Marshall Yang, PhD

Synergistic Effect of Nanoclay and Barium Sulfate Fillers on the Corrosion Resistance of Polyester Powder Coatings mdpi.com/2494686 #mdpicoatings via @Coatings_MDPI

SurPASS 3 Seminar: Mastering Surface Zeta Potential Analysis Join us at Western University for a free one-day seminar and demonstration! When: Sept. 28, 2023 10am - 4pm Location: ChB 115 Registration details: uwo.ca/sci/correct/pd…. See you there! @NSERC_CRSNG @westernuchem

This is how I advise my #PhD students to write research manuscripts (in case someone finds it helpful). General points: 1. Research questions addressed by your manuscript are key and should guide you. 2. Don’t view your manuscript as an article. See it as a STORY. 3. Pick the writing style that is easily understood by a broader community. Make reading easy. 4. Most of data should get into the paper. If some doesn’t support the hypothesis, it still must be in the Suppl. Information. It must show the reproducibility limits. 5. Make the paper shorter, not longer. Cut out things that may sound like ‘bluff’ or ‘decoration’ of the story. Use well-defined terminology, don’t invent it unless clearly necessary. 6. Focus on reporting & explaining the numbers. Minimize discussions of qualitative outcomes and your imagination. ▫️ Specific steps: 1️⃣ First, formulate and polish the key questions that your study addresses. It may take hours or even days (even though you've been doing research in this area for years). A single study should address no more than 1-3 key questions. It’s your perfect start for writing. 2️⃣ Write down the structure of your STORY first: Sections and Subsections that will answer those questions. Into each subsection, put 1-2 sentences that formulate the message(s) from this subsection. It will hugely help you navigate the manuscript later and save a lot of time. 3️⃣ Write approximate messages in the conclusion section. Usually, no more than 1-4 sentences. ▫️ At this point, SHARE your [structure+questions+messages] document with your advisor for feedback. Toss it back and forth until you both converge. You can also include major collaborators if needed. ▫️ 4️⃣ Write the introduction part. Put down the paragraphs that introduce a reader into the key question(s) of the manuscript and the background of your story. 5️⃣ Write the main text for each section, smoothly and firmly. Each paragraph should add a separate value and end with a message-like sentence. Follow the “First… Second… Third…” structure for paragraphs when possible, it gives rigor and readability to your story. 6️⃣ Write the conclusions. Add a broader perspective that is justified and not generic. 7️⃣ Write the abstract. It must have simple terminology and clearly explain what readers can find inside the paper. It also should contain the key conclusions. 8️⃣ Write up 4-5 different titles and spend >30 mins with your team discussing which title sounds best. Finally, iterate on the resulting draft within your team. The number of drafts can easily exceed 20. ▫️ ❗In addition, I always emphasize that a high quality of your research paper: - sharpen your writing and analytical skills. - shapes your reputation. - shows who you are as a researcher and communicator. ▫️ p.s. Everyone has a different style of advising and writing. You can adopt only some specific steps if you find them helpful. p.p.s. Another way that we sometimes use is by starting with figures ('story in figures' style). #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

Hedberg lab + foosball tournament = fun!

Coatings | Free Full-Text | Study on the Self-Repairing Effect of Nanoclay in Powder Coatings for Corrosion Protection mdpi.com/2079-6412/13/7…

The Lab tours started today! We had our group leaders take half of the the trainees to the Implant Retrieval Lab @westernuBJI @NSERC_CRSNG The other half of our trainees will attend these tours tomorrow! Thank you @TeeterLab for telling us more about these implants.

This morning we had the great Dr. Mauzeroll give a talk titled, “The Wonderful World of Electrodes”. Thank you for the informative talk, we all loved it! @NSERC_CRSNG @MauzerollGroup

@MarshallSYang further won an EDII fellowship and gave a very inspiring (and funny!) presentation on coatings. He also contributed to our corrosion testing workshop, together with @ubongeduokchem.

#LdnOnt families, come to our corrosion event at @ldnchildmuseum on 17 June, 2023, 10 am - 1 pm. Drop-in corrosion experiments. Corrosion scavenger hunt. We make silver pennies from old pennies. And answer your corrosion questions! From nickel allergy to famous bridge collapses.

I thought I biked through the ice rain to a project meeting and instead I get a birthday song and chocolate!! Best group ever!

@WesUniECS The food was great, thanks!

We held our 6th Annual Graduate Student Symposium this Tuesday! We had approximately 25 attendees including 6 presentations from graduate students or Postdoctoral Fellows. Lots of discussions and constructive feedback took place. We already can't wait for next year's symposium!

A recent publication on an unusual method of manufacturing powder coatings. Job done at @SurfSciWestern and @westernuEng. mdpi.com/2674-0516/1/4/…

A new paper on ultrafine powder coatings published with @group_noel, with the help of @SurfSciWestern. More publications are on the way. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out the December #SOSSMembershipMonday Feature on @MarshallSYang, a Postdoctoral Associate at @WesternU, working with @HedbergLab on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs)-based coatings, and a recent PhD from the Dept. of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering tinyurl.com/2p8fwk5j

Tomorrow is Elections Day – get out and vote! Be sure to bring ID and head to your designated polling location. Looking for more information, including a list of candidates? London.ca/elections #PlanToVote | #LdnOnt

Marshall Yang just finished his PhD in chemical engineering at Western and will start as a postdoc in our lab in a project to use certain coatings for corrosion protection. He also brings ten years of work experience from the coating industry. A project with @_C2MCI.

New group picture during our first fall coffee break! A lot of new members recently, so I will introduce some of them.

I just got this nice story of myself and a close friend. Thank you all, @SurfSciWestern, Mark, Ivan, Jeff, Brad, @group_noel and many others. More #publications and #collaborations are on the way. Stay tuned. surfacesciencewestern.com/engineers-and-…

CHAPTER 15 Green Chemistry for Automotive Coatings: Sustainable Applications pubs.rsc.org/en/content/cha…