Lawrence University, B.A. in Chemistry, minor in mathematics (2006)
Honors
Senior Chemistry Award (2006)
Phi Beta Kappa Society Inductee (2005/2006)
Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry (2005)
Freshman Phi Beta Kappa Prize for highly distinguished performance in academics (2004)
CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award (2003)
Teaching Experience
2006-2007 Teaching Assistant
14BL General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
14CL General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
2005-2006 Organic Chemistry Lab Assistant
Volunteer Math Tutor
2004-2005 Quantitative Tutor
Writing Tutor
Volunteer Chemistry Tutor
2003-2004 Writing Tutor
Research Interests
Under the direction of Dr. Thomas Mason, I study nanoemulsions -- tiny droplets of one fluid dispersed in another immiscible fluid that are stabilized from coalescence via a surfactant. By changing initial parameters, nanoemulsions can be made to exhibit a variety of different properties, e.g. various droplet sizes, viscosities, transparencies, etc.
