Graduate Teaching Assistant / Laboratory Instructor - University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
(2022 - 2026)
Courses: CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Laboratory; CHM 4413L Physical Chemistry Laboratory
- Led undergraduate laboratory instruction, including pre-lab explanations, experimental procedures, chemical safety, data collection, and post-lab discussion.
- Explained core concepts in general and physical chemistry and connected theory to hands-on experiments and instrument-based measurements.
- Guided students through calculations, data interpretation, graphing, uncertainty, and scientific reporting while encouraging independent problem solving.
- Graded laboratory reports and assignments, provided constructive feedback, and helped students improve scientific writing and quantitative reasoning.
- Supported undergraduate laboratory preparation by organizing reagents and materials, checking equipment, and helping ensure experiments were ready before student sessions.
- Maintained a safe, organized teaching environment and helped students troubleshoot experimental errors, instrumentation issues, and unexpected results.
Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Idaho - Moscow, ID
(2018 - 2021)
Teaching areas: General Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
- Completed approximately three years of chemistry teaching support for undergraduate laboratory and course instruction.
- Taught and reinforced foundational topics including solution preparation, stoichiometry, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, quantitative analysis, calibration, and analytical measurement.
- Demonstrated laboratory techniques and proper use of glassware and analytical instrumentation, emphasizing accuracy, precision, safety, and good laboratory practice.
- Assisted students during laboratory sessions, answered conceptual questions, and helped them identify sources of experimental error.
- Evaluated laboratory work and reports, communicated expectations clearly, and provided feedback to strengthen technical writing and data interpretation.
- Worked with faculty and instructional staff to prepare laboratory materials and maintain efficient, consistent laboratory operations.
R&D Co-Op – Membrane R&D - Entegris - Bedford, MA
(2026)
- Conduct analytical and materials R&D on high-purity membrane systems using controlled experiments, materials testing, adsorption studies, and chemical characterization.
- Use FTIR, UV-Vis, ICP-OES, microscopy, DOE, JMP, Python, and statistical analysis to connect experimental variables with material performance.
- Document methods and results clearly and collaborate with scientists and engineers, providing current industry examples that can enrich laboratory instruction.
Graduate Research Assistant - University of Florida Ph.D. Research - Gainesville, FL
- Study lipid and membrane biophysics using EPR, NMR, SAXS, DLS, XRD, microscopy, and quantitative data analysis.
- Develop multicomponent phospholipid and peptide-containing systems and investigate the effects of composition, hydration, and pH on molecular structure and dynamics.
- Use experimental design, spectroscopy, data interpretation, scientific writing, and presentation skills that directly support advanced chemistry instruction.
Graduate Research Assistant - University of Idaho - Moscow, ID
(2018 - 2021)
- Developed graphene oxide-based nanomaterials and biosensor systems using wet-chemical synthesis, surface functionalization, and biomolecular conjugation.
- Used LC-MS, NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis, SEM/EDS, XRD, AFM, and electrochemical methods to characterize chemical structure, surfaces, and analytical response.
- Designed and optimized experiments with strong emphasis on controls, reproducibility, calibration, and interpretation of quantitative data.
