Experience

Department of Chemistry - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physical Science Technical Assistant

• Physical Science Technical Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  - Supply organic chemistry teaching labs with the proper materials and chemicals to complete weekly experiments.- Maintain the laboratory spaces by performing safety checks on teaching assistants/students and repairing rotary evaporators, melting point apparatus', and analytical balances.- Organize and maintain chemical inventory according to the proper safety guidelines.- Responsible for collecting, sorting, properly-labelling, and disposing of any waste accumulated in the organic chemistry teaching labs.- Interview, train, and supervise between six to eight student employees per semester.- Work closely with course coordinators and faculty to redesign organic chemistry teaching lab experiments to be environmentally friendly while also being cost effective.

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  - Worked closely with the laboratory supervisor and course coordinator to teach proper laboratory procedures to over 250 undergraduate students total. Courses included organic chemistry and general chemistry labs.- Starred in laboratory safety, titration, pH, and chemical con