Experience

Iowa State University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Ames, IA



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant- Chemistry 324

  • Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Ames, Iowa, United States Chem 324- introductory quantum mechanics. Liason between students and the professor in a course with 35+ students. Resonsibilities include maintaining the course Canvas page, creating and grading homework assessments, exam grading, and creating interactive review sessions for students.

• Head Teaching Assistant- Chemistry in Modern Society

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Ames, Iowa, United States Liason between students and the professor in a course with 30 students. Resonsibilities include maintaining the course Canvas page, creating and grading homework assessments, exam grading, and creating interactive review sessions for students.

• Head Teaching Assistant- General Chemistry I

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Ames, Iowa, United States Liason between 300+ students and the course instructor. Responsibilities include developing weekly formative assessments and preparing homework assignments, teaching three recitation sections, leading exam review sessions, responding to student and teaching assistant emails, being a substitute teaching assistant for absent teaching assistants, and monitoring the teaching abilities of a staff of teaching assistants.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant- General Chemistry II Lecture and Lab

  • Feb 2021 - May 2021

  Ames, Iowa, United States Taught two lab sections of the second semester of general chemistry. Duties include promoting independent and critical thinking in the chemistry lab setting and grading weekly lab reports.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant-General Chemistry I Lab

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Ames, Iowa, United States Teaching Assistant for 2 labs and 2 recitation sections. Responsibilities include leading chemistry discussions for 20+ students, grading lab reports, homework, and quizzes on a weekly basis



Augustana University (SD)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2020

  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States Responsibilities included responding to student questions, maintaining lab safety, and grading lab reports. I have assisted with general and organic chemistry labs.

• Chemistry Tutor

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2020

  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States Assisted mostly general chemistry students in furthering their understanding of the content.

• Research Assistant

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States Synthesized and characterized a novel difurodiketopyrrolopyrole-cyclopentadithiophene (DFDPP-CPDT) organic polymer for use in solar cells. Presented research at the MWRM in Lawrence, Kansas, and Ames, Iowa and the 256th and 257th National ACS Conference. Paper accepted by the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research. Additionally, conducted research investigating electrostatic layering in contact lenses.