Solid-state Chemistry Researcher

• Jul 2023 - Present

Surdna Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellow

• May 2022 - May 2023

Research Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth A. Stemmler, James Stacy Coles Professor of Natural Sciences, Chair of Department of Chemistry-Study the photocatalytic degradation of synthetic estrogens such as EE2 using BiOCl-Determine which functional group motifs are best degraded by BiOCl on estrogen derivatives -Analyze the effect of contaminant concentration variations, irradiance variations, and varying photocatalyst amounts on reaction kinetics-Determine the identity of photoproducts generated as a result of photocatalysis Show less

Learning Assistant - Organic Chemistry

• Sep 2021 - May 2022

Learning Assistant for Dr. Benjamin C. Gorske, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Director of Biochemistry Program -Hold office hours to aid students on lecture questions-Assist students with routine assignemnts-Connect difficult theoretical concepts learned in lecture to the laboratory setting

Student Research Assistant - Africana Studies Department/ Special Collections

• Jun 2021 - May 2022

The Untold: A New History of Bowdoin College Student AssistantAbout the Project:Bowdoin College is engaged in a new project to re-examine the College’s institutional history —highlighting the place of African Americans and relationships with Maine’s indigenous peoples. Tess Chakkalakal, the Peter M. Small Associate Professor of Africana Studies and English, is the Project's Director, and Kat Stefko, Director of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, is serving as Project Manager. Throughout 2021, the Project Team is gathering information, including interviewing sources and culling historical materials from the archives; developing a chronology and timeline of key moments in the College’s and nation’s history; and developing a web-based presentation of this information to share with the Bowdoin community and beyond.My Role: -Perform archival research relating to Bowdoin's early interactions with Wabanaki Confederacy-Create a timeline displaying important historical events tied to the land in which Bowdoin sits-Trace Bowdoin's relationship with early colonial land proprietorships such as the Kennebec Proprietors, the Virginia Company, and the Pejepscot Proprietors-Write entries for the history of race at Bowdoin timeline-Identify visual materials and other evidence to illuminate key events-Build a dataset that will support the web presentation of the timeline -Standardize and enhance data in a spreadsheet, and mapping data between metadata schemes. Show less

Career Exploration & Development Department Assistant/Ambassador

• Sep 2020 - May 2022

-Assist team with event marketing and technical Handshake projects-Post and update job and internship postings to Handshake -Create weekly job newsletter for entire student population-Host employer events as needed

Laboratory Assistant - Department of Chemistry

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

Laboratory Assistant for the general chemistry course-Hold office hours to aid students on lab pre-work and post-work-Assist students within a reconfigured laboratory setting-Connect difficult theoretical concepts learned in lecture to the laboratory setting

IT-Student Services Assistant

• Sep 2020 - May 2021

-Assist faculty, staff, and their peers with hardware and software-related issues via Tech Hub, telephone, chat, email and remote support-Demonstrate how to best interact with many of the services Information Technology offers(Blackboard, Office365, Polaris, OneDrive, printing and more)-Troubleshoot, manage and work with software and hardware from some of the world's leading companies.

Academic Reads & Counts Tutor

• Jan 2020 - May 2021

• Assist teachers in creating curriculum• Tutor students on subjects of reading and counting• Report progress of students in weekly reflections

Upward Bound Academic Guide: Social Justice & Inequality

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

-Utilize the Clover Model by the Pear Institute to meet students where they are academically -Create and teach curriculum for an academic course in Social Justice-Aid students in college preparedness and readiness

Student Volunteers

• 2015 - 2017