Yi (William) Jin - gwu.edu - George Washington University

Yi (William) Jin
508 Sugarland Run Dr., Sterling, VA 20164
• Citizenship: U.S.A • Mobile: 703-994-7240 • Website: www.home.gwu.edu/~yijin • Email: yijin@gwmail.gwu.edu
PROFILE & CAREER OBJECTIVE
� Self-motivated, “get it done” attitude GWU Ph.D. candidate with 4+ years of research experiences in the
electro-magnetic-based industry. Notables include designing the permittivity measurement system for
NASA’s Aquarius Mission (satellite launched on June 10 th 2011); and modeling advanced magnetic
refrigerant and refrigeration systems with G.E. Global Research.
� Lockheed Martin Corp. /ARCS Foundation Scholar, nominated by GWU Associate Dean and ECE Dept. Chair.,
recipient of the award for 3 consecutive years.
� Seeking a position that will utilize my technical expertise and research experiences in electro-magneticbased
application development.
KEY PROFICIENCIES
� Technical Competency and Versatility
Was GWU’s main research scientist for G.E. Global Research’s Advanced Magnetic Refrigeration Project. Due to excellent
performance, GWU’s preliminary contract of 6 months was extended to 2 years $400,000.
Worked on two projects which required different skill sets: (i) NASA’s Aquarius Mission, requires electromagnetism
knowledge, modeling and experimental expertise, (ii) G.E. Global Research’s Advance Magnetic Refrigeration Project,
requires magnetism knowledge, modeling and experimental expertise.
Ingenuity
Created a new data retrieving technique/software to overcome GWU’s research facility shortcomings. This
technique/software retrieved previously irreproducible data and is currently used by GWU, G.E. Global Research, and NIST
(National Institute for Standards and Technology).
� Strong Interpersonal Skills
Took the initiative to seek out external (NIST, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, CSIC Madrid Spain)/internal (GWU’s
Electromagnetic Lab and Wagner Lab) groups for collaborations which resulted in 5 journal publications and 5 conference
presentations.
� Effective Communication Skills
Taught “ECE11:Introduction to Circuit Analysis” for 2+ years, emphasized on communicating technical concepts in
simplified terms, which led to nomination for the Philip Amsterdam Award and an overall quality of 5/5 on
ratemyprofessors.com,. (“Yi was very helpful for this class…very knowledgeable person and makes the subject crystal clear”
– 5/8/2010)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering 2004-Sept. 2011 [Expected]
The George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) 2006-Present
Advised by Dr. Edward Della Torre (IEEE Life Fellow and Former President of IEEE Magnetic Society) GPA 3.9/4.0
3x Lockheed Martin Corp. Scholar/ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Scholar
Grand Prize Winner of the GW Research & Development Showcase (2009, 1 out of 200 Showcase Posters)
Dissertation: Mixed-Phase Theory based on Formation of Magnetic Clusters for 1 st -order Ferro-to-Paramagnetic
Phase Transition: Description, Validation, and Applications (Directed by: Dr. Edward Della Torre)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)* 2004-2005
*Transferred due to lack of Ph.D. financial support GPA 3.7/4.0
Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering 2000-2004
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) – No. 1 in Nation’s Public University GPA 3.7/4.0
National Dean’s List for Outstanding Academic Achievement (2000-2004)
Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Thesis: Investigation of QCA (Quantum Cellular Automata) as a Practical Computer Building Block
SKILLS
Software: AutoCAD, Cadence, COMSOL, EndNote, LabVIEW, MATLAB, MS Office, Pro/Engineer, TableCurve 2D/3D
Operating Systems/Language/Database: Windows, UNIX / C, C++, HTML, JAVA, Python, Visual Basic / SQL, MS Access
Laboratory: Lithography, Etch and Deposition Tools, SEM/TEM Microscopy, MOKE (Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect), SQUID/VSM
Magnetometer, Quantum Design’s PPMS, X-ray Crystallography
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PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
G.E. Global Research/Dept. of Energy/GWU - Niskayuna, New York 2009-Present
Assistant Research Scientists for Advanced Magnetic Refrigeration Project
Investigated the critical field entitlement (field required to activate the magnetocaloric effect within magnetic materials) of
selected magnetic refrigerant alloy systems through experimental measurements and thermodynamic modeling. Synthesizing
alloy system with lowered critical field, will improve the weight and power factor of the magnetic refrigeration design by more
than 50%. My research duties included examining the crystal structures using X-rays Crystallography, measuring the magnetic
properties using SQUID/VSM and PPMS, modeling the collected results using enhanced local bi-stability models, and redesigning
the magnetic regenerator using COMSOL.
