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West Chester, Pa, Us

West Chester, Pa, Us

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Facilitated hands-on laboratory training and technical assistance to students, fostering their understanding of experimental procedures and techniques.• Offered prompt and effective problem-solving assistance to students encountering challenges during lab practices, ensuring a smooth learning experience and accurate results.• Conducted thorough evaluations and constructive reviews of students' lab reports, providing valuable feedback for improvement. Additionally, provided guidance on… Show more • Facilitated hands-on laboratory training and technical assistance to students, fostering their understanding of experimental procedures and techniques.• Offered prompt and effective problem-solving assistance to students encountering challenges during lab practices, ensuring a smooth learning experience and accurate results.• Conducted thorough evaluations and constructive reviews of students' lab reports, providing valuable feedback for improvement. Additionally, provided guidance on technical writing skills and the preparation of scientific reports, equipping students with essential communication skills in the field. Show less

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Advisor: Prof. Bruce H. Lipshutz.• Explored surfactant influence on Imine reductases, enhancing enzyme performance and enabling efficient one-pot bio-chemo sequences in water.• Developed a solvent-free allylation method for aryl/heteroaryl ketones. Successfully applied this novel technique to synthesize targets including MK-7, MK-9, and CoQ9.• Established a highly efficient and eco-friendly nitro group reduction method using 4000 ppm Pd/C as catalyst. Showcased applicability to… Show more Advisor: Prof. Bruce H. Lipshutz.• Explored surfactant influence on Imine reductases, enhancing enzyme performance and enabling efficient one-pot bio-chemo sequences in water.• Developed a solvent-free allylation method for aryl/heteroaryl ketones. Successfully applied this novel technique to synthesize targets including MK-7, MK-9, and CoQ9.• Established a highly efficient and eco-friendly nitro group reduction method using 4000 ppm Pd/C as catalyst. Showcased applicability to complex APIs and tandem processes.• Demonstrated a robust reductive amination method employing shelf-stable bisulfite aldehyde adducts and aqueous micellar catalysis. Highlighted successful applications in the pharmaceutical industry, yielding highly valued products.• Collaborated in developing a simplified protocol for ppm Pd-nanoparticles preparation, enabling reproducible aqueous cross-coupling reactions in various couplings.• Conducted neat reactions of in situ-generated difluorocarbene (:CF2) with alcohols, thiols, olefins, and alkynes, resulting in significantly reduced E Factors compared to prior methods. Show less

Tianjin, China

Advisor: Dr. Huabin Li • Designed herbicides using protoporphyrinogen oxidase as target enzyme. Synthesized more than 30 pyrazolopyrimidinones and pyrazolotriazinone derivatives; optimized the synthetic route, evaluated herbicidal activity, and explored structure-activity relationships. (National Undergraduate Innovation Research Program)

San Diego, California, United States

Advisor: Prof. Keary M. EngleDeveloped a palladium-catalyzed difunctionalization of alkenyl carbonyl compounds, synthesized chiral ligands, performed condition screening, ligand careening and explored substrate scope.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organic Chemistry, Green Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry