2024 Candidates for Board of Directors - Luyi Sun, Ph.D.

2024 Election for SPE Board of Directors

Luyi Sun, Ph.D.

SPE Director Nominee

Experience

University of Connecticut
10 years 1 month

Professor
Aug 2018 - Present — 5 years 1 month
Associate Professor
Aug 2013 - Aug 2018 — 5 years 1 month

Texas State University
Assistant Professor
Aug 2009 - Aug 2013 — 4 years 1 month

Total Petrochemicals
Sr. Research Engineer
Jul 2006 - Aug 2009 — 3 years 2 months

Texas A&M University
1 year 7 months

Associate Research Engineer
Jun 2006 - Jul 2006 — 2 months
Assistant Research Engineer
Jan 2005 - Jun 2006 — 1 year 6 months

The University of Alabama
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Aug 2004 - Jan 2005 — 6 months

SPE Positions Held

Joined SPE in 2005
SPE Engineering Properties & Structure Division
- Board of Directors (since 2010)
- Technical Program Chair for ANTEC® 2011, Boston, MA
- Winning Communication Excellence Award (special recognition) (2016)
SPE South Texas Section
- Board of Directors (2010)
- Organization Committee Member for International Polyolefins Conference (2008-2023)
Fellows Election Committee (2016-2021)
Member, New Technology Forum Committee (Oct 2017-Jul 2020)
Founder and Faculty Advisor of the SPE Student Chapter at Texas State University (2009-2013)
Faculty Advisor of the SPE Student Chapter at UConn (since 2013)
Elected to be an SPE Fellow (2016)
Elected to be an SPE Honored Service Member (2018)
Winner of the Composites Educator of the Year, SPE Composites Division (2018)

Education

The University of Alabama
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. Chemistry
2002 - 2004

The University of Alabama
M.S. Chemistry
2000 - 2002

South China University of Technology
Graduate Studies, Materials Science and Engineering
1998 - 2000

South China University of Technology
B.S. Polymer Chemical Engineering
1994 - 1998

Summary

I have served in various leadership positions in SPE, such as the Division Chair of the Engineering Properties & Structure Division. Besides, I served as the president of the Chinese American Society of Plastic Engineers from 2013 to 2016 and the vice president of the Chinese American Chemical Society Southwest Chapter from 2011 to 2013. At the University of Connecticut, I served as the director of the Polymer Program from 2018-2021. I have organized over 60 symposia at various national/international conferences. I think my previous experience and skills qualify me for a leadership role in SPE.

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