnSe2 thin film absorber from SnS and SnS2 nanocrystal ink.
C.Hages, Y. Yuan, D. Yang, R. Agrawal (in progress)
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George J. Heuer, Jr. Ph.D. Endowed Graduate Fellowship
Dean’s list $ Semester Honors every semester
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2011)
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Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Purdue Chapter (2011-Present)
2011 National Conference, Volunteer
American Chemical Society, Purdue Chapter (2010-Present)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2010-Present)
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Purdue Chapter (2010-Present)
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C programming, Matlab, Simulink, Comsol, Aspen
X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Infrared spectroscopy (IR)
Raman spectroscopy
Available upon request