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Managed 4 undergraduate researchers assisting on several projects simultaneouslyCreated and implemented a General Chemistry II laboratory curriculum, which includes a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)Created student-facing materials for the CURE course; including assignments, guide sheets, activities, and data analysis help videosBuilt and maintained course Canvas page for the CURE curriculumGuest lectured for 4 General Chemistry II lecturesCo-developed a gamified General Chemistry II lecture courseWrote IRB Social Protocols to be able to conduct human research on Chemistry laboratory studentsCreated digital badging instructions, rubrics, and image designs for General Chemistry laboratory techniquesImplemented digital badging through Badgr, associated with Canvas learning management systemCreated several Python scripts for data analysis projects in the research groupAssisted in writing multiyear grant proposalsCo-developed chemistry-based digital escape rooms

Utilized ultrafast spectroscopy to investigate the inhibition and enhancement of the photo-degradation of titanium dioxideCharacterized varying titanium dioxide surfaces through a change in fluorescence lifetime of a bound dyeCreated standard operating procedures for sample preparation and instrumentationMentored and trained 3 new graduate student group members and 1 undergraduate studentMaintained proper safety and waste disposal as the safety officerGenerated biweekly progress reports and annual project reports for industry partners

Taught ~75 students per semester of 2 semesters of General Chemistry I, 2 semesters of General Chemistry IIlaboratories, 1 semester integrated Chemistry and Biology General Chemistry II laboratoryAssisted in developing a laboratory curriculum for General Chemistry II for honorsOversaw the operation and proper safety of 8 laboratory rooms of a mix of Organic and General Chemistry

Utilized magnetic circular dichroism to determine degeneracy in porphyrin energy levelsPerformed redox reaction titrations to show the spectral shift based on oxidation numberMentored and trained 1 summer undergraduate student researcher

Supervised 1 section of General Chemistry II laboratory and graded lab reportsFacilitated in group work and grading for Biochemistry lecture while holding weekly discussion sectionsCreated a standard operating procedure for the basis of a Physical Chemistry lab

Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry

B.S., Chemistry, Math Minor