Curriculum Vitae
Xiaobo Hu
E-mail: xiaobo.hu@chemistry.gatech.edu
Education
2009.3-2011.3
A visiting student in School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, USA. Advisor: L. Andrew Lyon. Project: New functional
core/shell microgels synthesis by emulsion polymerization and microgel thin films
assembly.
Ph.D in Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Research Institute of Material Science, South
China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. Advisor: Zhen Tong. Project:
Fabrication and Characterization of stimuli-responsive nanocomposite hydrogel
with ultrahigh tensibility and high transparency.
B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University,
Guangzhou, China
2005.9-2011.7
2001.9-2005.7
Working Experience
2011.7-2011.10
Research Chemist in DuPont. Projects: New Non-Halogen Flame Retardant
Technology for Engineering Polymers (Polyamide, Polyester); Develop Composite
Sheet based on Kevlar fabric for Hand Held Device Housing ; Polyamide
Composites Reinforced with High Content of Clay; Raw Material Stewardship.
Relevant Experience
2008-2009
2007-2008
Mentor for an undergraduate student on dual-responsive nanocomposite hydrogel
preparation
Mentor for a Ph.D student on the preparation of nanocomposite hydrogel
Awards and Honors
Excellent PhD thesis of Guangdong Province, China (2012);
The first-class fellowship of South China University of Technology (2006 - 2008);
Mitsui Chemicals Scholarship (2006);
Outstanding undergraduate student Award of Sun Yat-sen University (2005);
The second-class National Scholarship of China (2003); T
The first-class scholarship of Sun Yat-sen University (2002 - 2004);
Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship (2004);
DuPont Scholarship (2003);
Samsung Scholarship (2002).
Publications
[1] Hu Xiaobo; Tong Zhen; Lyon L. Andrew Multicompartment Core/Shell Microgels. Journal of the
American Chemical Society 2010, 132: 11470
[2] Hu Xiaobo; Tong Zhen; Lyon L. Andrew One-Pot Synthesis of Microcapsules with Nanoscale Inclusions,
Macromolecular Rapid Communication 2011, 32:1461
[3] Hu Xiaobo; Tong Zhen; Lyon L. Andrew Control of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Network
Structure by Precipitation Polymerization near the Lower Critical Solution Temperature. Langmuir 2011,
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[4] Hu Xiaobo; Tong Zhen; Lyon L. Andrew Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Cationic
Microgels Based on Poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide). Colloid & Polymer Science 2011, 289:333
[5] Hu Xiaobo; Wang Tao; Xiong Lijun; Chaoyang Wang; Liu Xinxing; Tong Zhen. Preferential Adsorption
of Poly(ethylene glycol) on Hectorite Clay and Effects on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Hectorite
Nanocomposite Hydrogels. Langmuir 2010, 26:4233
[6] Hu Xiaobo; Xiong Lijun; Wang Tao; Lin Zemin; Liu Xinxing; Tong Zhen. Synthesis and Dual Response of
Ionic Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Ultrahigh Tensibility and Transparence. Polymer 2009, 50:1933
[7] Hu Xiaobo, Xiong Lijun, Wang Tao, Zhu Meina, Liu Xinxing, Tong Zhen. Ultrahigh Tensibility and
Stimuli-Response of Polymer/Hectorite Nanocomposite Hydrogels. Macromolecular Symposia 2011,
306-307: 49
[8] Zu Xihong; Hu Xiaobo; Lyon L Andrew; Deng Yulin. In situ fabrication of ordered nanoring arrays via
the reconstructure of patterned block copolymer thin films.Chemical Communicaiton, 2010, 46:4927
[9] Xiong Lijun; Hu Xiaobo; Liu Xinxing; Tong Zhen.Network Chain Density and Relaxation of in situ
synthesized polyacrylamide/hectorite clay nanocomposite hydrogels with ultrahigh tensibility. Polymer
2008, 49:5064
[10] Xiong Lijun; Hu Xiaobo; Liu Xinxing; Tong Zhen. Polymer-Laponite Nanocomposite Hydrogels with
super-elongation. Progress in Chemistry 2008, 20:464
[11] Wang Tao; Hu Xiaobo; Shudian Zheng; Liu Xinxing; Wang Chaoyang; Tong Zhen. Adsorption of
fluorophores and N-isopropylacrylamide on Laponite. Applied Clay Science 2012, 58:102
[12] Xiong Lijun; Zhu Meina; Hu Xiaobo; Liu Xinxing; Tong Zhen. Ultrahigh Deformability and
Transparence of Hectorite Clay Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Nimble pH Response. Macromolecules
2009, 42:3811
[13] Park Chan Woo, South Antoinette B., Hu Xiaobo, Verdes Claudia, Kim Jong-Duk and Lyon L. Andrew.
Gold Nanoparticles Reinforce Self-Healing Microgel Multilayers. Colloid & Polymer Science 2011,
289:583.
[14] Wang Tao; Hu Xiaobo; Liu Xinxing; Tong Zhen. Mechanical behavior and stimuli-response of
nanocomposite hydrogels. Scientia Sinica Chimica 2012, 05:650
Patent
Xiaobo Hu, et.al., Flame-retardant polymer compositions, Application No. 201310270062.X
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