Technical Skills

• Environmental data analysis (R, Excel, and GIS)

• Environmental project management

• Sustainability

• Scientific research

• Method development

• Technical, scientific communication

• Literature searching, summarization, analysis, and presentation

• Chemistry laboratory techniques

Interpersonal Skills

• Leadership o Teaching and training o Effective communication

• Teamwork and collaboration

• Organization

• Sharp attention to detail

• Quick-learning and adaptability

• Conducted data analyses on air sampling data of toxic pollutants (dioxins and furans)

• Presented the findings to supervisor and fellow project members

• Researched and analyzed previous scientific literature to understand historical trends and significance of current data.

• Assisted fellow lab researchers with chemical lab duties that required strong attention to detail, as well as organizational skills by assisting with daily lab upkeep, and the maintenance of safety standards and chemical inventories.

• Used Accelerated Solvent Extraction to extract air samples collected via the Global AtmosphericPassive Sampling (GAPS) network.

• Developed experience in various chemical lab techniques, requiring a strong attention to detail to avoid contamination risks, teamwork while working with fellow lab researchers, the ability to learn new techniques quickly, and organization to ensure thorough documentation of experiments was maintained.

• A secondary project I helped with to study a new particle counter device and present my findings to the research group required innovative thinking, research skills, and effective presentation and communication skills.

• Administered chemistry laboratory sessions for 30-40 undergraduate students. Demonstrated leadership and management while teaching and implementing lab techniques, and maintaining strict COVID safety protocols within the lab setting.

• Additional responsibilities included organization and time management while grading students’ assignments and aiding them with their questions about key concepts of chemistry, while ensuring the cultivation of an inclusive learning environment.

• Utilized Ion Mobility–Mass Spectrometry (IM-MS) for the identification of lipids and fatty acids, in order to conduct a chemical analysis of biological systems at a subcellular level.

• Presented a poster of the research at a summer poster presentation conference. (July 2019)

• Prepared, tested, and analyzed a wide range of biological samples.

• Co-Authored Publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2019.116269

**(Unsihuay, D., Qiu, J., Swaroop, S., Nagornov, K. O., Kozhinov, A. N., Tsybin, Y. O., … Laskin, J.(2020). Imaging of triglycerides in tissues using nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (Nano-DESI) mass spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 448, 116269.)

Specialization: Terrestrial and Aquatics Systems

MInor in Biochemistry

• Introduction to Sustainability

• Environmental Project Management

• Quantitative Environmental Analysis

• Professional Scientific Literacy

• Climate Change Science and Modeling

• Advanced Techniques in Geographic Information Systems (GIS(

IGRAD Conference Organizing Committee            Secretary                                    Nov ‘21 – May ‘22

● Organized committee meetings, assisted team with event planning, fundraising, and outreach for the 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Research and Discovery Conference (IGRAD) at the University of Toronto Scarborough.

Purdue Acabellas                                                                             Vice President, Treasurer                    Aug ‘19 – May ‘20

● Worked to maintain the organization's success and harmony, managed events, and performances; planned rehearsal schedules and locations; communicated to receive feedback on leadership to maintain good team spirit; managed budgets and financing