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Resume:
Curriculum Vitae: Rodolfo A. Holz
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Education: Dual Bachelor of Science, Chemistry and Physics
Texas State University 2013
Work Experience
Physics Lab Instructor (Jan 2012 - Dec 2012)
Texas State University
o Presented clear experimental objectives, procedure, and associated
hazards.
o Duties included the troubleshooting of software, interfaces, and
sensors to attain the required laboratory precision.
o Grading, testing, and tutoring of students.
Chemistry Lab Instructor (Aug 2012 - Dec 2012)
Texas State University
o Duties included equipment checks, portioning of chemicals for the
experiments, and proper disposal of all experiment products.
o Prepared the laboratory and maintain stock of required chemicals and
apparatus, necessary to perform the experiments successfully.
o Ensured all experiments and functions performed within the laboratory
adhere to the prescribed safety standards, methods and protocols.
o Grading, testing, and tutoring students.
College of Science Student Clerk (Aug 2006 - May 2007)
Texas State University
o Assisted four advisors with their scheduling and updating of student
folders.
Research Experience
Physics Department
o Used a Jandel Linear four-point probe to characterize low and high
resistive samples of the organic semi-conducting polymer PEDOT to
investigate how to electrically characterize these types of polymers
efficiently.
o Created thin films of PEDOT using spin coating techniques in a clean
room environment.
o Results of my work facilitated the electrical characterization, done
by the Physics department, of newly synthesized organic polymers from
the Chemistry department. This ground work was vital in the
collaboration of both departments on this project.
Chemistry Department
o Created molecular models of polymers, crystal structures, and
complexes using modeling software on a Linux operating system. Applied
computational techniques to investigate molecular energy minimization,
molecular dynamics, crystal morphology, and physical property
prediction.
o Investigated the intercalation capabilities of cations into metal
sulfides via solvo-thermal processes. This method was an economical,
simple, and a controllable "one-pot" synthesis of intercalated metal
sulfides. Employed X-ray diffraction to characterize the synthesized
products and to determine whether intercalation occurred.
o Certified XRD Operator for the university's Bruker D8 Focus Powder X-
ray Diffractometer.
Lab Skills
Fractional Distillation Titrations
Determination of an Unknown Melting Point Determination
Acid Washing Chemical Kinetics
Organic/Inorganic Synthesis Computational Molecular Modeling
Clean Room Polymer Spin Coating Techniques
Column Chromatography Schlenk Line
Instruments
NMR UVV Spectrometer
GC-MS IR
XRD High Temperature Furnace
SEM TEM
HPLC Ellipsometer
Magnetic Susceptibility Balance Atomic Spectrometer
Gamma Ray Spectrometer Microwave Transmitter
Four Point Probe Oscilloscope
Flame Atomic Absorption
References
Texas State University
o Dr. Wilhelmus Geerts - Associate Professor of Physics, Physics
Graduate Advisor
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o Dr. Benjamin Martin - Associate Professor of Chemistry
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o Mr. David von Miller - College of Science Advising Director
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o Mr. Phillip J. Smith - Physics Lecturer
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Nationality: American
Languages: English: fluent reading, speaking, and writing.
Spanish: fluent reading, speaking, and writing.
Associations: American Chemical Society member since Jan. 2012
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