Beth S. Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Brussels, Brussels Region, BE

• 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

Brussels, BE

• 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

Ewing, NJ, US

• 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

Ewing, NJ, US

• 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.
• 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

Ewing, NJ, US

• 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

Ewing, NJ, US

• 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.
• 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