As outlined in a previous post, I received an M.S. (non-thesis) in Chemistry from UF in August of 2007. I then went to work for five years: three teaching high-school chemistry and two working as a staff scientist in an electrical engineering lab making deep-UV LEDs. In August of 2012 I decided to return to finish my Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Kentucky. I left the program in February 2014, after I applied and was accepted into the MIC Secondary Science program at UK to get certified to teach in public school. More on my career thoughts here.
Here is a summary of my work in the UK Chem Dept (completed):
Research
From September 2012 - November 2013, I worked with Dr. Edith C. Glazer's group. The focus of my work was to make ligands for study in photoactive ruthenium complexes as potential chemotherapy agents. The group's work was highlighted on the Chemistry Dept webpage with a video. I did inorganic synthesis work, creating novel ruthenium compounds.
Here are some recent publications by the group that give you a clearer picture of the research:
- ChemBioChem, 2014, 15(4), 507-511 | dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201300681
- Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 311-313 | dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3CC47269H
- Israel J. Chem., 2013, 53, 391-400 | dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300019
- J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 8324−8327 | dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja3009677
- Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 9649-9651 | dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CC33359G
- Biochemistry, 2011, 50 (5), pp 693–703 | dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi101726d
Here is my unofficial UK transcript (v. 7/2014) from UK. For my full transcripts I made an Excel spreadsheet summary.
- Fall 2012
- CHE 538 - Organic - Susan Odom - B
- CHE 550 - Biochem - Yinan Wei - A
- CHE 626 - Analytical - Mark Lovell - A
- CHE 772 - TA Training - A
- CHE 776 - Seminar (AU)
- Spring 2013
- CHE 552 - Biochem 2 - D. Allen Butterfield - A
- CHE 580 - DNA - Edith Glazer - A
- MED 616 - Biology and Therapy of Cancer - Vivek Rangnekar (and others) - A
- CHE 776 - Seminar - A
- Fall 2013
- CHE 776 - Seminar - B
- CHE 790 - Research (AU) - Edith Glazer - I [pending]
- Spring 2014
- CHE 556 - Neurochemistry - D. Allen Butterfield - B
- CHE 790 - Research (AU) - Edith Glazer
- CHE 776 - Seminar (AU)
- SEM 708 - Engineering in STEM Education - Margaret Mohr-Schroder - A
- EDC 612 - Instructional Design / Technological Foundations - Gary Anglin - A
- Fall 2012
- CHE 105 - Recitation - 4 sections (Mon: 11, 1, 2, 3) Spring 2013
- CHE 113 - Lab - 2 sections (Mon 1, Tue 2) Fall 2013
- CHE 105 - Recitation - 7 sections (Mon: 10, 1, 2; Wed: 10, 1; Fri 11, 1) Spring 2014
- CHE 113 - Lab - 2 sections (Mon 11, Tue 11)