Cameron Glagola
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Bethlehem, PA 18020
Education
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry May 2013
Cumulative GPA: 3.7/4.0; Major GPA: 3.8/4.0
Research Experiences
University of Akron, College of Polymer Science, Akron, OH
NSF Student Research Internship Summer 2012
• Advisor: Dr. Steve Chuang
• Formulated coatings from photo-reactive materials
• Designed and tested a new cell to carry out photoelectrochemical reactions for
solar hydrolysis of water
• Mastered GC-MS, SEM, Solartron system, construction of dye sensitized solar
cells, and MS.
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Student Research Independent Study Academic year
2012-2013
• Advisors: Drs. Robbie Iuliucci, and Deborah Sunderland
• Utilized quantum mechanical modeling to model pnictide compounds in order to
determine the likelihood of formation
• Mastered Gaussian and Unix/Windows interfacing to model different molecules
Student Research Independent Study
Fall 2011
• Advisor: Dr. Deborah Sunderland
• Attempted to synthesize complex metal sulfides from layered double hydroxide
precursors
• Obtained proficiency in powder x-ray diffraction and materials synthesis
techniques
Student Research Internship Summer 2011
• Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Logan
• Observed the effects of three different spreading solvents on nanostructures
formed by a series of amphiphilic diblock copolymers
• Mastered the use of Langmuir trough and atomic force microscope
Student Researcher Intersession 2010
• Assisted a senior neuroscience major with independent research project
• Studied how dopamine receptors were affected in the hippocampus of
schizophrenia induced rats
• Performed perfusions of rats and removed brain from cranial cavity
• Sliced brain using micro lathe and stained in order to look for quantity of
receptors
Publications
Glagola, C.P.; Miceli, L.M.; Milchak, M.A.; Halle, E.H.; Logan, J.L.; “Polystyrene-
Poly(ethylene oxide) Diblock Coplolymer: The Effect of PS and Spreading
Concentration at the Air/Water Interface.” Langmuir, 2012, 28 (11), pp 5048-5058.
Glagola, C.P.; Iuliucci, R.; Sunderland, D. P.; “Electronic structure modeling to explore
the existence of pnictide analogs to HCN species.” (In composition)
Presentations
National American Chemistry Society Meeting and Exposition
• 245th, Chemistry of Energy and Food
Spring 2013
• 243rd, Chemistry of Life
Spring 2012
Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium August 2, 2012
W&J Energy Summit April 2012
Duquesne University Summer Research Symposium Summer 2011
Awards
Departmental Graduate of Honors in Chemistry Spring 2013
Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society, Outstanding Chemist Spring 2013
Pittsburgh ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry Spring 2012
Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society Spring 2012
Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society Spring 2010
Presidential Merit Scholar Fall 2009-2013
Activities
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Student Activities Board President Fall 2011-Spring 2013
Laboratory Assistant
Organic Chemistry Fall 2010
Environmental Chemistry Spring 2011
Instrumental Chemistry Fall 2012
• Ran titrations and ICP-OES for water chemical analysis
• Used acid digestion and ICP-OES to determine heavy metal content of toy
paints
• Ran AA for metal analysis in water
• Ran HPLC for organic separation
Quantum Mechanics Spring 2013
Computer Skills
• Proficient in MS Office software
• Proficient in Gaussian software for computational chemistry