Zhanhui YUAN
IMG School of Crystallography
Birkbeck College, University of London
Malet Street, London
SN3 1BW, U.K.
Tel: 02076316885
E-mail: yuan@img.cryst.bbk.ac.uk

Education and Qualifications:

2000.10 - Present Birkbeck College	PhD studying on Crystallography
	Novel materials: Synthesis of Gallium and Alluminum Phosphonate
1999.9 - 2000.10 Sunderland University	MSc Computer Based Information System
	Technical and Organisation Skill, Software Engineering, Systems Analysis and Design, Information systems, Software and Hardware procurement.
1995.9 - 1998.7 Jilin University	Master Degree of Chemistry
	Course include Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Sructure Chemistry and Quantum Chemistry.
1991.9 - 1995.7 Jilin University	Bachelor Degree of Chemistry
	Course inluded Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analystic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Advanced Mathematics, Advanced Physics, Electronic, Chemical Engineering and Fortran 77

Employment/Work Experience:

1999.7 - 1999.12 Cranfield University	Visiting Researcher
	I did some research work about self-sensing composites.
1998.7 - 1999.6 Jilin University	Technician
	I was employed as a teaching assistant for the undergraduate experiment and did some research work about the electrochemistry.

Interests, Activities and Skills:

Chemistry

Chemistry using some instrument such as X-ray diffractometer, Differential Thermal Analysis, Scanning Electronic Microscope and recharge and discharge instrument and analysing relative data. The project of master degree work is preparation of Nanocrystalline SrRuO₃ and its application in the fuel cell, and present work focuses on synthesis of Gallium and Aluminum phosphonate by using hydro-thermol method.

Computering

Proficient keyboard skill. Good working knowledge of several word processing packages including Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets, Power Point and the Internet. Making web page and installing software.

Sport

Table-tennis, Badminton, Bolleyball, Basketball, Soccer.

Publication:

1. "Preparation of nanocrystalline composite oxide SrRuO₃ and its application in the fuel cell as negative electrode materials"
   Materials Chemistry and Physics 1999, 57(3), 285-288.
2. "Preparation of mesoporous silica by co-precipitaiton in the presence of non-ionic surfactant"
   Materials Chemistry and Physics 1999, 59(2), 171-174.

Why choose PD web course?

What I hope to achieve from this PD course are listed in the following:

1. To understand the essence of powder diffraction.
2. To learn about the powder diffraction experimental setups.
3. To understand synchrotron.
4. To know about 3 - D symmetry elements.