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Xijing Chen
12E Brandywine Drive, Amherst, MA 01002 | ------------ | ------------
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Amherst, MA
Master of Food Science Candidate, MAY 2020
? Cumulative GPA: 3.955/4.00
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Food Science (International Double Degree) MAY 2017
? Cumulative GPA: 3.324/4.00
SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (SCUT) Guangzhou, China
Bachelor of Food Science and Engineering (International Double Degree) MAY 2017
? Cumulative GPA: 3.49/4.00
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Researcher September 2017-present
GUODONG ZHANG LAB UMass Amherst, MA
? Purify polar compound from frying oil by column chromatography
? Conduct animal experiments in DSS induced colitis model
? Observe colon inflammation by flow, q-PCR, RT-PCR, and H&E staining
Intern June 2017-August 2017
Novozymes Detergent Research Center China Beijing, China
? Operated the washing experiments in different conditions to test the ability of enzymes
? Developed the stains for experiments with teammates and evaluated the impact of enzymes in stains with Macbeth Color-Eye and Ball Bursting Strength Tester
Undergraduate Researcher September 2016-May 2017
PUAL TAKHISTOV LAB Rutgers University, NJ
? Observed oil gelation structures by Light Microscope to verify the lipids can solidify in room temperature
? Extracted beta-carotene from mango plum by different kinds of lipids and used spectrophotometer to verify its presence
? Ran DSC on each sample to study the property of oil-gel crystals
? Ran FTIR test on each extracted oil sample and gel sample to detect carotene
? Tested rheology of ole gel to compare their textures with other spread and cream
Undergraduate Researcher May 2015-July 2015
XINGLONG XIAO LAB SCUT, China
? Cultivated C.sakazakii to research its stress tolerance in Powdered Infant Formula
? Extracted RNA and ran 6 q-PCR Tests on total 45 samples to detect C. sakazakii
Undergraduate Researcher April 2015-July 2015
DONG WEI LAB SCUT, China
? Measured 12 samples of COD in wastewater that treated by chlorella-119 to detect its ability in wastewater treatment
? Measured glucose concentration of 40 samples by Glucose Biosensors to detect the concentration of microorganism
? Studied the structure and function of different Tubular Photobioreactor
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION
? Computer skills: Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint
? Certificate of Training: Introductory Course for Development of HACCP
FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food