A PDF version of my CV is available here.
EDUCATION
Northwestern University
Degree: Ph.D.; Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity of Victoria
GPA: 8.0/9.0 (4.0 / 4.0 eqv.) [transcript]Degree: Master's of Applied Science; Civil Engineering Major
- (3x) University of Victoria Graduate Award
Grand Valley State University
GPA: 3.6/4.0 [transcript]Degree: Bachelor's of Science (honors); Chemistry major, Biology minor, Green Chemistry certificate
- ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award
- Grand Valley State University Sustainability Champion Award
- (3x) Dean's List
- Great Finish Grand Scholarship
- Academic and Professional Enrichment Fund award
- Purdue University Graduate School Expo travel scholarship
Grand Rapids Community College
GPA: 3.8/4.0 [transcript]Degree: Associate's of Science (honors); General emphasis
- President's List
- Dean's List
East Grand Rapids High School
GPA: 3.7/4.0; 4.22 weightedDegree: High School Diploma (honors)
- State Champions, and 6th Nationally, in 2014 We the People Civic Education competition
- Michigan Youth Leadership school representative and counselor
- 1st chair Trumpet in Concert band
RESEARCH
Northwestern University
Keith Tyo's group- PhD Candidate investigating microbiome metabolism and data-integrated optimization methods.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jonathan Karr's Lab- Bioinformatician of BioSimulators and BioSimulations.
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Reactive Transport Group with Sergi Molins- Software engineer of the physics and geochemistry of reactive transport during desalination.
- NSF Innovation Corps (i-corps) Bay Area graduate
University of Victoria
Heather Buckley's Lab- Software engineer of simulations of bacterial biophysics and desalination geochemistry.
North Carolina State University & Shaw University
Lucian Lucia's Lab & GenoVerde BioSciences- Metabolic spectroscopist of Cannabis sativa hemp varieties.
Washington State University
Michael Wolcott's Lab- NSF REU fellow who developed photocatalyzed oxygen-scavenging materials from ethyl-cellulose.
Grand Valley State University
Dalila Kovacs' Lab- Bioanalytical chemist who investigated willow metabolomics for Green Chemistry applications as an alternative feedstock.
DISSEMINATION
TEACHING
Instructor
UVic - CIVE 210 Sustainability in Civil Engineering — Summer 2021
Teacher's Assistant
UVic - ECE 340 Applied Photonics and Electromagnetism — Winter 2021
UVic - CIVE 345 Fluid Mechanics — Winter 2021
UVic - CIVE 210 Sustainability in Civil Engineering — Summer 2020
UVic - CHEM 150 Engineering Chemistry Laboratory — Winter 2020
UVic - CHEM 102 General Chemistry Laboratory — Winter 2020
Shaw University - CHE 351 Organic Chemistry Labratory — Fall 2019
GVSU - CHEM 109 Introductory Chemistry Discussion — Fall 2018
CRLA certified Tutor
Science - Organic and General Chemistry ; Classical mechanics ; General Biology — 2017-2020
Math - Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus — 2017-2020
Writing — 2017-2018
ENGAGEMENT
Webmaster
Webmaster, ACS Division of Geochemistry — 2022 - Present
Assistant Webmaster, ACS Division of Organic Chemistry — 2020 - Present
Green Safe Water Lab — 2020 - 2022
Science Fair Judge and Mentor
British Columbia Virtual Science Fair — Summer 2020
Oakland Science and Engineering Fair — Summer 2020
Science Olympiad competition — Spring 2019
Science Demonstrator
"Fall in Love with STEM" — Valentine's Day 2019
"Chemistry at the Mall" ACS event — 2017-2018
Guest lecturer for a Green Chemistry course — October 2017
EMPLOYMENT
Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market, Dairy department Associate — May -- August 2016
East Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation "Safety Town" camp counselor ; sports score-keeper and referee — June 2012 -- August 2015
Southern Little League, Baseball umpire — June 2010 -- August 2010
PERSONAL
Volunteering
OpenAir Collective, Contributor — Summer 2020 - Summer 2021
Green Wagon (organic) Farm field worker — Summer 2016
Groundswell (organic) Farm, field worker — Summer 2015
Heart's of Gold, Student representative — 2012-2015
Church Volunteer — 2009-2013
Hobbies
NYSE, Investor — May 2016 - Present
Tai Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Practitioner — August 2015 - Present
Musician - Guitar, Bass, and Vocals — 2012 - Present
Knight of Columbus, 3rd degree — October 2018