Assistant University

Rebecca A. Grimme

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Altoona, PA 16602 Email: *******.******@*****.***

Education

The Pennsylvania State University U niversity Park, PA

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry M.S. Expected 2009

Thesis: The Role of Metal Electrode and Nanoparticle Surface Functionalization in a

Hybrid Biological/Organic Device for H2 Production

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA

B.S., Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude 2005

Honors Thesis: D NA Oligonucleotide Functionalized γ-Fe2O3 Core/Au Shell Nanoparticles

as a Means of Selective Separations of DNA

Honors and Awards

Student Travel Award (2008)

Best Oral Presentation at the 25th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference (2008)

1st Place Poster in Chemistry at the Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium (2008)

Incoming Graduate Student Award (2006-2007)

Dan H. Waugh Memorial Teaching Award, Honorable Mention (2006)

Shippensburg University Outstanding GPA Award (2001-2005)

American Chemical Society Award (2005)

Analytical Chemistry Award (2004)

Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Organic Chemistry, Sponsored by the

American Chemical Society and the Joint Polymer Education Committee (2003)

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants

Roberts Graduate Fellowship (2005-2006)

Shippensburg University Undergraduate Research Grant (2004-2005)

Dr. Louise J. Lienemann Chemistry Scholarship (2003-2005)

Ward Trucking Foundation Scholarship (2001-2005)

PHEAA New Economy Technology Scholarship (2002-2005)

Minnie Patton Stayman Foundation Scholarship (2001-2002)

George R. and Margaret Brindle Scholarship (2001-2002)

Activities and Organizations

Visiting Scientist at the Max Volmer Laboratory for Biophysical Chemistry, Technicalish

Universitat, and the Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany (Summer 2008)

American Chemical Society (2004-Present)

Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society (2002-Present)

Phi Sigma Pi, National Honors Fraternity (2002-Present)

Shippensburg University Chemistry Club (2001-2005)

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Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Introductory and General Chemistry Labs (2005-2006)

Graduate Teaching Assistant for General Chemistry Recitation (2006)

Research Experience

Thesis Research with Dr. John H. Golbeck, Department of Biochemistry and

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Molecular Biology, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

(2005-Present)

Studied the use of photosynthetic electron transfer proteins on metal electrode

and nanoparticle surfaces in a hybrid biological/organic system for H2 production

Research Assistant with Dr. Mary Elizabeth Williams, Department of Chemistry,

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The Pennsylvania State University (2005)

Conducted independent investigations of magnetic field flow fractionation for

separations of aqueous mixtures of magnetic nanoparticles

Undergraduate Thesis Research with Dr. John Richardson, Department of

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Chemistry and Biochemistry, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (2004-

2005)

Conducted independent research on the use of γ -Fe2O3 core/Au shell

nanoparticles in selective separations of mixtures of DNA oligonucleotides

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates with Dr.

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Mary Elizabeth Williams, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State

University (Summer 2004)

Conducted independent studies on the synthesis of γ-Fe2O3 core/Au shell

nanoparticles for separations of aqueous biological solutions

Research Skills and Techniques

Gas Chromatography Ellipsometry Thin-Film Vapor Deposition

Time-Resolved Optical Standard Electrochemical Standard Wet Chemistry

Techniques Techniques Techniques

Electron Paramagnetic Surface Enhanced Resonance Surface Enhanced Infrared

Resonance Spectroscopy Raman Spectroscopy Absorbance Spectroscopy

Clean Lab Experience at PSU’s Nanoparticle Synthesis and Standard Biochemistry and

Materials Research Institute Surface Functionalization Molecular Biology Techniques

Sigma Plot Igor Pro Microsoft Office

Selected Publications

Grimme, R.A., Lubner, C.E., Bryant, D.A., Golbeck, J.H. (2008) Photosystem I/Molecular

Wire/Nanoparticle Bioconjugates for the Production of H2, Journal of the American

Chemical Society, 130, 6308-6309.

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Grimme, R.A. and Golbeck, J.H. (2008) A Biologically Inspired Half-cell for H2

Photocatalysis, Material Matters, 3, 78-81.

Grimme, R.A., Lubner, C.E., Golbeck, J.H (2009) Maximizing H2 Production in

Photosystem I/Molecular Wire/Nanoparticle Bioconjugates, Invited Submission for “Solar

Energy Conversion” Special Issue of Dalton Transactions, (submitted).

Lubner, C.E., Grimme, R.A., Golbeck, J.H. (2009) Wiring Photosystem I for H2

Production, Invited Submission, Biochemistry (in preparation).

Selected Presentations

Oral Presentations

Grimme, R.A. “Maximizing H2 Production in Photosystem I/Molecular Wire/Pt

Nanoparticle Bioconjugates” 12th Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium, March

20-21, 2009.

Grimme, R.A. “Maximizing H2 Production in Photosystem I/Molecular Wire/Nanoparticle

Bioconjugates” 25th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, April 18-20, 2008.

Poster Presentations

Grimme, R.A. “Photosystem I/Molecular Wire/Pt Nanoparticle Bioconjugates for H2

Production” Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis, June 27-July 3, 2009.

Grimme, R.A. “Maximizing H2 Production in Photosystem I/Molecular W ire/Pt

Nanoparticle Bioconjugates” 25th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, April 18-

20, 2008.

Grimme, R.A. “Photosystem I/Molecular Wire/Nanoparticle Bioconjugates for the

Efficient Production of H2” Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium, March 28-29,

2008.

Grimme, R.A. and Lubner, C.E. “A Hybrid Biological/Organic Half-cell for H2 Production”

24th Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, April 20-22, 2007.

Lubner, C.E. and Grimme, R.A. “PS I/IsiA Supercomplex Formation in the iscA- Mutant of

Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002” Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference, April 20-22,

2007.

Grimme, R.A. “DNA Oligonucleotide Functionalize g-Fe2O3 Core/Au Shell Nanoparticles

as a Means of Selective Magnetic Separations of Mixtures of DNA” 37th Middle Atlantic

Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, May 22-25, 2005

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