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Personal Information

Senior Chemistry Major - Mathematics Minor

Hometown: Des Plaines, IL

Undergraduate Research Activities

Summer 2016: Summer Opportunity for Intellectual Activity (SOfIA) with Dr. Bradley Sturgeon & Dr. Laura Moore

Fall 2019-Spring 2020: Synthesis and Characterization of Lignin Monomers

Presentations

November 2019:

August 2016: SOfIA Presentation Poster Titles:

The Chemistry of Baking: The Basics
The Chemistry of Baking: Experiments

Interests/Activities

American Chemical Society

The Courier: Contributing Writer

Swimming

Pi Beta Phi

Career Plans

Interested in going back to school to receive a teaching license to become a high school chemistry teacher. Also looking into the Golden Apple Accelerators Program for teaching. Plan on working for IHSA refereeing for high school swim meets.

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 == Personal Information ==
-'''Year:''' Senior
+Senior Chemistry Major - Mathematics Minor
-'''Major:''' Chemistry
+Hometown: Des Plaines, IL
-'''Minor:''' Mathematics
-'''Hometown:''' Des Plaines, IL
 == Undergraduate Research Activities ==
 '''Summer 2016:''' Summer Opportunity for Intellectual Activity (SOfIA) with Dr. Bradley Sturgeon & Dr. Laura Moore
-'''Fall 2019-Spring 2020:'''  ''Synthesis and Characterization of Lignin Monomers''
+'''Fall 2019-Spring 2020:'''  ''[[Synthesis and Characterization of Lignin Monomers]]''
-'''Abstract:'''
+== Presentations ==
+November 2019:
-Lignin is the second most abundant organic polymer. The structure of lignin is composed of three monomers: p-coumaryl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, and sinapyl alcohol, which all are found in nature. These natural compounds are not cost friendly for undergraduate research. The carboxylic acid forms of these monomers (p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, and sinapic acid) can be obtained commercially. This poster will discuss our synthetic approaches to produce the alcohol forms of lignin.
-== Presentations ==
 August 2016: '''SOfIA Presentation'''
 Poster Titles:
 * ''The Chemistry of Baking: The Basics''
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 == Interests/Activities ==
 [[American Chemical Society]]
+The ''Courier'': <small>Contributing Writer</small>
 Swimming
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 == Career Plans ==
+Interested in going back to school to receive a teaching license to become a high school chemistry teacher. Also looking into the Golden Apple Accelerators Program for teaching. Plan on working for IHSA refereeing for high school swim meets.