Experience

Energy & Environmental Research Center

• United States
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Chemist III

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States I work in collaboration with EERC subject matter experts, principal investigators, and leadership to conduct laboratory analyses and experiments and interpret laboratory data to support research activities related to sustainable energy production from coal and oil, recovery of rare-earth elements (REEs) and other critical minerals from domestic resources, and characterization of fluids related to oil production.



Cheeky Scientist Association

• Executive Associate

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  As a part of a vibrant scientific community committed to professional development, I participate and contribute to various leadership and career related activities.



Toastmasters International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Distinguished Toastmaster and District Official

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2021

  Earned the Distinguished Toastmaster title in 2020. Officer in 2 clubs in District 24: one at the University of Nebraska Lincoln where I served as an academic advisor for a recognized student organization (RSO) club and second as the President of Strictly Speaking Advanced Toastmasters. I was also the area director and club coach in 2019-2020 in District 24.



University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Laboratory Manager

  • Dec 2017 - Jul 2021

  Lincoln, Nebraska Area As the first ever appointed research lab manager for the Water for Food Institute, Nebraska Water Center's Water Sciences Laboratory core facility, I played a foundational role in the staff/student training and daily operations. Specifically I, 1. Managed a team of 10+ full time and temporary lab staff 2. Created and implemented a training program for 100+ new lab users (between 2018-2021) that led to the creation of a one credit lab course 3. Improved sample throughput and total number of… Show more As the first ever appointed research lab manager for the Water for Food Institute, Nebraska Water Center's Water Sciences Laboratory core facility, I played a foundational role in the staff/student training and daily operations. Specifically I, 1. Managed a team of 10+ full time and temporary lab staff 2. Created and implemented a training program for 100+ new lab users (between 2018-2021) that led to the creation of a one credit lab course 3. Improved sample throughput and total number of samples analyzed annually by 50% 4. Developed 5 new analytical methods including a novel method for trace analyses of organophosphate pesticides utilizing the state of the art IC-ICP-MS 6. Received 0.5 million dollars competitive research funding as a co-principal investigator 7. Promoted the analytical capabilities of the core research facility at scientific conferences, workshops and conducted in-person and virtual lab tours for over 200 participants including scientists, stakeholders and government officials. Show less



National Center for Water Quality Research, Heidelberg University

• Post Doctoral Research Associate

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

  Tiffin, Ohio Expansion of analytical research capabilities as an independent researcher. Primary goals include : 1. measuring organic contaminants in the Great Lakes Watershed Region using chromatographic techniques such as LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS. 2. Analyzing long-term pesticide data (1976-present) in the Great Lakes Region.



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Faculty Research Assistant (Post Doctoral)

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

  College Park - Management of Research Laboratory - Development, improvement and validation of methods associated with 'SoilDoc Kit' (for soil fertility assessment) - Improving protocols for phosphorus , sulfur, calcium, magnesium and nitrate analyses by ion electrode and X-Ray Fluorescence methods - Development and validation of protocols for use of hand held x-ray fluorescence (specifically Bruker Tracer3) for plant nutrient in crop seeds, foliage and in soil materials.

• Graduate Research Assistant III

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2014

  Washington D.C. Metro Area - Experimental Design of field scale analyses of veterinary pharmaceuticals in agricultural watershed - Design of novel Batch Equilibrium study of Ionophores - Field plot analyses using GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing tools - Physicochemical analyses of soil-water of Delmarva - Study of ionophore dynamics in soil-water system - Data analyses using SAS 9.3 and STATA

• Graduate Research Assistant II

  • Aug 2007 - Feb 2012

  Washington D.C. Metro Area -Multiscale studies on emerging contaminant (pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals) with state-of-the-art chromatographic techniques (LC/MS/MS) - Method development, extraction, purification of biomolecules - Validation, statistical analyses, QA/QC in GLP environment

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Washington D.C. Metro Area - Taught lab portion of a graduate/undergraduate level course in Soil Science, instructed by Dr. Ray Weil. - Organized and independently conducted 2 field trips to USDA, Beltsville, to study natural soil profiles. - Mentored and graded Soil Science projects that involved hands-on training on GIS techniques, mentoring on writing an actual environmental assessment report and presenting formal powerpoint presentation of the projects. - Contributed towards development of weekly quiz… Show more - Taught lab portion of a graduate/undergraduate level course in Soil Science, instructed by Dr. Ray Weil. - Organized and independently conducted 2 field trips to USDA, Beltsville, to study natural soil profiles. - Mentored and graded Soil Science projects that involved hands-on training on GIS techniques, mentoring on writing an actual environmental assessment report and presenting formal powerpoint presentation of the projects. - Contributed towards development of weekly quiz, laboratory assignments and end term questions - Exam Grading and student mentoring



EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Graduate Fellow at University of Neuchatel, Switzerland

  • Apr 2007 - Jul 2007

  Institute of Microtechnique,Switzerland Indo-Swiss Post Graduate Research Fellow, under Ecole Polytechnique Federale de (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Worked with X-Ray crystallography, mass spectrometer and NMR of synthesized organo-metallic compounds that act as environmental chemosensors. Fluoremetric studies on fluorescent organo-metallic chemosensors



Berger Paints India

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2006

  Project on Effluent Treatment Plant Management at Howrah Factory, India. Worked in the R & D department on management and efficiency of the plant, aiming for zero discharge.