Kai Gronborg Email & Phone Number

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Instructing students on the application of quantum mechanical observables in a laboratory setting
• Instructing students in the safe and proper use of instrumentation
• Grading Laboratory Reports

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Working with sales specialists to determine the research needs of the laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh
• Creating and maintaining a great working relationship with researchers throughout the university in order to establish communication channels between the researchers and the sales specialists
• Creating a “road map” to the university that is used to better identify researchers and their needs at the university

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Responsible for the maintenance and operation of several types of flow cytometry analyzers and sorters
• Assist in assay design and staining protocol for optimal flow analysis
• Designing, coding, and implementing a bioinformatics program for tracking laboratory mice from birth to experiment using Java
• Carrying out in depth flow cytometry data analysis using programs such as Flow Jo
• Creating a python package for processing large data sets to determine significant trends in RNA sequencing

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• My responsibilities include:
• Responsible for the care and upkeep of the stockroom
• Properly creating, standardizing, and testing chemicals for use in educational experiments
• Preparing laboratory facilities each week to ensure the best and most timely experience for students
• Creating and producing creative marketing tools to notify the customer base of the products, promotions, and events offered by the Dietrich School Scientific Stockroom
• Communicating with vender representatives to coordinate and plan promotional events

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• My responsibilities included:
• Instructing students on the application of quantum mechanical observables in a laboratory setting
• Instructing students in the safe and proper use of instrumentation
• Grading Laboratory Reports

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• My responsibilities include:
• Developing an automated system for recording metadata to facilitate reproducible science
• Creating a graphical user interface to simplify the use of such system for all users
• Creating and managing a large computational file system to ensure working order
• Utilizing quantum mechanical concepts to computationally determine the effects phosphorous has on the electronic properties of molecular orbitals in conjugated pi systems

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• My responsibilities included:
• Research in polymer chemistry and material sciences
• Physical property characterization of stimuli sensitive hydrogel polymers through computational methods and experimental testing

Bedford, Pennsylvania

• My responsibilities included:
• Using segment plates to map out and to measure location of road signs and properly install it to comply with Department of Transportation regulations

Morgantown, West Virginia

Geotechnical drilling in southwestern Kentucky to build a lock system for the Kentucky Dam

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Chemistry

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics And Chemistry

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society--Student Affiliates, University of Pittsburgh Men's Basketball Team Video Manager.