Venera Jouraeva

Teach 6th grade STEM, 7th grade Science and 7th grade STEM Catapult Competition at the MOST: 6th grade won 1st place in Accuracy

Science Teacher - SANY Middle School - Liverpool, NY

(2018-09)

• Teach 6th grade STEM, 7th grade Science and 7th grade STEM
• Catapult Competition at the MOST: 6th grade won 1st place in Accuracy

High School Chemistry Teacher - Penn Yan Academy HS - Penn Yan, NY

(2026-01 - 2026-07)

• Taught Regents Chemistry, FLCC General Chemistry 122
• Aligned my lessons with the NGSS
• Designed engaging science lessons
• Practiced three-dimensional teaching
• Created exciting demos and labs for both college Regents chemistry students

Middle School Leave-Replacement Science Teacher - Hannibal CSD - Hannibal, NY

(2024-08 - 2025-06)

• Taught Physical Science
• Aligned my lessons with the NGSS
• Designed engaging science lessons
• Practiced three-dimensional teaching

High School Chemistry Teacher - Oxford Academy CSD - Oxford, NY

(2020-08 - 2023-07)

Outcome: Achieved a Highly Effective NYS Student Performance Rating score. Received a grant and purchased Vernier Spectrophotometers and Micropipettes. Organized “Science Is Fun!” events for children of local community members.

Developed Regents Living

Environment course. Led high school students' research project: “What Is in Your Drinking Water?” Students received the following 2023 CNYSEF Awards: The Stockholm Regional Water Prize Award

• The Ricoh Sustainable Development Award

• Exemplary Chemistry Project Award - The CNY Section of the ACS

• Outstanding Chemistry Research - SUNY Cortland Chemistry Department

• High Honors in the Senior Division Award

• Excellence in Biology - David L.

Smith Memorial Book

Award, Le Moyne College.

Oxford Academy High

School was well-equipped with modern technology and led by a talented principal and an IT director. Unfortunately, I had to move back home due to family circumstances.

• Taught Regents Chemistry, TC3 General Chemistry 107 and 108, and Regents Living Environment to accelerated 8th-grade students
• Developed inquiry-based lab experiments
• Incorporated a variety of programs/software for online learning
• Managed and maintained the chemical storage room
• Attended AACT PD workshops biweekly
• Led community-oriented high school research project “What Is in Your Drinking Water?” Students presented their results at the 2023 CNY Science and Engineering Fair (CNYSEF) and won six awards!
• Organized “Science Is Fun!” event for elementary school children in 2020 and 2022.

High School Chemistry Teacher - Eldred JSHS - Eldred, NY

(2018-08 - 2019-07)

Outcome: Achieved a Highly Effective Teacher score on the NYS Student Performance Rating. Developed a general science course centered on project-based learning that covered four subjects: Chemistry, Environmental Science. This job was temporary for me and the district.

• Taught Regents Chemistry, Environmental Science, Conceptual Integrated Science, and Study Skills courses
• Organized “Science Is Fun!” event for elementary school children
• Learned about various high school clubs by participating in their activities

High School Chemistry Teacher - Union Springs High School - Union Springs, NY

(2017-08 - 2018-07)

Outcomes: Achieve a Highly Effective score on the NYS Student Performance Rating. Union Springs HS had a tenured science teacher who was certified in chemistry but was teaching subjects outside his certification. They hired me to give him a year to prepare for teaching chemistry.

• Taught Regents Chemistry, Contemporary (General) Science, and General Chemistry for BOCES students
• Completed three “New Teacher Academy” training sessions and a Safety in H.S. Lab workshop organized by Cayuga Onondaga BOCES

Assistant Professor of Chemistry - Cazenovia College - Cazenovia, NY

(2012-08 - 2017-07)

Outcomes: Achieved remarkably exemplary end-of-semester student evaluations. Applied for and received the following grants to purchase chemical instruments and organize community-oriented events: Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College grant; ACS Environmental Improvement Committee grants; ACS Science Café grants; ACS National Chemistry Week grants (Science Is Fun! event). The NYS Excelsior Scholarship led to low enrollment and, in turn, budgetary problems at Cazenovia College.

The Adolescent

Education and Equine Science Programs were closed, and professors were replaced by adjuncts. COVID-19 and financial difficulties eventually led to the college's permanent closure in 2023.

