Assistant High School

ABRAHAM SHENGHUR

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in the pharmaceutical industry that utilizes analytical

and wet lab techniques.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Chemistry California State University, Fullerton (June

2013)

. Thesis title: "Production of atmospheric nitrous acid from the

reaction of nitrogen dioxide with organic molecules: a quantum

mechanical study."

. Completed, in addition to required courses, graduate-level organic

spectroscopy and organic synthesis.

. Received the Lyle Wallace Award for Service to the Department, and the

Book Scholarship Award.

Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry University of California, Riverside (June 2008)

EXPERIENCE

California State University, Fullerton-Department of Chemistry and

Biochemistry

Graduate Research Assistant (June 2010(June 2013)

. Gained certification on HPLC from the Academy Savant e-Learning course

(June 2013).

. Computed and analyzed the production of atmospherically relevant

nitrous acid using computer modeling.

. Participated in poster presentations displaying research results at

atmospheric symposiums: Caltech (2013); CSUF (2012); UCI (2011).

. Mentored three high school students conducting a summer research

internship regarding atmospheric chemistry issues.

Teaching Assistant (August 2010(May 2013)

. Assisted more than 45 students per semester with general chemistry-

related questions, graded exams, and recorded grades.

Part-time Lecturer (April 2012(May 2012)

. Taught Computational Chemistry to 15 students, covering the basics of

GaussView 5 for chemical modeling and Gaussian 09 for calculating

thermodynamic data.

San Bernardino Valley College

Post-baccalaureate Honors Research (August 2008(May 2009)

. Developed a silica gel chromatography column separating ethanol and

toluene mixtures and analyzed with FT-IR spectroscopy and

refractometry.

. Collected samples with various organic laboratory techniques such as

vacuum filtration, rotary evaporation, fractional distillation, and

solvent extraction.

University of California, Riverside-Department of Chemistry

Laboratory Experience (September 2007(May 2008)

. Analyzed synthetic impurities in over-the-counter medicine using LCMS.

. Measured spectra of dye solutions, compared the responses and spectra,

and calculated detection limits all with UV-Vis and Fluorescence

spectroscopy.

. Prepared standards and samples to qualitatively and quantitatively

determine blood-alcohol levels in serum with GC-FID.

. Characterized unknown organic compounds with FT-IR along with proton

NMR spectroscopy.

. Applied atomic emission spectroscopy for the measurement of trace

metals in bone samples using ICP-AES.

. Utilized a pH meter to detect fluoride concentration in mouthwash.

. Titrated vitamin C with basic solutions to determine the acidity.

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

. GaussView 5 molecular modeling software and Gaussian 09 molecular

properties software.

. Functional knowledge of UNIX environment.

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