Tristan Chidley
Dr. Tristan Chidley holds a PhD in organic chemistry, with over 10 years of lab experience. I also have 2+ years of experience training AI.
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Detail-oriented chemist with over 10 years of laboratory experience in organic synthesis, specializing in cyclopropane and hypervalent iodine research, with publications in relevant scientific journals. Skilled in R&D, including process optimization and chemical analysis/purification, developed through multiple universities and applied in industry, contributing to the synthesis of anti-cancer and anti-COVID medications. Demonstrates a diverse range of scientific knowledge and practical experience established through various awards, certificates, and proficiency as a chemistry professor and senior research scientist.
Previous experience working with AI, including developing large language models and testing advanced chemistry content.
Experience
AI Training Specialist (Chemistry) at Micro1 (2026 – Present)
- Experience creating chemistry & engineering prompts for testing AI models
- Evaluate AI performance by comparing model responses & identifying errors
- Reviewing & correcting prompts written by other AI trainers
AI Training Specialist (Chemistry) at Outlier (2024 – 2026)
- Developed & reviewed chemistry-related content for AI models
- Trained AI to detect & correct mistakes while performing reasoning tasks
- Promoted to Reviewer role based on performance record & overall contribution
- Experience working on a wide variety of different projects
Associate Professor at Lambton College (2023 – 2024)
- Supervised & educated students in chemistry lab sections (analytical, general, organic)
- Delivered lectures & evaluated students by grading assignments, tests & quizzes
- Created new content, lectures & tests for an Engineering course (Curriculum Development)
Senior Research Scientist at Eurofins CDMO Alphora (2021 – 2022)
- Synthesis of Paxlovid (anti-COVID) for Pfizer & Trodelvy (anti-cancer) for Gilead
- Experience handling cytotoxic material, maintaining lab equipment, & giving presentations
- Daily use of automated chromatography, HPLC, UPLC, NMR, Mass Spec, TLC, etc.
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD) at University of Waterloo (2016 – 2021)
- Synthesized donor-acceptor cyclopropanes using hypervalent iodine reagents
- Advanced novel reactivities of iodonium ylides using visible light (blue LEDs)
- Prepared research documents for weekly meetings, conferences, & publications
Graduate Research Assistant (MSc) at Western University (2013 – 2015)
- Mechanistic analysis of donor-acceptor cyclopropane rearrangement reactions
- Developed cycloaddition reactions of donor-acceptor cyclopropanes & cyclobutanes
- Performed maintenance on lab equipment, attended safety & hazardous waste removal training
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry – University of Waterloo (2016 – 2021)
M.Sc. in Chemistry – Western University (2013 – 2015)
B.Sc. in Biochemistry – University of Guelph (2001 – 2005)