Accomplishment
� Due to excellent performance, 6 months preliminary contract was extended to 2 years worth $400,000.
� Created a new data retrieving technique/software (Precision Image Analyzer) to retrieve irreproducible data, currently
used at GE Global Research, NIST, and GWU.
� Discovered a self-similarity behavior in all magnetic materials, in the process of linking it to Fractal mathematics.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/GWU - Greenbelt, MD 2008-2010
Assistant Research Scientists for the Aquarius Mission and SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) Mission
Aquarius Mission: Designed a seawater permittivity measurement system using the resonant cavity technique and measured
the permittivity of seawater as a function of its salinity and temperature at the radiometric protected frequency band of
1.413GHz. Variation in seawater salinity can have a dramatic effect on global climate; the Aquarius Mission will remotely sense
sea surface salinity from space.
SMAP Mission: Analyzed soil moisture content via electrical measurement and processing in a mixed agriculture environment
located on the Bay Bridge region of Washington D.C., the project is in preparation to launch the Soil Moisture Active Passive
(SMAP) satellite in 2013.
Accomplishment
� Formulated a critical permittivity of seawater function for the satellite, Aquarius/SAC-D Delta II was officially launched on
June 10 th 2011.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Institute for Magnetics Research/George Washington University – Washington, D.C. 2006-Present
Student Researcher
Working on modeling, experimental measurements, and the use of magnetic materials. The materials studied are magnetic
nanostructures, magnetic recording media, magneto-optical media, and magnetostrictive materials. Properties studied include
Bose-Einstein Condensation in nanoparticles. Modeling methods employed include Preisach based models, micromagnetics
and nonlinear finite element models.
Accomplishment
� Received the ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Award at the U.S. Supreme Court for outstanding
scientific achievements.
University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA 2003-2004
Student Researcher
Worked on analysis of the design specifics for using Quantum Cellular Automata technology as the fundamental building block for
future computer and electronic systems.
PUBLICATIONS
� Y. Jin, S. Gu, L.H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, V. Provenzano, and Q. Zhao, “Self-Similarity in (dM/dT)H Curves for
Magnetocaloric Materials with Ferro-to-Paramagnetic Phase Transitions, submitted to Journal of Applied Physica (2011).
� Y. Jin, S. Gu, L.H. Bennett, E. Della Torre, and V. Provenzano, “Modeling of Metamagnetism in Metallic-based Materials
with First-Order Transitions”, to be published in Physica B: Condensed Matter (2011).
� S. Gu, Y. Jin, P. Chen, C. Yan, E. Della Torre, and L.H. Bennett, “Modeling of magnetic material displaying magnetic
aftereffect with slow decay rates”, to be published in Physica B: Condensed Matter (2011).
� L.H. Bennett, V. Provenzano, Y. Jin, R.D. Shull, I. Levin, and E. Della Torre, “Modeling of coupled magneto-structural and
magnetic hysteresis in a Heusler alloy”, to be published in Physica B: Condensed Matter (2011).
� R. Lang, Y. Jin, S. Gu, D. Le Vine, “A New Model Function for the Permittivity of Seawater at 1.413GHz”, Proceedings of 11 th
Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment Specialist Meeting, pp. 121-123 (2010).
� P.J. Chen, Y. Jin, L.H. Bennett, and E. Della Torre, “Calculation of the Error in the Zero-Crossing Method of Computing the
Magnetic Thermal Fluctuation”, IEEE Transaction on Magnetics, vol. 46, pp. 1155-1158 (2010).
� E. Della Torre and Y. Jin, “Comparison of the DEMAM and DEAM Accommodation Models”, IEEE Transaction on Magnetics,
vol.45, pp. 1198-1201 (2009).
PERSONAL
Native in English, Speak fluent in Mandarin Chinese; Enjoy statistical analysis of Basketball statistics & composing piano melody
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