Chemist and NMR spectroscopist.
Passionate about all things
magnetic resonance,
languages (both human and computer), and caffeine.
CV here.
I received my Ph.D. in phyiscal chemistry from John Franck's lab at Syracuse University, where I worked in method development in magnetic resonance with particular emphasis on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and solution state Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (ODNP). Some of my work included constructing a modular 15 MHz NMR system to enable ODNP capabilities with a commercial 9.8 GHz Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) system, developing code for data analysis (primarily in python, using code bases developed in-house), and applying magnetic resonance methods (NMR, EPR, and ODNP) to study the behavior of water inside reverse micelles.
I am currently an NMR Applications Scientist for high field NMR instrumentation in solution state NMR. My work here is heavily customer-focused and oriented toward customer success. This includes training customers to use our NMR instruments and software to acquire and process data, demonstrating instrument capabilities to interested customers, and testing, implementing, and communicating new innovations in the field with this instrumentation to support our customer base.
I am enamored with magnetic resonance spectroscopy, in particular the interplay between experimentation and theory and its growth alongside advances in modern technology. I aspire to contribute meaningfully to this field and to continue to watch and engage with its latest developments.
Here we describe a method to characterize the mobility of confined water inside reverse micelles using Deuterium NMR. Read here.
Here we describe our method for handling data acquired under sub-optimal conditions, relying primarily on the power of complex domain coloring plots. Read here.
I have served as teaching assistant for the following classes:
Designed experiments testing principles in chemical thermodynamics for upper-level undergraduates, supervised lab sections,and graded reports.
Proctored exams and provided additional instruction during office hours.
Designed experiments testing principles in quantum mechanics and spectroscopy for upper-level undergraduates, supervised lab sections,and graded reports.
Proctored exams and provided additional instruction during office hours. Occasionally led review sessions before exams.
Led recitations (typically 10-30 students per recitation section), proctored and graded exams, and provided additional instruction during office hours.
Led recitations (typically 10-30 students per recitation section), proctored and graded exams, and provided additional instruction during office hours.
Supervised lab sections dealing with principles in thermodynamics and spectroscopy for upper-level undergraduates, and graded reports.
Supervised lab sections dealing with general concepts in chemistry, graded reports, proctored and graded exams.