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Temp Employment thru Kelly Services Characterization of petroleum cracking catalyst finished products, intermediates and raw materials. Submitting data for statistical process control using LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System software). Performed quantitative elemental analysis using X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffractometry, laser particle size scanning and surface area per mass using gas adsorption

Temp Employment through Yoh ScientificReaction Scale-up, Multi-gram Synthesis, Reaction yield characterization and Compound identification by HPLC, LCMS and NMR

Supervised and instructed undergraduates in lab, individual assistance during office hours, scoring and grading work and tests.

Anhydrous, solution and solid phase multi-step synthesis of amino acid analogs for protein synthesis. Thioether synthesis for protection of thiols. Ketone to oxime to reduction for amine synthesis. Base catalysed alkylation of amines. Column chromatography, HPLC purification, NMR, ESI-MS characterization.

Oligonucleotide synthesis on ABI3900 DNA Synthesizer, made SNP sets and primers of DNA using files on floppies, maintaining logs, tracing product, maintaining equipment and developing protocols.

Multi-step synthesis of fluorinated keto nucleosides for antiviral and anticancer evaluation. Selective application and removal of protecting groups.Direct fluorination of protected sugars. Coupling of protected sugarswith silylated pyrimidines. Oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones.Column chromatography, NMR, Mass Spec characterization.

Instructed and supervised Chemistry laboratory classes. Scored lab assignments, quizzes and tests. Conducted office hours for individual assistance at completing laboratory write ups.