JitKang Lim (林日刚),

Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Visiting Research Scholar (Courtesy), Dept. of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

 

Office: USM ChemE 2.27

Phone: 606-599-6423

e-mail: chjitkangl@eng.usm.my

 
 

Ph.D. (Chem. Eng.), CMU, 2009.

M.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), CMU, 2005.

B.Sc. (Hon) (Chem. Eng.), USM, 2002.

 

 


In general, I’m very interested in the practical aspects of the nanotechnology. I’m keen to explore the possibility of using nanoparticles for engineering purposes, but, I’m also very enthusiastic in understanding the interactions between the nano-objects based upon the existing framework of colloid science. My current research focus is on integrating the iron oxide nanoparticles into polymeric membrane and employed it to treat arsenic contaminated water. The three main questions I’ll like to address here are: (a) Could the arsenic adsorption capability of magnetite nanoparticles be integrated into polymeric membrane? (b) Are there any advantages of using this new structure to treat the arsenic contaminated water? (C) What is the benefit of having magnetic colloid augmented membrane, and, what can it be used for?

 

Previous experiences and other research interests:

Refinery of Palm Oil

Fermentation of Ethanol (Highlighted by Environmental Microbiology (2008) 10(1), 278–279)

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Natural Products

Electrohydrodynamic Control (My M.Sc. works)

Magnetic and Plasmonic Core-Shell Nanoparticles (My Ph.D. works)

Other Interesting Stuffs

 

Major Awards

1.      Sanggar Sanjung Award (2008): Universiti Sains Malaysia.

2.      Travel Grant Award (Dec, 2007): The International Center for Materials Research, University California at Santa Barbara

3.      Mark Dennis Karl Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (2007): Carnegie Mellon Unversity

4.      Dowd Fellowship (2006 – 2007): Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, Carnegie Mellon University.

5.      Academic Staff Training Fellowship (2003 – 2005): Universiti Sains Malaysia.

6.      Graduate Research Scholarship (2003): National University of Singapore.

 

Selected Publications (Click here for full publications)

1.      JitKang Lim, Sara A. Majetich, Robert D. Tilton, “Stabilization of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Core - Gold Shell Nanoparticles in High Ionic Strength Media”, Langmuir Articles ASAP (DOI: 10.1021/la9019734).

2.      JitKang Lim, David Xi Tan, Robert D. Tilton, Frederick Lanni, Sara A. Majetich, “Optical Imaging and Magnetophoresis of Nanorods”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Material, 321 (2009) 1557 – 1562.

3.      JitKang Lim, Hao Zhu, Robert D. Titlton, “Liposome Rupture and Contents Release over Coplanar Microelectrode Arrays”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 332 (2009) 113 – 121.

4.      JitKang Lim, Robert D. Tilton, Alexander Eggman, Frederick Lanni, Sara A. Majetich, “Synthesis and Single Particle Optical Detection of Low Polydispersity Plasmonic Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles”, Advanced Materials, 20 (2008) 1721 – 1726.

5.      JitKang Lim, Robert D. Tilton, Alexander Eggman, Sara A. Majetich, “Design and Synthesis of Plasmonic Magnetic Nanoparticles”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Material, 311 (2007), 78 – 83. (Top 25: Most accessed articles in JMMM, July – September, 2008).

 

Key Conference Presentations (Click here for complete presentations listing)

1.      JitKang Lim, David Xi Tan, Caitlin G. Lanni, Robert D. Tilton, F. Lanni and Sara A. Majetich, “Magnetophoresis of Fe3O4 Nanorod,” 53rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Austin, TX, Nov 10-14, 2008.

2.      JitKang Lim, Robert D. Tilton, F. Lanni and Sara A. Majetich, “Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine,” (Invited talk), NanoMedicine Summit, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 25 – 26, 2008.

3.      JitKang Lim, Robert D. Tilton, F. Lanni and Sara A. Majetich, “Synthesis and Stabilization of Iron Oxide-Core, Gold Shell Nanoparticles and Nanorods for Biosensing”, 7th International Conference on the Scientific and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Carriers, Vancouver, Canada, May 20-24, 2008.

4.      JitKang Lim, Sara. A. Majetich, Robert D. Tilton, “Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Core, Gold-Shell Nanoparticles/Nanorods for Biosensing,” Seminar Series of Center for Complex Fluid Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, April 25, 2008.

5.      JitKang Lim, Robert D. Tilton, Alexander Eggeman, Frederick Lanni, Sara A. Majetich, “Synthesis and Imaging of Plasmonic Magnetic Nanoparticles,” 81st American Chemical Society - Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Newark, DE, Jun 24, 2007.

 

Journal Reviewer

  1. Journal of Applied Physics
  2. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

 

Previous Affiliations

  1. Center for Complex Fluids Engineering.
  2. Institute for Complex Engineered System.

 

 

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