Laurel L. Kegel, Ph.D.

*** *. ******* ***., ***. A, Fullerton, CA 92832 +1-717-***-**** ac1pok@r.postjobfree.com hps://www.linkedin.com/in/laurelkegel hp://laurelkegel.strikingly.com Measurement Science Technical Communicaon Chemical Analysis Method Development Experse in analycal techniques to probe chemical informaon as part of answering bigger quesons. Adept at various instrumental and laboratory techniques, method development, and data analysis. Proven ability in effecve communicaon and goal-oriented planning from various roles within team. E

Doctor of Philosophy in Analycal Chemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE September 2013 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Millersville University, Millersville, PA May 2008 P E

Research Scienst, InnoSense LLC, Torrance, CA 2016-2017 Develop, opmize, and commercialize engineered soluons in sensors, coangs, funconal materials, and diagnoscs

• Primary project areas; (1) Test and develop diagnosc biosensors for Alzheimer’s disease (2) Develop and produce scalable superhydrophobic, anreflecve coang for metals and opcs

• Prepared funding proposals (1 phase I SBIR DOE, 1 phase I SBIR Army, 1 phase II SBIR Army) and technical reports

• Supervised lab associates and implemented me-management skills in high-demand seng to achieve project goals

• Discussed progress formally and informally with project teammembers and customers Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2014-2016 Invesgate structure-funcon relaonship of bio-inspired surfactants

• Determined soluon-phase properes of sugar-based surfactants toward molecular tuning for specific applicaons

• Led comprehensive plan for priorizing characterizaon workflow of a large library of novel synthec surfactants

• Increased efficiency and informaon garnered from spectroscopy and tensiometry methods

• Cooperavely combined analycal assessment of soluon-phase surfactant acvitywith collaborators’ biodegradaon, tox- icity, computaonal, and synthec studies

Graduate Research Fellow, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2008-2013 Develop and characterize opcal sensor plaorms, novel instrumentaon, and methodologies

• Developed surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy instrumentaon and data analysis methods for improved spaal and spectral resoluon; including, (1) commercial FTIR aachment for NIR-SPR and (2) AFMcontrolled nanoscale SPR probe

• Characterized nanostructured sensing plaorms for use as real-me, label-free chemical sensors

• Extensively used opcal and physical characterizaon methods for thin films, nanostructures, and bulk materials

• Provided technical guidance to interdisciplinary researchers on various in-house capabilies Research Assistant, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 2007 Fabricate and electrochemically characterize conducve polymer thin films for use as an organic LED

• Invesgated electrochemical doping condions and subsequent conducvity of polymer thin films

• Developed various electrode architectures and film deposion techniques Research and Development Intern, Stoner, Inc., Quarryville, PA 2006 Quality control and development of cleaners, lubricants, and coangs

• Supported numerous producon acvies, developed quality control methods, and invesgated product improvements

• Discussed and presented progress, findings, and future direcon in weekly research meengs with technical team T S

• Analycal techniques: spectroscopy (infrared, NIR, Raman, UV-Vis, fluorescence, surface plasmon resonance, AAS, XPS), surface and p enhancement methods, chromatography (GC-MS, GC-FID, HPLC, LC-MS), electrochemistry, SEM, TEM, pro- filometry, opcal microscopy (brighield, darkfield, confocal fluorescence, etc bioassays, NMR, and AFM

• Material characterizaon: atomic force microscopy, electron microscopy, EDX, light scaering/DLS, tensiometry, contact angle, film characterizaon (abrasion, thickness, color, etc rheometry, TGA, DSC, and electroanalycal methods

• Sample preparaon: wet chemistry, spuer deposion, nanosphere lithography, thin film fabricaon (self assembly, spin coang, dip coang/Langmuir Blodgery, etc thermal evaporaon, photolithography, plasma etching, sol-gel polymer- izaon, protein immobilizaon, and metallic nanostructure synthesis

• Quantave/stascal data analysis, representaon, and interpretaon and basic chemometric analysis

• Computer applicaons: Microso Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, Project), LATEX, MATLAB, Coreldraw, basic Adobe Illustrator, basic Labview, Origin, ChemDraw, various instrumental control and image processing soware suites, basic Zemax and FRED opcal engineering soware

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• Peer Arcle Reviewer, Analycal Leers, Analycal Chemistry 2012-present

• Science Advocate, Union for Concerned Sciensts Member 2013-present

• Instrument Training and Maintenance, University of Delaware, University of Arizona, and InnoSense 2010-2017

Maintain opmal working condion of instruments; Acquire new equipment and train new users; Developed SOPs and maintenance logs

• Mentoring Student Research Assistants, University of Delaware and University of Arizona 2010-2016

Guidedhigh school to graduate level researchers in laboratory research, parcularly related toproject planning, instrument and analysis techniques, and communicaon of results

• Women’s Chemistry Group Southern Arizona American Chemical Society Member, Tucson, AZ 2014-2016

Parcipated in various public outreach projects with emphasis on encouraging young adults and women in STEM fields

• Greening Research, Educaon, and Environment Network Member, Tucson, AZ 2014-2016

Promoted green pracces through acvely guiding and implemenng greening laboratory procedures, producing monthly newsleer on associated topics, and parcipang in public outreach events

• Invited and Substute Lecturer, University of Arizona 2015

• Laboratory Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware 2008, 2013

Instructed students in quantave analysis (2 secons) and instrumental analysis laboratory courses (4 secons) ( 20 students/secon)

Effecve communicaon and organizaon of topics supported by student evaluaons at end of semester S A H

Federaon of Analycal Chemistry and Spectroscopy Sociees (FACSS) Student Poster Award at SciX 2012 University of Delaware Professional Development Award 2012 Great Rivers Affiliate American Heart Associaon Predoctoral Fellowship 2009-2011 University and departmental honors, B.S. in chemistry, Millersville University 2008 American Instute of Chemists Post-Baccalaureate Award 2008 Amos L. Schopf Endowment Scholarship 2004-2008

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1. Kegel, L. L., Szabó, L., Polt, R., Pemberton, J.E.,“Alkyl melibioside and cellobioside surfactants: Effect of sugar headgroup and alkyl chain length on performance”, Green Chemistry, 2016, 18, 4446-4460. 2. Kegel, L. L., Boyne, D., Booksh, K. S., “Sensing with prism-based near-infrared surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy on nanohole array plaorms”, Anal. Chem., 2014, 86, 7, 3355-3364. 3. Kegel, L. L., Kim, S.-S., Mizaikoff, B., Kranz, C., Booksh, K. S., “Posion dependent plasmonic interacon between a single nanoparcle and a nanohole array”, Plasmonics, 2014. 4. Kegel, L. L., Menegazzo, N., Booksh, K. S., “Adsorbate-metal bond effect on empirical determinaon of surface plasmon pen- etraon depth”, Anal. Chem., 2013, 85, 10, 4875-4883. 5. Kegel, L. L.

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y, Kim, Y.-C., Allen, D., Booksh, K. S., “Adaptable infrared surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy accessory”, Rev. Sci. Instr., 2012, 83/9, 095113.

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6. Booksh, K. S.; Menegazzo, N.; Kim, Y.-C.; Kegel, L. L.; Derrick, A.; “Apparatus and method for performing surface plasmon resonance (SPR) with an infrared (IR) spectrometer”, PCT/US2011/054716. 7. Addional 6 co-authored publicaons not included and several manuscripts in progress 8. Presented at various regional and naonal meengs; 10 conference contribuons at ACS, AOCS, SciX/FACSS, EAS, PITTCON

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