Alexander Oliphant Email & Phone Number

Connecticut, United States

United States

Teaching Organic Chemistry I lecture and laboratory.

Taught General Chemistry I and II lecturers and laboratories. Authored quizzes and examinations.Provided input into course content and objectives.Tutored and mentored students.

Taught General Chemistry I and II laboratories. Lectured briefly on the chemical theory of the experiments, and possible problems that maybe encountered in the experiment. Maintained a safe teaching laboratory.

New London, Connecticut

Conduct corrosion research in support of cadet education/research and in support of the Coast Guard mission. Currently helping the National Park Service conserve and preserve the USS Arizona wreck. Additionally, supervise and mentor cadets cadets on their corrosion research projects related to the USS Arizona.

New London, Connecticut

Instructor in General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Currently, working as the Organic Laboratory Coordinator developing and implementing a organic chemistry labs in support of lecture.

Willimantic

Taught Organic Chemistry I and II laboratories.

New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area

Instructor in General Chemistry and co-instructor in Organic Chemistry. Developed new labs for the Organic chemistry course. Performed scholarly corrosion research along with overseeing cadet research in corrosion.

New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area

Taught General Chemistry I and II lectures and laboratories. Taught Organic Chemistry labortory. Designed exams, lectures and course objectives, and mentored cadets

Taught General Chemistry laboratory to 4th class cadets, and Organic Chemistry laboratory to 1st class cadets.

Taught General Chemistry using 'Atoms First Approach' to over 85 4th year USCGA cadets. Provide input to course content and objectives. Authored examinations and establish guidelines for graded work. Mentored cadets on academic issues.

Taught Organic Chemistry I and II laboratories, and General Chemistry I laboratory. Maintained Organic Chemistry laboratory and instrumentation.Supervised 6 teaching assistants, and one laboratory technician.

Developed multi step synthesis, purification and characterization of novel Central Nervous System compounds for depression, and attention deficit disorder using parallel, and traditional synthetic chemistry approaches.

Developed multi-step synthesis and purification of novel target compounds for projects using parallel, solid phase, and traditional synthetic chemistry approaches.

Developed multi-step syntheses of building blocks for the synthesis, purification, quality control, and characterization of compound libraries focused on lead optimization and lead generation for target compounds to treat depression, asthma, etc.Worked in combinatorial chemistry group .

Scientist II, S.W.A.T. (Synthetic Work up Attack Team; Developed multi step synthesis of novel target compounds for designated projects. Performed scale up chemistry of intermediates on 50 to 75 g scales.

Developed multi step synthesis of selected insecticide targets, and characterization of all intermediates and targets. Developed synthetic route to scale up of two compounds for field sample trials. 200 grams of each compound was required for the field tests.

M.A, Military History

Online M.A. program.

Ms, Organic Chemistry

Grad student.

B.S, Chemistry

B.A, Physics