Engineering High School

Leanne M. Pasquini

******.********@****.*** Mason Laboratory

832-***-**** 9 Hillhouse Ave.

New Have, CT 06511

EDUCATION Yale University, New Haven, CT

PhD Student, Environmental Engineering

Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department

Adviser: Dr. Julie B. Zimmerman

Expected Completion Date: May 2014

Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa (May 2007)

Major: Chemistry Minor: Education

Cumulative GPA: 93.2 (3.8/4.0 equivalent)

Kingwood High School, Kingwood, TX

High School Diploma, rank 19/950 (May 2003)

Cumulative GPA: 5.2/5.0

RESEARCH Green Design of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs)

INTERESTS Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

Green Engineering

PRESENTATIONS Poster presentation, Gordon Research Conference: Environmental Nanotechnology (June 2011)

Poster presentation, 15th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference (June 2011)

Poster presentation, 5th Annual Greener Nanoscience Conference (June 2010)

Poster presentation, 14th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference (June 2010)

Poster presentation on summer 2006 research project, ACS National Conference in Chicago (March 2007)

PROFESSIONAL American Chemical Society

MEMBERSHIPS Sigma Xi

AWARDS & ACS Green Chemistry Institute 2010 Ciba Travel Award Recipient

HONORS National Science Foundation Scholar 2010 Conference Travel Award Recipient

EPA STAR Fellowship (Awarded in 2010)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (Awarded in 2010)

Emerson Electric Company Fellowship (2009-2011)

Dean s List Honors, Hamilton College (8 semesters)

George Watson s College Teaching Fellowship, Edinburgh Scotland

Levitt Scholar, Hamilton College

Honors Senior Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Europium Doped Yttria Nanoparticles

Undergraduate Student Award 2007 from New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy

WORK Yale University, New Haven, CT (January 2011 July 2011)

EXPERIENCE SEAS Graduate Leadership Fellow, K-12 Outreach: Worked out of the Office of New Haven and State

Affairs, in partnership with a New Haven science and engineering magnet school, to connect Yale

engineering graduate students with middle school science teachers. Volunteers worked in varying capacities

ranging from classroom tutoring to presenting lectures on emerging technologies. Organized an event for

these middle school students to tour Yale engineering labs, take part in lab demonstrations conducted by

engineering graduate students and participate in an engineering design challenge.

Yale University, New Haven, CT (January 2010 May 2011)

Teaching Fellow, Green Engineering and Sustainable Design: Responsibilities include attending all classes,

holding two hours of office hours per week, grading problem sets, assisting in course planning, advising

groups on their final projects and assisting with final project evaluations.

Yale University, New Haven, CT (August 2010 December 2010)

Teaching Fellow, Greening Business Operations: Responsibilities include attending all classes and four

facility visits, one hour of office hours per week, grading problem sets and facility reports, and advising

groups on their final projects.

Saint James School, St. James, MD (January 2009 May 2009)

Teacher: Taught three introductory Chemistry classes and one AP Chemistry class, and coached junior girls

lacrosse in the spring. Boarding requirements included attendance at family style lunch and dinners four

nights per week, proctoring study hall and conducting put to bed in the oldest girls dorm one night per week

and weekend duty commitments every third weekend.

George Watson s College, Edinburgh, Scotland (August 2007 June 2008)

Teaching Fellow: Taught and provided teaching assistance in high school Chemistry classes and primary

school sciences, tutored chemistry students, taught the American Studies senior elective course, coached

girls soccer, and chaperoned school trips within and outside of Scotland.

Hamilton College Department of Chemistry, Clinton, NY (Fall Semester 2005 Fall Semester 2006)

ChemWorks Tutor: Worked with 8-12 students for two hours per week to instruct and assist them with

informational worksheets and questions prepared by Professor K. Brewer. Required one hour of preparation

time and one hour of meeting time with Professor Brewer each week.

Northfield Mount Hermon School, Northfield, MA (Summer 2006)

Teaching Intern: Requirements for this five-week summer program included teaching chemistry with a

master teacher 24 hr/week, coaching soccer 6 hr/week (20 boys ages 16-18), advising students and on-call

shifts in the dorm, and chaperoning afternoon and weekend activities. In the classroom, I taught lessons,

oversaw laboratory exercises, reviewed homework, graded tests and quizzes, and led review sessions.

Hamilton College Adirondack Adventure Program, Clinton, NY (March 2005 August 2009)

Outdoor Adventure Leader: Co-led trips of 6-10 incoming Hamilton freshmen in the Adirondacks for a

week during August. Training includes Wilderness First Aid & CPR certification and trip planning in

August.

Department of Chemistry, Hamilton College (Summer 2005)

Research Assistant: Worked with Dr. K. Brewer on a project titled, Synthesis and Optical Properties of

Calix[4]arene Rare Earth Complexes, funded by ACS-PRF grant.

LEADERSHIP SEAS Graduate Leadership Program, Yale University, Fellow (Spring 2011 Present)

& ACTIVITIES EPA STAR Conference, Panel Moderator (September 2011)

EPA STAR Conference Planning Committee, Member (February September 2011)

Science & Engineering Enrichment Program, Volunteer

Engineering & Science University Interdistrict Magnet School New Haven, CT (August 2010 May 2011)

2009 Recruitment Committee, Yale University Environmental Engineering Program, Member

2009 Langer Symposium, Yale University Department of Chemical Engineering, Committee Member

Yale Engineering Intramural Soccer Team, Member (Fall 2009 Present)

American Chemical Society Hamilton College Chapter, President (Fall 2006 Spring 2007)

Intramural Program, Hamilton College, Student Director (Fall 2003 Spring 2007)

Clinton NY Youth Soccer League, Soccer Coach (Spring 2005 Spring 2006)

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