Assistant State University
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Okemos, MI *****
Michael Howart
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OBJECTIVE I'm a motivated individual looking to obtain a challenging career that utilizes my analytic
nature, while simultaneously providing a life for my budding family in Michigan.
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SKILLS 5 years of Data Analysis
• 2 years experience as an Industrial Hygienist Assistant
• MATLAB
• Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Publisher)
• Unix
• Web Technologies (i.e. HTML, CSS, ASP, SQL, Javascript)
• Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
• Gas Chromatography
• Spectroscopy (i.e. FT-IR, NMR, XRD, and UV-Vis)
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AWARDS Research Enhancement Fellowship (2013)
• Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2013)
• Walter R. & Margaret W. Yates Memorial Scholarship (2010)
• Ralph & Dorothy Bertolacini Fellowship (2008)
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity Stipend (2007)
EXPERIENCE Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry 01/2009 – Present
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: John McCracken
• Used EPR techniques to structurally investigate Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
• Thesis: Analysis of the Involvement of Water at the Catalytic Center of Phenylalanine
Hydroxylase using 3P-ESEEM and 4P-HYSCORE Techniques
Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry 08/2012 – 05/2013
Teaching Assistant
• General Chemistry – CEM 152
• Molecular Spectroscopy – CEM 495
• Instructed UV-Visible, Rotational-Vibrational, and NMR Labs
Lecturer
• Taught key thermodynamic concepts to undergraduate students – CEM 383
Michigan State University, EHS 08/2010 – 05/2012
Assistant Industrial Hygienist
Supervisor: Bob Ceru
• Assisted Industrial Hygienists with MSU laboratory inspection
• Created toolbox to help efficiently inspect labs which included:
• National Fire Protection Association Code 45/55 Analysis (Visual Basic)
• Modeled Oxygen Deficiency Hazards (JavaScript/HTML)
• Corrective Actions Tracking System (Microsoft Access)
Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry 08/2008 – 05/2010
Teaching Assistant
• General Chemistry – CEM 142
• General Chemistry Labortaory– CEM 161
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• Analytical/Physical Laboratory – CEM 395
• Instructed Kinetics, X-Ray Diffraction, Computational Chemistry, and
Cyclic Voltammetry Labs
• Molecular Spectroscopy – CEM 495
• Instructed Rotational-Vibrational and EPR Labs
University of Michigan Flint, Department of Chemistry 01/2005 – 07/2008
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Jie Song
• Studied a new high energy density and environmentally benign dioxirane, C2O4.
• Gaussian 03 software package
• Geometry optimization using MP2/CCSD methods
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Jessica Tischler
• Studied green reductive amination using sub-critical water conditions
• Gas chromatography was used to determine product yield
PUBLICATIONS 2
PRESENTATIONS 10
EDUCATION Michigan State University 2008 – 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry
• Expected completion January 2014.
University of Michigan Flint 2004 – 2008
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry
ACTIVITIES Judge, Science Olympiad, 2009-2010. Volunteer, University of Michigan Flint Super
Science Friday, 2007. Member, Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society,
2006-2008.
REFERENCES John McCracken, PhD Katharine Hunt, PhD Kathy Severin, PhD
Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University
578 S. Shaw Lane 578 S. Shaw Lane 578 S. Shaw Lane
East Lansing, MI 48824 East Lansing, MI 48824 East Lansing, MI 48824
517.355.9715x269 517.355.9715x121 517.355.9715x372
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Robert Ceru
Department of
Environmental Health and
Safety
Michigan State University
1449 Engineering Research
Court C125 East Lansing,
MI 48824
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