• Taught Introductory Chemistry, General Chemistry I and II, Organic Chemistry I and II, Introductory Mathematics, Physics I and II, Chemistry and Society, Physical Science, and the First Year Seminar courses
• Advised and mentored students
• Wrote and obtained several grants to purchase an Ion Chromatograph
• Oversaw the maintenance of all analytical instruments and equipment, managed chemistry and physics stockrooms, ordered and prepared reagents
• Managed chemical waste disposal and storage of reagents by OSHA and DEC regulations
• Served on the Institutional Review Board, the Enrollment Management, New Science Building, and Teaching Development & Faculty Scholarship Committees

Instructor - SUNY Oswego - Oswego, NY

(2009-08 - 2012-08)

Outcomes: Achieved high-end-of-semester student evaluations; taught 1,750 students in 3 years; completed ten research projects with three undergraduate and ten high-school students, cumulatively winning 35 awards, including college scholarships. Obtained a tenure-track job at Cazenovia College.

• Taught Introductory Chemistry, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Instrumental Chemical Analysis, Chemistry & Public Concerns, and Environmental Science courses
• Led undergraduate student research in analytical and environmental chemistry
• Received the Summer Scholars Program grants to work on research with high school and undergraduate students
• Served on the following university committees: Sustainability/Science Café Committee; Genius Olympiad Advisory Board – Science Committee
• Collaborated with the Syracuse Center of Excellence and Syracuse University on a project called Transforming Vacant Houses; my focus was on the sequestration of lead in urban soil.
• Wrote grants and helped organize ACS-sponsored community-oriented events on environmental sustainability themes (See Memberships in Professional Organizations and Activities below.)

Contract-based work - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - Syracuse, NY

(2009-04 - 2009-08)

• Developed the online course "Sustainability: Global Climate Change Solutions."
• Led community-oriented undergraduate research on the conversion of urban brownfield sites into community gardens (scroll down after opening the link): http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/syracuses_community_gardens_ar.html Once the link opens, scroll down to read the article.

Technical Director - Enalytic LLC - East Syracuse, NY

(2007-08 - 2009-04)

Outcomes: The lab was certified within three months (instead of six months) and was so successful that we had to work overtime and on weekends. The 2008 economic crisis led to the suspension of many state and federal contracts, resulting in the business's closure in 2009. The lab was reopened under new ownership in 2010, but I had already started teaching at SUNY Oswego.

• Started up and certified the environmental testing laboratory (ELAP certification)
• Wrote Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quality Manuals
• Served as the Quality Assurance Officer
• Trained laboratory technicians
• Developed analytical cryo-focusing GC-MS methods for the analysis of 64 toxic air pollutants

Assistant Professor - Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University (K.U.) - Kutztown, PA

(2005-08 - 2007-06)

Outcomes: Achieved high-end-of-semester student evaluations. Published a paper in a peer-reviewed journal. Completed four undergraduate research projects. My students presented their research projects at the KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, the Regional ACS Meetings, and the Sigma-Xi Student Research Conference. They won a White Ribbon Award (See Presentations below). Got married and returned to Central NY.

• Taught Introductory Chemistry, General Chemistry I and II for science and engineering majors, Environmental Instrumental Analysis, Environmental Chemistry, Introduction to Environmental Science, and Senior Seminar in Environmental Science
• Led undergraduate student research
• Advised students
• Served on the President's Diversity Committee

Visiting Assistant Professor - Capital University (C.U.) - Columbus, OH

(2003 - 2005)

Position held while in graduate school.

• Finished writing my dissertation
• Repaired and restored to functionality all analytical instruments
• Applied and received grants to update software and replacement parts for analytical instruments
• Taught Instrumental Chemical Analysis and Analytical Chemistry, General Chemistry for Science and Engineering majors, and General, Organic & Biochemistry courses for Bio-and Medical Science majors
• Led undergraduate research projects
• Participated in the CU "Assessment Matters Initiative" and served on the Diversity Committee

Research Assistant - SUNY ESF - Syracuse, NY

(2001 - 2003)

Position held while in graduate school. Also held this position from 1997 to 1999.

• Conducted research in environmental chemistry: Determined concentrations of persistent organic and inorganic pollutants in tree leaves, soil, and water samples
• Completed my dissertation research
• Presented my results at conferences and published manuscripts (See Publications and Presentation below)

Research Assistant - SUNY ESF - Syracuse, NY

(1997 - 1999)

Position held while in graduate school.

• Conducted research in environmental chemistry: Determined concentrations of persistent organic and inorganic pollutants in tree leaves, soil, and water samples
• Completed my dissertation research
• Presented my results at conferences and published manuscripts (See Publications and Presentation below)

Instructor - SUNY ESF - Syracuse, NY

(1999 - 2001)

I was honored to start offering General Chemistry labs at SUNY ESF for the first time in its history (previously, students took the lab portion of the course at SU). The course was top-rated, and the student population grew to three hundred within two years. At that time, I decided to return to the Ph.D. program and finish my doctorate as I was interested in teaching more than just a lab course.

Ph.D. - Environmental Chemistry/Science - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) (2005)

Master of Science - Environmental Chemistry - SUNY ESF (2000)