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Education

Barnard College of Columbia University May 2016 Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, GPA 3.9; Honors and Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Dean’s List, Bernice G. Segal Summer Research Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting Poster Presenter, ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Employment Experience

Knewton, Inc.

Intern, Chemistry Content Team June 2016 – present Collaborated with fellow team members to build comprehensive body of online content for General Chemistry I and General

Chemistry II courses Helped streamline operation of adaptive learning model in various subjects through meticulous feedback

Honed communication and teamwork skills while broadening prior knowledge of a wide range of topics in chemistry

Robertet Fragrances and Flavors, Inc. July 2015 – September 2015

Intern, Applications Lab Designed and conducted a long-term stability assessment of various fragrance ingredients in hydrogen peroxide cleaner Gained familiarity with the chemical composition of many fragrances; incorporated them into house bases accordingly

Nurtured teamwork skills in working with other lab members to streamline daily operations and to organize lab materials

Chemistry Department, Barnard College Teaching Assistant, Modern Techniques in Organic Chemistry Lab September 2015 – December 2015

Supervised advanced experiments; assisted students in the safe execution of their particularly hazardous aspects Led a report-writing workshop for students, teaching them the fundamentals of scientific writing with emphasis on its importance in the

chemical community

Instructed students on the operation of sophisticated lab instruments, such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers Teaching Assistant, Introductory Organic Chemistry Lab January 2015 – May 2015, January 2016 – May 2016

Refined experiments and grading schemes; helped maintain an organized, efficient, and safe laboratory setting Demonstrated integral organic chemistry lab techniques to students and assisted in their application

Guided Research May 2014 – December 2014

Produced a complex organic molecule through a challenging, multistep synthesis Optimized reaction conditions for several related molecules and amassed relevant information from the chemical literature Presented results to faculty and peers of various departments in culminating research symposium

Summer Research May 2013 – August 2013

Designed innovative, challenging chemistry experiments for laboratory component of General Chemistry course

Performed academic research; collaborated efficiently with fellow researchers; refined presentation skills in research update meetings Devised comprehensive spreadsheets for data analysis and error calculation in Microsoft Excel

Gifted Child Society, Glen Rock, NJ Head Counselor and Counselor, Summer Super Stars Camp Summer 2010 –2012

Led a group of 25 academically-gifted children, guiding them through a seven-hour day consisting of a variety of enrichment courses

and related recreational activities Implemented and improved leadership skills, learned the dynamics of gifted behavior in children of various ages

Skills

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, gas chromatography, column chromatography, luminescence spectroscopy, manual titration, autotitration, rotary evaporation

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, LaTeX, Igor Pro C-14 Certification of Fitness holder Proficient in Spanish, Italian