Yaroslaw Myshchuk Email & Phone Number

Troy, New York, United States

Studies on the transition state structure of an α-ketol rearrangement reaction (Advisor: Dr. Andrew S. Murkin) •Chemical synthesis and purification of novel substrates.•Chemical kinetics: comparing reaction rates of substrates with varying functional groups, and 13C kinetic osotope effects through nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).•Modeling transition state structures using density functional theory calculations as well as obtaining theoretical isotope effects.

- Read and prepared for two weekly lab experiments in a class of 15-20 students.- Prepared and gave a 15-20 minute Pre-Lab lecture: an overview of the experiment, new lab techniques, any new instruments, as well as safety rules. - Actively monitored and provided advice and assistance to students as they conducted their experiments.- Held two 60 minute office hour sections per week.- Proctored all exams as well as assisted in their grading.- Graded all lab reports and kept up to date grade books for all necessary assignments.

Prior to the lab section, I attended a weekly Teacher's Assistant (TA) meeting. The purpose was for the TAs to familiarize themselves with the various demonstration stations as well as listen to a brief description regarding each by the Lab Coordinator. Effort was taken to research the topic in depth to provide a thorough explanation to students and be able to answer any relevant questions.During the lab sessions: - Gave a small lecture about the instrument/demonstration and how the topics covered in lecture were applied in physical sense. - Monitored smaller groups of three to four (3-4) students who were tasked with completing a related laboratory assignment. - Distributed and proctored a post-laboratory quiz.Post-Lab - Graded the quizzes and input them into an online grading system for record keeping.

Vetticatt Research Group At Binghamton University

- Target of research was elucidating the mechanism in asymmetric organo-catalyzed reactions.- Focused on the catalytic mechanism of the Michael reaction of diethyl malonate to trans-beta- nitrostyrene catalyzed by a bifunctional thiourea, as well as the origin of enantioselectivity.- Two sided approach (1) Experimentally - used heavy atom 13C and 2H kinetic isotope effects at natural abundance. (2) Theoretically - used density functional theory calculations to validate experimental data and to further explain the origin of enantioselectivity.- Experienced in synthetic organic chemistry techniques and trained in various analytical methods of analysis including 1H and 13C NMR, IR, TLC, GC, and GC-MS.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry