Purdue University West Lafayette - Chemistry
Ph.D.
Thesis: “Salting Open-Shell Organic Molecules” (Advisor: Prof. Bart Kahr)
a study of the physical and magnetic properties of aligned photoexcited organic molecules in inorganic host crystals using single crystal EPR spectroscopy
fluorescence microscopy
and optical crystallography.
Physical Organic Chemistry
Chair
Graduate Student Advisory Board 1995-6
Purdue University
B.A.
Chemistry
Lawrence University
Board Vice-President (1 yr)
Secretary (3 yrs)
At-large Board member (1 yr)
Annual Meeting Chair (3 yrs)
and Newsletter Editor (8 yrs).
Friends of the Tippecanoe County Public Library
Lafayette
IN
FDA GMP
Pharmaceutical Consulting
Organic Chemistry
Project Management
Physical Organic Chemistry
Solid State Characterization
Technical Editing
Chemical Consulting
Technical Writing
Schertz
Purdue University
Eli Lilly
SSCI
a division of Aptuit
SSCI
Inc.
Purdue University
Joint research project with Prof. Michael Ward at the Center for Interfacial Engineering at the University of Minnesota and the Materials Science/Physical Characterization group on controlling the crystallization of polymorphic compounds by epitaxial growth.
Eli Lilly
SSCI
a division of Aptuit
West Lafayette
Indiana
Wrote internal reports and training documents.
Consultant
West Lafayette
Indiana
Project leader at a contract pharmaceutical company. Managed 1-3 scientists
interpreted data
wrote and reviewed technical reports and summaries for clients
contacted clients via phone and email
organized information for billing
wrote internal training documents and report templates
gave internal scientific talks
alpha-tester for company LIMS system.
Group Leader/Project Manager
SSCI
Inc.
West Lafayette
IN
Lower Division Academic Advisor in the College of Science for chemistry
biology
and preprofessional students.
Academic Advisor
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Indiana
Laboratory Coordinator for undergraduate organic laboratory classes. Supervisor of approximately 28 graduate lab assistants for three courses (500 students/semester). In charge of handling administrative tasks
editing and writing laboratory experiments
and working with the preparatory laboratory staff.
Visiting Instructor
Purdue University