| May - August 1993 |
Research Assistant
Albion College, Supervisor: Dr. Jack Crump
Performed organic synthesis of substituted benzocyclobutene derivatives.
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| May - August 1994 |
Research Assistant
Argonne National Lab, Supervisor: Dr. Michael Wasielewski
Performed multi-step organic synthesis of substituted porphyrins.
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| September 1993 - May 1995 |
Teaching Assistant
Wheaton College
Organic Chemistry laboratory teaching assistant and grader.
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| August 1998 - August 1999 |
Lead Teaching Assistant
Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Wiegand, in conjuction with the Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington.
Supervised the orientation of first year graduate student teaching assistants for all General Chemistry laboratory classes. Responsibilities included weekly instruction of all TA's, and occasional supervision during laboratory sections.
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| January - March 2001 |
Adjunct Lecturer
Seattle Pacific University
Taught first quarter of Organic Chemistry, including two lab sections. Responsibilities included four hours of weekly lecture, six hours of laboratory supervision, test and quiz writing.
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| September 1995 - August 2001 |
Teaching Assistant
University of Washington, Department of Chemistry
Taught both quiz sections and labs for a wide variety of General and Organic Chemistry classes, including Advanced Organic Synthesis and Honors Organic Chemistry.
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| June 1996 - August 2001 |
Research Assistant
University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Advisor: Dr. Weston Thatcher Borden
Applied density functional and ab initio computational methods to problems in organic and inorganic chemistry, including mechanistic investigation and electronic structure. Performed multi-step synthesis of two organic compounds as precursors for detection of a highly strained reactive intermediate in the gas phase perfluorocyclobutyne).
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| September 2001 - August 2002 |
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Princeton University, Advisor: Dr. Maitland Jones, Jr.
Participated in teaching a non-traditional group problem solving oriented section of Organic Chemistry Performed computational and synthetic research on reactive intermediates related to carbenes and carboranes.
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| Summer 2003, 2004 |
Adjunct Lecturer
University of Washington
Taught organic chemistry lecture.
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| September 2002 - present |
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Seattle Pacific University
Teaching organic chemistry, both lecture and laboratory sections. Responsible for development of new organic chemistry laboratory curricula |