Postdoctoral Research Associate, Nanotechnology Education, November 2010 – Present
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Supervisor: Greta M. Zenner Petersen
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Education, October 2010
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Thesis: Development and Assessment of a Chemistry-based Prototype Computer Video Game as a Learning Tool
Summary: Development and assessment of a computer game to teach chemistry concepts. The goal was that students would learn or revise chemistry concepts at the same time that they were playing with the game.
Advisor: Dr. Gabriela C. Weaver
Master of Science, Analytical Chemistry, May 2002
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Thesis: Compounds separation and characterization in aqueous extract of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Summary: The goal was to separate and characterize chemical compounds in a medicinal plant extract by using different analytical techniques.
Advisor: Dr. Félix R. Román
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, May 2000
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Cum Laude