Experience

Nazareth University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Professor Of Chemistry

  • Aug 2016 - Present

• Lecturer

  • 2013 - Jul 2016



University of Rochester

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist, Krauss group

  • May 2014 - Aug 2016

• Research Scientist

  • 2013 - May 2014



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 2009 - 2013

  • Investigating mechanism of charge transfer in Geobacter sulfurreducens protein nanowires employing conductive-probe atomic force microscopy • Developed a protocol for purification of microbial nanowires • Teaching graduate level special topics courses • Investigating mechanism of charge transfer in Geobacter sulfurreducens protein nanowires employing conductive-probe atomic force microscopy • Developed a protocol for purification of microbial nanowires • Teaching graduate level special topics courses



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 2005 - 2008

  • Studied picosecond dynamics of Zn-porphyrins employing nonlinear laser spectroscopy • Designed, built and implemented experimental setups for ultrafast pump-probe, transient grating and three-pulse photon echo peak shift methods • Initiated and developed a project for preparation and purification of modified cytochromes • Studied picosecond dynamics of Zn-porphyrins employing nonlinear laser spectroscopy • Designed, built and implemented experimental setups for ultrafast pump-probe, transient grating and three-pulse photon echo peak shift methods • Initiated and developed a project for preparation and purification of modified cytochromes



Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • 1999 - 2005

  • Characterized solvation dynamics of metalo-porphyrins and the molten globule state of proteins on nanosecond time scales utilizing time-correlated single photon counting method (TCSPC) • Designed and built optical setups for ultrafast amplified and non-amplified laser systems. Routinely performed ultrashort pulse compression and characterization.

• Teaching Assistant

  • 1999 - 2005

  • General Chemistry Laboratory, Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Honors Freshman Chemistry, Introductory Physical Chemistry I (thermodynamics and kinetics), Introductory Physical Chemistry II (atomic and molecular spectroscopy and nuclear chemistry), Analytical/Physical Laboratory, Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory