Assistant Technology

Rajendra (Raj) Ghimire

Permanent Resident

**** ***** ***. ***. *** Reno, NV 89512

abozkm@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/rajendraghimire

Mobile: +1-775-***-****

Highlights

Good people skills, likeable personality, dedicated team player and versatile leader.

Skilled in the multi-step synthesis of air, moisture and light sensitive complex organic molecules,

especially heterocycles, polymers and photochemistry.

Well versed in separation, purification and characterization techniques such as matrix isolation,

chromatography, IR, UV/Vis, NMR, GCMS, EPR, TOFMS and single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Trained in analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) at Roche Pharmaceuticals.

Proficient in identifying problems, proposing solutions, data analysis of Density Functional Theory

(DFT) calculations and computational chemistry.

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, expected Summer 2012

M.S. in chemistry with concentration in Pharmaceutical chemistry, Fairleigh Dickinson University

May 2007

M.S in chemistry, Tribhuvan University 2002

Research and related work experience

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Nevada, Reno. August 2007 to present

Designed, synthesized, purified and characterized novel trifluoromethyl diazirines, precursors of

carbenes of indole, benzothiophene, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, pyrrole and benzimidazole.

Purified and characterized target molecules and precursors using techniques such as

chromatography, IR, UV/Vis, NMR, GCMS, EPR, TOF-MS and single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Conducted and analyzed photochemical reactions and rearrangements of reactive intermediates

at low temperatures especially carbenes.

Studied, analyzed and characterized photoproducts of reactive intermediates at 10K, in solution

and at room temperature.

Carried out DFT calculations to analyze experimental results. Analyzed and compared the

theoretical results with experimental results.

Rajendra Ghimire

Summer Intern

Hoffmann-La Roche

Privately Held; Biotechnology Industry June 2006 to August 2006

Conducted experiments on dissolution of tablets and capsules in various media according

to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) laboratory standards.

Performed analysis on intrinsic dissolution of forms of API and identified polymorphs of API

Junior Research Associate

Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

Research Academy 2003 to 2004

Presented two weekly radio programs on Science and Technology for government, Radio Nepal,

covering all Nepal and privately owned FM station, Radio Sagarmatha, covering Kathmandu

Served as support member of Nepal Journal of Science and Technology (NJST)

Researched/produced NJST-published paper: Soil Fertility and Vegetation of Bhandarkhal Forest

Information System Coordinator of Fourth National Conference on Science and Technology

Publications, Presentations and Awards

Outstanding International Graduate Student Award 2011 UNR

Travel Grant UNR 2011

1 publication

Junior Research Award from Nepal Academy of Science and Technology 2003

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