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Singapore

• Develop and produce lesson materials for secondary school chemistry syllabus.• Plan Learning Outcomes and Scheme of Work through appropriate learning and assessment activities with segment heads, lead subjects and directors.• Participate in teacher meetings and incorporate feedback from teachers and the teaching leadership team.

Singapore

Provided technical support to the formulation development scientists through the preparation of formulation samples, tested physical properties of formulation samples and carried out analysis of active ingredients in formulated products. • Prepared formulation samples with supervision using standard processing equipment such as ball mills, bead mills, high shear mixers, air jet mills, blenders etc.• Evaluated formulation samples for physical / chemical properties and be proficient in the use of laboratory instruments such as laser diffraction particle size analyzers, rheometers, density meters, pH meters etc.• Carried out established analytical methods (e.g., HPLC, GC and FTIR) for technical active ingredients and formulated products under the guidance and supervision of an analytical scientist.

Singapore

• Generated leads for buyers and sellers across various academic institutions, biopharma, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life science, and healthcare companies through LinkedIn and email.• Liaised with potential buyers and sellers and scheduled meetings to introduce them to Kyberlife's solutions.• Pitched to both potential buyers and sellers and successfully onboarded them onto the platform.• Identified and reported bugs on the platform during the trial phase.• Created deck guides of the purchase workflow on the platform to streamline the procurement process for clients.• Designed social media posts to highlight the latest scientific news and engage followers.

Singapore

Title: Exploring the Properties of Weakly Donating Halogenated Benzimidazole-Derived N-heterocyclic CarbenesPrincipal Investigator: Associate Professor Huynh Han Vinh• Synthesized and optimized halogenated N-heterocyclic carbene precursors and their Palladium metal complexes• Characterized the ligands and metal complexes formed through 1H and 13C NMR techniques, HRMS, ESI-MS, Elemental Analysis, Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography• Performed organic transformation of the starting material to investigate sigma-inductive abilities of various halogenated N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Singapore

Title: Cobalt-catalysed chain-walking borylation of terminal alkenesPrincipal Investigator: Associate Professor Ge Shaozhong• Identified and optimized a cobalt catalyst for the isomerization of terminal alkenes to internal alkenes and borylation of the in-situ generated internal alkenes• Worked with 2 other SPS members and a post graduate student in this project• Conducted small-scale experiments to optimize the yield of the targeted product• Performed substrate scope using different substituents and functional groups to present the versatility of the reaction

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemistry

Alfred Werner Scholarship

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry, 4.95/5.00

Academic Achievements: • Best Student in Chemistry, SNIC Gold Medal | AY23/24 • Best 8MCs Undergraduate Research Project in Faculty.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry

Exchange semester in the Department of Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich

Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate Of Education A-Level

Subjects: H3 Chemistry (Distinction) H2 Physics (A) H2 Chemistry (A) H2 Mathematics (A) H2 Economics (A) H1 General Paper (D) H1 Project.

Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate Of Education O-Level

Grades: 7 Distinctions (Triple Sciences, Double Mathematics, Geography Elective, Chinese) Notable Achievements: • MOE ASEAN School-Based.