Professional Summary
Organic Chemistry PhD candidate passionate about applying computational and spectroscopic tools to solve real-world chemical challenges in the pharmaceutical industry using data driven experiment design. Eager to bring technical and collaborative skills to cutting-edge R&D teams.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Strong Research Record: Co-authored 18 peer-reviewed papers (2 first author, 8 second author), with 2 more submitted and 2 additional first-author manuscripts in preparation—demonstrating sustained research productivity.
- Innovative Research Focus: Leading the development of a novel, asymmetric iron-catalyzed multicomponent reaction using integrated computational, synthetic, and spectroscopic approaches.
- High-Impact Collaborator: Working with world-renowned research groups (Oxford, ICIQ, Northwestern, UW–Madison, UChicago, UCSD etc.; 10+ groups) across diverse areas of catalysis and inorganic chemistry.
- Recognized Presenter: Delivered invited seminars and presented at prestigious conferences (ACS, GRC, SACNAS), receiving awards and recognition for research excellence.
- Passionate Mentor: Mentored 8 students and co-led iCarbon, an initiative bringing computational chemistry education to underrepresented community college students.
- Leadership & Service: Serving as Secretary of PLU and CIC Student Ambassador; leading initiatives in student safety, outreach, and interdisciplinary engagement.
- Commitment to Community: Actively involved in department-wide outreach efforts, recruitment weekends, open houses, and DEI-focused conferences like ADSE.
Skills
Technical
- Organic Synthesis, HTE, Spectroscopy, DFT, ab initio, quantum chemistry, molecular modeling, molecular dynamics
- Python, C++, Gaussian, ORCA
Soft
- Leadership
- Project management
- Scientific writing and presentations
- Teamwork
- Highly Collaborative
Research Experience
- PhD Research: Development of asymmetric iron catalyzed multicomponent cross-coupling reactions
- Collaboration: Computational mechanistic investigation on a broad range of organic, organometallic and inorganic transformations with different experimental groups across the globe
Availability
- Available for interviews: August 2025 onward
- Open to relocation and remote