•Perform hands-on QC testing (Hegman grind)•Responsible for managing inventories and supplies using SAP/SRM7•Assist in R&D projects with company products such as HYLAR 5000S and HALAR to develop new grades, modify existing ones, and meet customer's unmet needs

• Provided brief and supportive counseling for National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988) clients who are in emotional distress and/or seeking information on services• Used skills such as active listening and collaborative problem-solving to connect with chatters and address concerns• Built safety plans to lower the overall risk of crisis and intervene in specific manners outlined by procedures

• Trained with support worker until proficiency was shown in suicide assessment and building rapport

• Worked under the guidance of Dr. Donald J. Hirsh to investigate Emiliania huxleyi, a marine coccolithophore that is vital to the marine food web. • Cleaned, restocked, and procured laboratory chemicals and equipment maintaining operation bench space and sterile preparation space.• Performed epifluorescence and confocal microscopy on Emiliania huxleyi to investigate autofluorescence of the chloroplast and the viral envelope of Emiliania huxleyi virus EhV-207.• Maintained and cultivated E. coli and E. huxleyi cultures, and lipid-pDNA complex samples• Presented notable research at various research presentations, such as the Celebration of Student Achievement and the National American Chemical Society (ACS) Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana

• Worked under the guidance of Dr. Donald J. Hirsh in collaboration with Rutgers-New Brunswick marine biologists Dr. Kay D. Bidle and Kim Thamatrakoln to refine a two-solvent mixing method of creating lipid nanoparticles to conduct research on the viral transfection of Emiliania huxleyi using endocytosis• Streaked E. coli agar plates and cultivated E. coli cultures and extracted plasmid DNA containing our desired gene• Performed MALDI-TOF to identify a component of the viral envelope of Emiliania huxleyi virus, EhV-207• Performed fluorescence microscopy on the viral envelope of an Emiliania huxleyi virus, EhV-207• Poster presentations at TCNJ Muse Poster Session, TCNJ Celebration of Student Achievement, and the American Chemical Society National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana

• Organized individual and group tutoring sessions for students in General Chemistry I & II and Organic Chemistry I & II• Helped students improve analytical problem solving and study skills by analyzing practice problems and problem-solving strategies

• Worked under the guidance of Dr. Donald J. Hirsh in collaboration with Rutgers-New Brunswick marine biologists Dr. Kay D. Bidle and Kim Thamatrakoln to explore a two-solvent mixing method of creating lipid nanoparticles to conduct research on the viral transfection of Emiliania huxleyi using endocytosis• Designed and optimized a two-solvent mixing method for creating LNPs• Streaked E. coli agar plates and cultivated E. coli cultures and extracted plasmid DNA containing our desired gene• Performed gel electrophoresis to analyze plasmid DNA and cationic lipid interaction• Research funded through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant• Poster presentations at TCNJ MUSE Poster Session and TCNJ Celebration of Student Achievement