Resume

• 2012

  PhD

  Chemistry

  Graduate Student Senate

  ACS

  The University of Iowa

  Radiochemistry: Energy

  Medicine

  Environment

  Organic Reactions

  Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chem

  Practicum in College Teaching

  Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

  Advanced Organic Chemistry

  Advanced Analytical Chemistry

  Seminar in College Teaching

  The ACA Summer Course in Chemical Crystallography

• 2009

  BA

  Chemistry

  Habitat for Humanity

  Food Council

  Chess Club

  Luther College

• Research

  Analytical Chemistry

  Organic Chemistry

  Spectroscopy

  Laboratory

  Public Speaking

  NMR

  Science

  Laboratory Skills

  Chemistry

  Teaching

  Separation of gallium and actinides in plutonium nuclear materials by extraction chromatography

  Separation of gallium and actinides in plutonium nuclear materials by extraction chromatography

  A calculation model for liquid-liquid extraction of protactinium by 2

  6-dimethyl-4-heptanol

  Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) Associated with Unconventional Drilling for Shale Gas

  A chromatographic separation of neptunium and protactinium using 1-octanol impregnated onto a solid substrate

  Understanding the Radioactive Ingrowth and Decay of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in the Environment: An Analysis of Produced Fluids from the Marcellus Shale.

  A Simple-Rapid Method to Separate Uranium

  Thorium

  and Protactinium for U-series Age-Dating of Materials.

  Barium in Marcellus Shale Produced Fluids Prevents Radium Adsorption to Sediments

  Monitoring radionuclides in subsurface drinking water sources near unconventional drilling operations: a pilot study

  Trace-Level Extraction Behavior of Actinide Elements by Aliphatic Alcohol Extractants in Mineral Acids: Insights into the Trace Solution Chemistry of Protactinium

  Recent Advancements in the Radiochemistry of Elements Pertaining to Select Nuclear Materials and Wastes

  Disequilibrium of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Drill Cuttings from a Horizontal Drilling Operation

  Polonium-210 accumulates in a lake receiving coal mine discharges—anthropogenic or natural?

  Matrix Complications in the Determination of Radium Levels in Hydraulic-Fracturing Flowback Water from Marcellus Shale

  Synthesis of an Aluminum Hydroxide Octamer through a Simple Dissolution Method.

  Eitrheim

  Luther College

  NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes

  LLC

  Kirkwood Community College

  Argonne National Laboratory

  The University of Iowa

  University of Central Oklahoma

  Iowa City

  IA

  Principles of Chemistry I\nDiscussion TA: taught 6 sections of students weekly & held office hours.

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  The University of Iowa

  “Creating a domestic production of non-HEU 99Mo.”

  Graduate Radiochemistry Intern

  Madison

  Wisconsin Area

  NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes

  LLC

  Decorah

  IA

  Chemistry and Math Tutor\nPrivately tutored General Chemistry I and II

  Organic Chemistry I and II

  Statistics

  Calculus I and II

  Basic Mathematics

  Algebra I and II

  Pre-Calculus.

  Tutor - Student Academic Support Center

  Luther College

  Introduction to Chemistry:\nIntroductory Chemistry course to prepare students for further course work in chemistry including Organic chemistry and Biochemistry.

  Adjunct Professor

  Iowa City

  Iowa Area

  Kirkwood Community College

  Iowa City

  IA

  Lab of Tori Z Forbes

  PhD\n

  Gradaute Research Assistant

  The University of Iowa

  Grow Iowa Values Fund - Lab of Brad Chamberlain

  PhD\nThe Development of New Corn-Based Polymers Using Two Different Polymerization Techniques

  Luther College

  The University of Iowa

  Iowa City

  IA

  Privately Tutor students in undergraduate chemistry courses including: General Chemistry I & II

  Principles of Chemistry I & II

  Organic Chemistry I & II

  Organic Chemistry for Majors. I also tutor AP Chemistry students for high school students in Iowa City and students working on chemistry courses at Kirkwook Community College.

  Chemistry Tutor

  Oklahoma City

  Oklahoma Area

  Assistant Professor

  University of Central Oklahoma

  New Brunswick Laboratory

  DOE\n“Training international scientists on alpha spectrometry”

  Graduate Intern in Radiochemistry and Physical Science

  Greater Chicago Area

  Argonne National Laboratory

  Taught the upper-level chemistry course at the University of Iowa \"Radiochemistry: Energy

  Medicine

  Environment\"\n\nResponsible for curriculum development

  lecturing

  grading

  and exam preparation.\n

  Instructor

  Iowa City

  Iowa Area

  The University of Iowa

  17023.150PV1

  Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research Grant Award

  Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER

  UIowa)

  2014 Inventor Award

  University of Iowa Research Foundation

  NRC Fellowship

  University of Iowa Department of Chemistry from the Nuclear Regulatory Comission

  Eichrom Scholar

  Eichrom Technologies

  LLC

  McCloskey Graduate Fellowship

  University of Iowa

  Department of Chemistry