Hemang J. Shah

2003 Chestnut Street, Apt 202, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 
Phone: 267.608.6488. 
e-mail: hemang@coe.drexel.edu

HIGHLIGHT OF SKILLS

• Extensive research experience in the manufacturing of liquid
  crystal displays (LCDs), optical data storage devices, ferroelectric
  polymers, and carbon nanotubes
• Developed inkjet printing techniques for fliexible LCDs
• Expertise in fabricating polymer thin films, plasma modification of
  materials, photolithography, electrical characterization, and
  designing electro-optic devices
• Broad knowledge of microscopy, spectroscopy, and modeling techniques

EDUCATION

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, PA
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, June 2007 GPA: 3.82/4.0
Master of Science in Electrical (Telecom) Engineering, December 2004
GPA: 3.81/4.0

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, June 2002

EXPERIENCE

DREXEL UNIVERSITY - RESEARCH FELLOW (Fall 2002 - present)
Demonstrated inkjet printing of carbon nanotubes and ferroelectric polymers. Investigated transport of complex fluids through carbon nanotubes for nanoscale drug delivery devices. Developed a material set to increase resolution of current Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
by 300%. Simulated liquid crystal alignment on patterned surfaces using Monte-Carlo algorithms.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY - GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT (Fall 2003 - present)
Courses: Electric Circuits, Logic Circuits, and Nanotechnology.
Designed modules to teach nanotechnology concepts to incoming Freshmen. Organized tutorials to clarify course content. Assisted course professors in designing exams, quizzes, and for grading.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, Gaithersburg, MD
(Summer 2003)
Developed Monte-Carlo simulations for predicting liquid crystal alignment on patterned substrates. The designed codes can be extended to diverse systems including magnetics, and economics.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (Fall 2002 - Spring 2003)
Solved problems in transaction related to small value purchase orders for departments in all three different campuses of Drexel University.
Assisted in per diem reimbursements for university staff.

H. J. TRADERS - Mumbai, India (summers from 1996 - 2002)
Work allocation spanned a range including understanding the wholesale textile business, textile printing, and collection of payments.

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS

Four publications (one invited) in peer-reviewed journals, one review article for an industry journal, and five publications in peer- reviewed conference proceedings. Have presented seventeen talks (three invited) and thirteen posters at international and national conferences.

HONORS and AWARDS

Research Excellence Award, Drexel University (2007)
Business Plan Competition: Winner of Phase I, Drexel University (2007)
George Hill Jr. Fellowship for excellence in research (2005)
Sigma Xi Society's "Grants-in-Aid of Research" award (October 2004)
NIST Summer Graduate Fellowship (Summer 2003)
Travel grants for International Society for Optics (2003) and Society for Information Display Conferences (September 2006), 3rd prize in the Idea Presentation Contest at the Indian Institute of Technology- Mumbai (2001)

SPECIAL SKILLS

Materials Expertise: Nematic Liquid Crystals, Polymers (PVDF and copolymers, PMMA, PTFE), and Carbon Nanotubes

Software: Operating Systems; Mac OS, Windows, Unix Computing

Languages; Java, C Software; MATLAB, TestWorks 4.0 (for NanoIndenter), Primavera SureTrak (Project Management), MS-Office, Dreamweaver

Instruments: Deep Reactive Ion Etch (STS), Optical Profilometer (Zygo NewView), Confocal microscope (Leica), LASERs (Coherent Verdi and HeNe), Optical Components, Spectrometer (Ocean Optics), Corona Discharge set-up, Nanoindenter (MTS), Atomic Force Microscope (Multimode SPM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Raman Spectroscope (Renishaw), Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscope (Digilab), Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Spin-Coater, Liquid Dispenser, Spacer Box, Function Generators, Oscilloscopes, High Voltage Power Supply

Management: Advanced Certificate in Business Management from Welingkar's Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai, India

Languages: English, very basic French, Hindi, Gujarati, Kutcchi, Marathi

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• Organized the seminar series "Life after PhD" for Engineering Graduate Association. (2003 05)
• Oversaw the finances of the Indian Graduate Students Association for various events including two with attendance records of over 500 people (2004 - 05)

ACTIVITIES

Drexel University Squash Club, Science Presenter at Franklin Institute (Philadelphia)