Employment

• Assistant Professor of Chemistry (University of Indianapolis; 2019 - present)

• Postdoctoral Associate (University of Minnesota; 2016 - 2019)

  • Advisor: Jason D. Goodpaster

Education

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania USA
Ph.D. in Chemistry (2016)
Thesis: Interpreting the Spectral Signatures of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Advisor: Lasse Jensen

York College - City University of New York (CUNY), Jamaica, New York USA
B.S. in Chemistry (2011)
Advisor: Ruel Z. B. Desamero

University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana
(2006 - 2007)

Teaching Experience

• CHEM 150 - General Chemistry 1

• CHEM 151 - General Chemistry 1 Laboratory

• INTD 150 - Research Colloquium

• CHEM 160 - General Chemistry 2

• CHEM 161 - General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

• CHEM 161-IL / CHEM 227 - Investigative Laboratory / Introduction to Research Methods

• CHEM 370 / PHYS 370 - Physical Chemistry 1 (Thermodynamics & Kinetics)

• CHEM 380 / PHYS 380 - Physical Chemistry 2 (Quantum Chemistry)

[See here for course descriptions]

Research Interests

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[See here for a list of research publications]

Honors and Awards

• UIndy Research Mentor of the Year (2021)

• ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium Keynote (2018)

• Eugene and Jane Apple Science Graduate Fellowship (2015 - 2016)

• Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Research (2011)

• Academic Excellence in Chemistry (2011)

Professional Memberships

• Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society (2011 - present)

• American Chemical Society (2012 - present)

• Sigma Zeta National Honor Society (2023 - present)

• Nanoporous Materials Genome Center (2016 - 2019)

• Chemical Theory Center; University of Minnesota (2016 - 2019)

• Center for Chemistry at the Space-Time Limit (2011 - 2016)