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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

- Exploring low-valent group 15 chemistry for novel multiple bond motifs and Lewis acid reactivity - Establishing and maintaining a new laboratory space and helping supervise 1 graduate and 2 undergraduate students

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Instructing 3rd year undergraduate quantum chemistry course online.

Toronto, Canada

- Explored small molecule activation by frustrated Lewis pair systems- Synthesized and testing catalytic applications of phosphorus-based Lewis acids - Experience with multinuclear NMR, GC-MS, IR, single crystal X-ray diffraction, computational chemistry, pressurized gas techniques, and air- and moisture-free techniques- Experience training over 40.

Toronto, Canada Area

Led sections in 11 undergraduate first and second year organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry laboratory courses.

Toronto And Ottawa, Canada

Tutor first year university organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry, grade 12 chemistry, grade 11 chemistry & physics, grade 10 science, grade 9, 10 & 11 math, and grade 9 french.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Ottawa, Canada Area

Synthesized bismuth titanates and doped bismuth vanadates for photocatalytic reverse combustion of carbon dioxide to methanol.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Synthesized inorganic membranes for hydrogen gas separation.

Darmstadt Area, Germany

Synthesized doped europium borate semiconductors for thermoelectric applications.

St. Hubert, Quebec

Performed analytical experiments to the standards of USP, EP, BP, IP, and JP pharmacopoeias.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Assisted in the writing and implementation of various programs to meet federal health and safety standards.Gained product knowledge by updating the facility's MSDS database.In charge of the facility's hazardous waste management program.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Synthesized polyoxometalates and characterized them by powder X-ray diffraction and solid state NMR.

Dawson City, Yukon

Helped renovate a house.

Dawson City, Yukon

Ottawa, Canada Area

Analysed and summarized foreign air cargo security measures.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Inorganic Chemistry

Activities and Societies: -Events Coordinator, CICTor (June 2018 – present) -Logistics Coordinator, GCI, UofT (December 2017 – May 2018).

Honours Bachelor Of Science (Coop), Specialization In Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Third Year Liaison Officer - Undergraduate Chemistry Society (January - April 2011) Event Organizer and Leader.