Seth Croslow

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Poster Presented at the 2019 National ACS Conference

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Year: Junior
  • Major: Chemistry and Physics
  • From: Lawrenceville, IL
  • CV: CV as of 2021

PUPBLICATIONS

  • Lang C., Li J., Yang K., He D., Thorne J., Croslow S., Dong Q., Wang Y., Zhao Y., Prostko G., Brudvig G., Batista V., Waegele M., Wang D. “Observation of a Potential-Dependent Switch of Water Oxidation Mechanism on a Co Phosphate Catalyst”. Cell Chemistry 2021.
  • Goach A., Croslow S., McLaughlin K., Distin S. “Teaching the Use of Micropipettes through Direct Visualization of Data: A Lab Focusing on Technique, Skill, and Accuracy”. The Journal of Chemical Education. (Submitted Manuscript).

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

Undergraduate Chemistry Research (CHEM 430)

Advisor: Dr. Audra Goach Sostarecz

REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates)

Summer 2020: University of Utah

  • Project: Understanding the chemical bonding and electronic structure in metallic and semiconductor systems by detailed spectroscopic investigations
  • PI: Dr. Michael Morse

This REU was cancelled due to COVID-19

Summer 2019: Boston College

  • Project: Mechanistic Study of Intermediates in the Water Oxidation Pathway
  • PI: Dr. Dunwei Wang
  • Created heterogeneous CoOx catalyst films using galvanostatic electrodeposition
  • Determined a potential-dependent mechanism switch of the cobalt catalyst under steady-state conditions
  • Analyzed intermediates in the water oxidation cycle on the cobalt catalyst in operando using FTIR at various potentials
  • Used quartz crystal microbalance to study the potential-dependent effects of water adhesion onto the catalyst
  • Mechanistic Study of Water Oxidation
  • REU Publication

SOfIA (Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activities)

Summer 2018

  • SOfIA Project: Visualization Using a Ceramic 3D Printer
  • Was a student mentor for incoming freshman in the project
  • Calibrated and adjusted a new ceramic 3D printer
  • Learned the CAD design software, Fusion 360
  • Created several unique 3D designs and prints

Summer 2017

  • SOfIA Project: The Chemistry of Baking
  • Learned various baking techniques
  • Used various strains of yeast to make dough and bread samples
  • Analyzed volatile chemicals in bread/dough samples using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry(GC-MS)

Richard "Doc" Kieft Summer Research

Advisor: Dr. Audra Goach Sostarecz

Summer 2018

  • Used Langmuir Trough to study the effects of divalent metal cations on insulin aggregation
  • Studied insulin’s interactions with lipids commonly found in the cell membrane
  • Worked with other research members to begin construction of a fluorescence microscope
  • Used Python to create a Graphical User Interface for data processing programs
  • Final Presentation: Insulin Aggregation at the Air-Water Interface
  • Data from the Summer: Summer Data Summary

Coffee Project

  • Research in the Monmouth College Coffee Project was performed from August 2017 until May 2018
  • Analyzed aromatic molecules in roasted coffee using GC-MS and TLC

Coffee Project Research Page

PRESENTATIONS

  • April 2021: 259th National ACS Conference
Title: Study of Insulin Aggregation Using Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy (Oral Presentation)
  • November 2020: Rocky Mountain Regional American Chemical Society Research Conference, Online
Title: Design and Construction of a Brewster Angle Microscope (Recorded Oral Presentation)
  • August 2020: Monmouth College Science Seminar
Title: Design and Construction of a Brewster Angle Microscope (Oral Presentation)
  • October 2019: Local IL-IA ACS Conference
Title: Investigating Insulin Monomer and Hexamer Formation with Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy (Poster Presentation)
  • September 2019: Monmouth College Science Seminar
Title: Mechanistic Study of Intermediates in the Water Oxidation Pathway (Oral Presentation)
  • August 2019: Boston College REU Research Presentation
Title: Mechanistic Study of Intermediates in the Water Oxidation Pathway (Oral Presentation)
  • May 2019: Monmouth College Scholars Day
Title: Investigating Insulin Monomer and Hexamer Formation with Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy (Poster Presentation)
  • May 2019: 257th National ACS Conference
Title: Investigating Insulin Monomer and Hexamer Formation with Langmuir Monolayers and Brewster Angle Microscopy (Poster Presentation)
  • August 2018: Monmouth College SOfIA Program
Title: Visualization Using a Ceramic 3D Printer (Oral and Poster Presentations)
  • June 2018: Richard "Doc" Kieft Summer Research Program
Title: Insulin Aggregation at the Air-Water Interface (Oral Presentation)
  • August 2017: Monmouth College SOfIA Program
Title: The Chemistry of Baking (Oral and Poster Presentations)

CHEM DEPARTMENT POSITIONS

  • General Chemistry TA: Spring 2018 - Fall 2018, Spring 2021
  • Inorganic Chemistry TA: Spring 2019
  • Organic Chemistry I/II SI: Fall 2019 - Spring 2021

CLASSES

Advanced Physical Chemistry

Events

Bettendorf Jr. High School STEM Expo:

  • Setup 3D printers (Ceramic, FDM, and SLA) to demonstrate the creation of 3D elements
  • This also included a Coffee station, 2D to 3D paper folding station, and a drone station

Setting Up the Raspberry Pi

Growing Crystals

  • Towards the end of the class, we started to grow crystals. My crystal, the potassium ferricyanide crystal, along with the instructions used to make it, can be found at this link:
  • Ferricyanide Crystal

Class Summary

ACTIVITIES

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