Yunfeng Pan
20 Effie Cir, Oxford MS 38655
Cell: 206-660-9876 yunfengpan@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
Motivated individual seeking a research position in the field of electrochemistry.
SKILLS
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Knowledge of and experimental expertise in the preparation and characterization of room
temperature ionic liquids.
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Knowledge of electrochemical principles, and proficiency in devising, performing, and evaluating
chemical and electrochemical experiments.
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Skills in the use and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
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Skills written and oral communications in English.
EDUCATION
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
January 2009 – December 2012
The University of Mississippi
Ph.D. in Chemistry (Electrochemistry)
Advisor: Dr. Charles L. Hussey
Professor and Chair; Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
Thesis/Dissertation
Doctoral dissertation:
Title: Electrochemistry, transport properties and electronic spectroscopy of lanthanide solutes in
bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquids
Advisor: Dr. Charles L. Hussey
EXPERIENCE
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General chemistry lab teaching assistant from January to May, 2009.
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Graduate research assistant from June, 2009 to August, 2012.
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Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory form September to December, 2012.
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Visiting scholar at University of Mississippi from January to February, 2013.
AWARDS
Graduate Student Achievement Award 2011 (for outstanding graduate student in the Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry).
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles:
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Y. Pan, L. E. Boyd, J. F. Kruplak, W. E. Cleland, J. S. Wilkes and C. L. Hussey, “Physical and
transport properties of bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based room-temperature ionic liquids:
application to the diffusion of tris(2,2’-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II).” J. Electrochem. Soc., 158, F1-F9
(2011).
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Y. Pan, W. E. Cleland and C. L. Hussey, “Heterogeneous electron transfer kinetics and diffusion of
ferrocene/ ferrocenium in bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquids.” J. Electrochem. Soc.,
159, F125-F133 (2012).
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H. Lee, J. Issa, S. Isied, E. Castner, Y. Pan, C. L. Hussey, K. Lee, and J. Wishart, “A comparison of
electron-transfer dynamics in ionic liquids and neutral solvents.” J. Phys. Chem. C., 116, 5197-5208
(2012).
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Y. Pan and C. Hussey, “Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Investigation of Ln3+ (Ln = Sm, Eu, and
Yb) Solvation in Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-Based Ionic Liquids and Coordination by
N,N,N’,N’-Tetraoctyl-3-oxa-pentane Diamide (TODGA) and Chloride.” Inorg. Chem., 52(6),
3241-3252 (2013).
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Y. Pan, L.-H. Chou, and C. L. Hussey, “Heterogeneous and homogeneous electron transfer kinetics
for the [CeCl6]3-/2- redox reaction in bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based ionic liquids.”, Inorg.
Chem., 2013, in press.
PRESENTATAIONS
“Physical and transport properties of bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide-based room temperature ionic liquids:
application to the diffusion of tris(2,2’-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)”
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The Electrochemical Society
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218th National Meeting
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Las Vegas, NV, October 15, 2010
(Poster presentation)
“Heterogeneous electron transfer kinetics and diffusion of ferrocene/ferrocenium in ionic liquids”
presentation)
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The National Center for Natural Products Research
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The University of Mississippi, September 30, 2011
"Electrochemical behavior of the europium (III)/(II) reaction in the 1-(1-butyl)trimethylammonium
bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ionic liquid containing TODGA"
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The Electrochemical Society
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221st National Meeting
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Seattle, WA, May 7, 2012
(Oral presentation)
"Electrochemical behavior of samarium and ytterbium in the 1-(1-butyl)trimethylammonium
bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ionic liquid containing TODGA"
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The Electrochemical Society
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222nd National Meeting
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Honolulu, Hawaii, October 9, 2012
(Oral presentation)
(Poster
MEMBERSHIPS/SCHOLARLY SOCIETIES
The Electrochemical Society (ECS)