Marcus Knowlton Email & Phone Number

Undergraduate Research, Organic Synthetic and Materials Science Laboratory, Boston University, MA (Summer 2009-Spring 2011)- Synthesis of cycloparaphenylene and attempts at functionalized cycloparaphenylene- Advanced techniques in 1- and 2-dimension NMR, including heteronuclear NMR- RAMAN spectroscopy- Construction of scientific instruments and implementation of analysis software, including supercritical fluid chromatography with auto-sampler- Kilo-scale lithiation reactionsUndergraduate Research, Organic Synthesis of Taxol Analogues, Virginia Tech (Summer 2009)- Assist in library synthesis of organic molecule precursorsUndergraduate Degree, Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry: Biochemistry- Statistical Thermodynamics o VMD analysis of various kinetic studies- Physical Chemistryo Experience with various instrumentation including Circular Dichrosim Spectroscopy, MALDI ESI, FTIR- Inorganic Chemistryo Inert Atmosphere reactions in glove box- Advanced Synthesis and Analysis,o Synthesis of C8-C12 Fragment of(-)-Callystatin APrevious Job Experience- Technician Support, Fleetmatics (Feb 2011-Present)o Developed Java and C++ tools for sending out mass emails to Fleetmatics VTU’s as well as scripting multiple commands to make job more efficient- Self taught and familiar with Java, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP, Python with a great interest in expanding my skills- Customer Support Representative, Fleetmatics (August 2011-Feb 2011)- Online Tutor, tutor.com tutor (Summer 2009-Present)- Assist students in Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, English, Elementary Science- Organic Chemistry Private Tutor, Boston University, VA (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)- Medical Transport, American Lifeline, Carrolton VA (Summer 2010) - Rescue Squad Volunteer (Spring 2007 – Fall 2010)

Listed skills include Chromatography, Nmr, Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, and 1 others.

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  Boston University

  Chemistry