Curriculum Vitae of
DONGHUI QUAN
191 W. Woodruff Ave.
Columbus, OH43210
(614) 589-1905
quan.16@osu.edu

EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemical Physics The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Expected, Dec. 2009.
Master of Science in Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, July 2003.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Physics University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, July 1998.

EXPERIENCES
Mar. 2005~present: Graduate Research Assistant in Astrophysics and Astrochemistry Group, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Job duty: develop and apply models for various interstellar sources; estimate chemical reaction rates; analyze modeling results to compare with observations.
Projects accomplished:
- evaluated effects of rapid low temperature neutral-neutral reaction rates;
- researched chemical origins of molecules detected by Green Bank Telescope in 2006;
- revealed potential reason of the absence of molecular oxygen in interstellar sources; confirmed observational results from the aspect of modeling;
- simulated propylene and hydrocarbons in cold dense core modeling; identified formation and destruction routes of these species;
- applied non-thermal gas-grain models for cyanic acid and its isomers in hot and cold core regions;
- suggested proper models for the chemistry of the complex system of Homunculus Nebula; pioneered possible solutions of simulation of this system;
- developed the sensitivity analysis method in chemical reaction network; assured reliability of chemical models;
- analyzed effects of atomic carbon and alkenes reaction rate changes to gas phase models.

Sep. 2003~Feb. 2005: Graduate Teaching Assistant in Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Chemistry 530, Physical Chemistry: tutored students in physical chemistry; led student group discussion; stimulated students interests and learning.
- Chemistry 541, Physical Chemistry Laboratory: prepared experimental instruments for the laborites; supervised students' experiments.

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND WORKSHOPS
National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance: Research to Innovation Workshop, Apr. 2009 Boston, MA.
Center for Chemistry of the Universe: Arizona Radio Observatory Spring School, Mar. 2009, Tucson, AZ
Les Houches Summer School of Molecular Astrophysics Sep. 2005, Les Houches, France

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(1) D. Quan, E. Herbst, and Y. Osamura "Gas-grain Modeling of Cyanic Acid, Isocyanic Acid, Fulminic Acid, and Isofulminic Acid in Hot, Lukewarm, and Cold Cores" (in preparation )
(2) V. Wakelam, J.C. Loison, D. Talbi, D. Quan, and F. Caralp "A Sensitivity study of the neutral-neutral reactions C + C3 and C + C5 in Cold Dense Interstellar Cores" Astronomy & Astrophysics 495, 513 (2009) PDF
(3) D. Quan, E. Herbst, T. J. Millar, G. E. Hassel, S. Lin, H. Guo, P. Honvault, and D. Xie "New Theoretical Results Concerning the Interstellar Abundance of Molecular Oxygen" The Astrophysical Journal, 681, 1318 (2008) PDF
(4) D. Quan and E. Herbst "Possible gas-phase syntheses for seven neutral molecules studied recently with the Green Bank Telescope" Astronomy & Astrophysics 474, 521 (2007) PDF
(5) I. W. M. Smith, A. M. Sage, N. M. Donahue, E. Herbst and D. Quan "The temperature-dependence of rapid low temperature reactions: experiment, understanding and prediction" Faraday Discussions 133, 137 (2006) PDF

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
D. Quan, E. Herbst, "Gas-grain Models of Interstellar HOCN and its Isomers", Dalgarno Celebratory Symposium, 2008
D. Quan, E. Herbst, G. E. Hassel, "Chemical Modeling of O2 in Interstellar Clouds", the 63rd International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, 2008
D. Quan, E. Herbst, "Modeling Some Newly Detected Molecules", the 62nd International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, 2007

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Solid background of physical chemistry; good at estimating rates for various types of reactions.
- Skilled at converting problem statements to program designs.
- Experienced in developing mathematical models for complex problems.
- Strong knowledge of FORTRAN programming; familiar with C++ and several other programming languages.
- Effective team player; collaborated with groups world-widely.