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PhD Materials Scientist | Polymer Nanotechnology & Delivery Systems | Advanced Analytical Characterization

Profile Summary

PhD Materials Scientist specializing in organic synthesis, thin film systems, and formulation optimization. Skilled in advanced analytical characterization and in communicating technical findings through grant proposals, research publications, literature reviews, and standardized documentation.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ SQL
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ Tensorflow
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Research Scientist II

IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)

March 2025 - Present

Education

Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

August 2019 - January 2025

BS

Cornell University

August 2015 - May 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Aria C. Zhang, Kohji Ohno, Russell J. Composto (2025). Nanoparticle Percolation Improves the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposite Films . ACS Macro Letters.

Aria C. Zhang, Kohji Ohno, Russell J. Composto (2024). Marangoni-Induced Honeycomb Structures in Spin-Coated Polymer Nanocomposite Films . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

Aria C. Zhang, Kohji Ohno, Russell J. Composto (2024). Film Thickness Dependence of Surface and Internal Morphology Evolution in Polymer-Grafted Nanocomposites . Macromolecules.

Weiwei Kong, Anastasia Neuman, Aria C. Zhang, Daeyeon Lee, Robert A. Riggleman, Russell J. Composto (2024). Capillary filling dynamics of polymer melts in a bicontinuous nanoporous scaffold . The Journal of Chemical Physics.

Aria C Zhang, Shawn M Maguire, Jamie T Ford, Russell J Composto (2023). Using Focused Ion Beam Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry to Depth Profile Nanoparticles in Polymer Nanocomposites . Microscopy and Microanalysis.