Eliza Spear
PhD Candidate at Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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PhD Candidate
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Sep 2018 - Present
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
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PolyJoule, Inc.
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United States
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Aug 2018 - Present
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Chemist
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Sep 2013 - Aug 2018
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Smith College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Honors Student
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Sep 2011 - May 2012
- Conducted computational study of η2 transition metal-alkene complexes - Project involved developing strategies, interpreting results, and troubleshooting - Concluded that in the experimentally observed intramolecular isomerization of amide-bound Ru(III)(NH3)5-nicotinamide to the amine-bound analogue upon reduction, Ru(II)(NH3)5 progresses through a series of η2-arene complexes - Presented findings at the 2012 Connecticut Valley ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, and in an… Show more - Conducted computational study of η2 transition metal-alkene complexes - Project involved developing strategies, interpreting results, and troubleshooting - Concluded that in the experimentally observed intramolecular isomerization of amide-bound Ru(III)(NH3)5-nicotinamide to the amine-bound analogue upon reduction, Ru(II)(NH3)5 progresses through a series of η2-arene complexes - Presented findings at the 2012 Connecticut Valley ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, and in an on-campus poster session
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Research Fellow
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
- Awarded fellowship by Smith College for summer research with a faculty member - Conducted supplemental research towards undergraduate honors thesis to be undertaken in the 2011-2012 academic year - Presented results at group meetings and discussed implications and future strategies and goals with the group
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Smith College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Research Assistant
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Sep 2008 - May 2010
- Selected from incoming students by Smith College for prestigious position as research assistant to a faculty member in first and second academic years - September 2008 - May 2009: Conducted a computational study of pseudorotation in XY3 compounds (X = Cl, Br, I; Y = F, Cl, Br); presented findings in poster session - September 2009 - May 2010: Conducted a computational study of isomerization in an iron pincer compound - Selected from incoming students by Smith College for prestigious position as research assistant to a faculty member in first and second academic years - September 2008 - May 2009: Conducted a computational study of pseudorotation in XY3 compounds (X = Cl, Br, I; Y = F, Cl, Br); presented findings in poster session - September 2009 - May 2010: Conducted a computational study of isomerization in an iron pincer compound
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Education
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Smith College
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Chemistry