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-=Personal Information=
-Senior Biochemistry Major from Rockford, IL
-=Education=
-*Monmouth College, ''Monmouth, IL'': 2017-present
-*Rock Valley College, ''Rockford, IL'': 2015-2017
-=Undergraduate Research=
-==SOfIA (Summer Opportunities for Intellectual Activity)==
-''Monmouth College, Summer 2017''
-Project: '''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell''
-*Analyzed volatile compounds associated with bread aroma using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
-*Learned about the bread making process and how to analyze GC-MS data
-==Research Experience for Undergraduates==
-''Saint Louis University, Summer 2018''
-Project: '''Biologically Compatiable Photogeneration of Atomic Oxygen Generation''', ''Dr. Ryan M. McCulla and Dr. Christopher K. Arnatt''
-*Synthesized atomic oxygen precursors that cleanly generate atomic oxygen when exposed to UV light
-*Focused in organic chemistry, photochemistry, and biology
-*Conducted a cell assay exposing breast cancer cells to the compounds I synthesized
-*Used the following instruments: Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (H-NMR), UV-Vis Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), High Pressure Flash Chromatography (HPFC)
-*Reviewed literature on photochemistry and generating atomic oxygen in biological systems
-*Prepared brief presentations to discuss the research progress for weekly meetings
-https://www.slu.edu/~rmccull2/
-==Undergraduate Biochemistry Research (BIOC 340)==
-''Monmouth College, Fall 2017-present''
-Project: '''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell''
-*Continued 2017 SOfIA project for independent research
-*Analyzing volatile compounds associated with bread aroma using GC-MS
-*Altering the bread recipe to detect changes during the bread making process
-*Performing Soxhlet extractions and steam distillations to collect liquid samples of bread aroma
-==Coffee Project==
-''Monmouth College, Spring 2018''
-''Dr. Brad Sturgeon''
-* Analyzed aromatic molecules in roasted coffee using GC-MS
-[[GC-MS X-Sorber(Sniffer) Coffee|Coffee Project Research Page]]
-=Presentations=
-==SOfIA 2017==
-'''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell''
-*Oral presentation for faculty and students in the SOfIA program
-*Prepared and presented a poster for public at Monmouth College
-==2018 REU==
-'''Biologically Compatiable Photogeneration of Atomic Oxygen Generation'''
-*Poster presentation for SLU faculty and students-August 2, 2018
-*Presented research in Science Seminar at Monmouth College-September 7, 2018
-==Independent Research==
-'''Chemistry of Baking''', ''Dr. Laura Moore and Dr. Michael Prinsell''
-*2018 National American Chemical Society Conference in New Orleans, LA
-*Alumni Science Symposium-April 9, 2018
-*Scholar's Day-April 24, 2018
-=Interests=
-Biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and analytical chemistry

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