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Hoosick Falls, NY, US

Hoosick, New York, United States

• Taught AP Biology and AP Chemistry to an International body of students. Also geared lectures for students of various levels of English comprehension.
• Personally conducted the repair of the Celestron Telescope within the school observatory, and oversaw the continued maintenance and cleaning of the Campus Observatory.
• Catalogued chemicals stored on campus labs, oversaw chemical disposal of items beyond repair, expiration, or waste products. Relocated stored chemicals to proper storage units (i.e. Dry storage, corrosives) to get the.
• Served as personal advisor for a group of students, and assisted them in the completion of forms and applications. Held daily advisee meetings. Worked to help them maintain their grades and occasionally conducted.
• Created schedules and work plans for the improvement of students, including disciplinary measures for improper behaviour. Helped conduct ceremonial dinners for various events, including the celebration of Chinese New.
• Conducted transport of students from airports and train stations across the state of New York, and transport of other teachers who immigrated to the US. Also conducted regular transport of students, in the case of.

Beijing City, China

• Taught Cambridge A-level Biology at RDFZ and served as interim House Leader for Hengduan.
• Created schedules and guidance plans for the continual improvement of students, including disciplinary measures for improper behaviour.
• Tutored for Biology competitions (Biology Competition Club), having several students rank gold and silver in global tournaments.
• Was placed on furlough due to inability to return (Government travel restrictions) when classrooms resumed in-person learning.

Ardmore, Oklahoma

• Taught college level biology to high school students with lab demonstrations to show biological processes important for an analytical understanding of the subject.
• Managed to maintain the highest average of students pass AP exams for the school, and near the top in the state of Oklahoma.

Uppsala, Sweden

• Designed and carried out a project to determine if lichen populations shared algal cohorts based upon their morphology and locality using both Sanger sequencing and Ion Torrent.
• Submitted research in May of 2017, and was published online in March 2018.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Created and managed project assessing the pervasiveness of tetra-ethyl lead in the environment that was able to account for elevated lead levels near airports which still use 100LL gas, and also residual elevation near.
• The project primarily relied on the gathering of soil with the use of a 'soil auger' and further analysis was carried out using IR spectroscopy.
• Project was first to completion within cohort due to planned contingencies, collaborative efforts, and proper time management.
• Worked in the lab at IBEA on a project exploring neurotoxicity in Nereis diversicolor.
• Tasked with the measurement of lactic acid buildup to determine the amount of anaerobic respiration undergone by the specimens gathered from the Authie and Seine rivers.
• Interpret data regarding biomarkers to determine level of stress caused by pollution.

San Marcos, Texas

• Participated on a project observing Cannibalism in Poecilia formosa, a species which reproduced via Gynogenesis, to determine if mothers could tell the difference in offspring.
• Performed regular lab maintenance, lift and move heavy objects, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and assistance for PhD candidates.

Master Of Science (Ms), Environmental Science And Project Management, Thesis In Population Genetics, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Researcher in Université catholique de l'Ouest and Uppsala universitet. Upplands and Varmlands.

Bachelor Of Science (B.A.Sc.), Biology, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: President of NASA, USAC Representative for BMU and Texas State Hillel, Medical Missionary at CMDA• Had formal.