Yan Cong, Ph.D.

Yan Cong, Ph.D., is a technical advisor in the firm's Chemical Patent Prosecution group where she focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent applications for domestic and international clients. Her expertise spans the area of material chemistry and engineering, with specialization in polymer synthesis, formulation and processing related to structure-property relationships.

Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Cong worked as a development engineer in the Research & Development center of a specialty material company. She was responsible for leading research projects on formulation design, processing optimization and failure analysis to support product developed for commercial markets including medical devices, wire and cable, hybrid electrical and electrical vehicles and portable electronics. She also spearheaded the development of new materials technologies in response to evolving regulatory landscapes.

Dr. Cong conducted research on silicones during her Ph.D. training, including synthesis, compositional control, and surface property characterization. Her research included surface modification techniques, such as vapor-phase and liquid-phase treatments, as well as advanced chemical, thermal, and mechanical characterization methods. Dr. Cong also conducted chemoproteomic research on bioorthogonal probes for protein profiling during her undergraduate training. Her research work has been published in multiple journals.

Education

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Ph.D.)
  • Polymer Science and Engineering, 2022
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst (M.S.)
  • Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017
• Peking University (B.S.)
  • Chemistry, 2016

Awards and Honors

Graduate School Fellowship, 2017
Excellent Graduate Award, 2016

Technical Publications

• “Isomeric Silicones: Reactive Phenylsilsesquioxane-Based MT Resins and Comments Concerning the Structure of the Phenylsilsesquioxane Homopolyme”, Macromolecules, 2022, Vol 55, Issue 13.
• “Chemoproteomic profiling of targets of lipid-derived electrophiles by bioorthogonal aminooxy probe”, Redox Biology, 2017, Vol 12.

Languages

• Chinese