Aimee Lu Church
About Aimee Lu Church
Aimee Lu Church is an R&D Associate Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, specializing in hybrid inorganic/polymer membrane materials and nanoparticle catalysts for CO2 capture. She holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and has extensive experience in chemical synthesis and material analysis.
Work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Aimee Lu Church has been serving as an R&D Associate Staff Member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2019. In this role, she focuses on the development of hybrid inorganic/polymer membrane materials, including polybenzimidazole on ceramic tubular membranes. Her work involves extensive use of various chemical and material analytical instruments, showcasing her proficiency in the field. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the same laboratory from 2017 to 2019.
Education and Expertise
Aimee Lu Church holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Polymer Science and Engineering from Beijing Technology and Business University, completed in 2009. She furthered her education with a Master of Science in Materials Engineering from California State University-Northridge in 2013. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2016. Her educational background supports her expertise in chemical synthesis, polymerization techniques, and materials engineering.
Background in Research and Development
Aimee Lu Church has a diverse background in research and development, having worked at several prestigious institutions. She served as a Research Associate at the University of Nevada, Reno from 2013 to 2016 and as a Visiting Research Scholar at Washington State University for five months in 2016-2017. Additionally, she gained experience as a Research Assistant at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009 and at the M. Keck Foundation Advanced Materials Laboratory from 2011 to 2013.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Aimee Lu Church possesses a wide range of technical skills relevant to her field. She is proficient in various chemical and material analytical instruments, including XRD, BET, FTIR, RAMAN, SEM, TEM, HPLC, GC, and NMR. Her expertise extends to the synthesis of co-polymers using ATRP and Ziegler-Natta polymerization techniques, as well as the development of nanoparticle catalysts for CO2 capture and biomass conversion. She also has experience in raw biomass analyses and is skilled in software tools such as Origin, ChemDraw, and Solidworks.
Project Management and Communication Skills
Aimee Lu Church has demonstrated project management skills through her Six Sigma training, managing multiple projects with adherence to schedule deadlines and budget constraints. She is competent in writing reports, papers, and proposals, and has experience delivering effective presentations. Her ability to communicate complex technical information clearly is an asset in her research and development roles.