Analytical chemist

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BIRENDRA B. ADHIKARI

***** *** **. ******** **, T5H 3E1, AB, Canada

e-mail: *******@*****.***; Tel: 587-***-****

PROFILE

I have a PhD in chemistry and have worked as a post-doctoral researcher for three years. In my seven years research

career I have worked in diverse areas of chemistry lying at the interface of organic, physical-organic and analytical

chemistry, and phytochemistry. I have also gained experiences of chemical engineering research with a main focus on

chemical separation. My research accomplishments have been published in seventeen peer reviewed scientific journals

publishing in chemistry. In addition, I have taught general chemistry to college students and organic chemistry to

university students for five years, and I bring a unique combination of theoretical knowledge and working experiences.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly knowledgeable in design and synthesis of organic compounds ranging from small to macromolecules;

synthesis of bio-relevant organic compounds and short peptides; and development of functional materials.

• Highly acquainted with chromatographic and spectroscopic methods for analysis of complex mixtures;

separation, purification and structure determination of organic compounds.

• Proficient in research related to physical-organic chemistry, ionic and molecular recognition, development of

drug conjugates, fluorescent tagging of drugs for analytical purposes, and method development for drug

delivery using model systems.

• Highly skilled in analytical chemistry research; well acquainted with laboratory test protocols and modern

analytical techniques, sample preparation and wet lab analysis, method development and validation, strong

knowledge of good laboratory practices.

• Adept in the research work related to natural product extraction, purification, characterization, and evaluation

of bioactivity of the isolated products.

• Highly knowledgeable in the underlying principles and techniques of separation and purification engineering

such as liquid phase extraction (LLX), membrane transport phenomena, solid phase extraction (SPX), ion

exchange, adsorption, etc.

• Proficient in managing research projects from conception to completion; have v ery strong understanding of

experimental design and research strategy; developing schemes/protocols; failure analysis; analyzing results,

interpretation of experimental outcomes and job task planning.

• Experienced in training and development of junior members- coordinating and supervising ability providing

proper guidance to junior chemists in their work.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Acquired very strong understanding of reaction design, synthesis, purification and characterization of several

types of organic compounds applicable in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering.

• Developed a number of functional materials from three different class of macrocylic compounds and explored

the potentiality of new receptors for selective binding and membrane transport of drug conjugates having

receptor-complementary guest handle.

• Developed a small library of synthetic receptors as well as drug conjugates (anticancer, analgesic, enzyme

inhibitors, neurotransmitters, etc) and short peptides, and investigated various parameters effective in

achieving selective membrane transport of small, bio-relevant molecules using the synthetic receptors.

• Addressed the limitations and discovered the subtle requirements of a host-guest system to achieve effective

membrane transport of drug substances utilizing the principles of molecular recognition in vesicle-based

model systems.

• Formulated a novel synthetic route for the development of drug conjugates and fluorescently tagged

drugs/drug-like molecules which have extensive application in analytical field and in molecular imaging.

• Developed ion receptors, ion exchange resins and sorption active materials for selective binding, extraction

and transport of cations; explored analytical chemistry of metal-ligand interactions of some unusual hosts and

discovered new allosteric regulations in host-guest binding, complexation phenomena and extraction

equilibria.

• Developed some novel ion receptors which demonstrated very high potentiality for addressing environmental

challenges, especially for removal of toxic cations and radionuclides from aqueous streams.

• Developed some novel organic-inorganic composite materials and metal-organic frameworks.

• Developed new ion exchange resin that exhibited improved selectivity and affinity for solid phase extraction

and recovery of rare and technologically important metals from aqueous environment.

SKILLS

• Advanced skills in the art of organic synthesis- design, synthesis, separation, purification and characterization

of organic compounds.

• Information gathering through extensive literature review on academic and chemical databases; expertise in

planning, designing and implementing experiments applying the principles of related scientific areas.

• Trained and skilled in operating simple analytical instruments such as pH meter, viscometer, potentiometer,

particle size analyzer, and advanced instruments like IR, NMR, UV-vis and fluorescence spectrophotometers,

confocal microscope, HPLC, AAS, ICP-AES, SEM, TOC analyzer, etc; experienced in operating GPC.

• Analytical skills- reagent and sample (standard as well as analytical) preparation; gravimetric,

volumetric/titrimetric (neutralization, colorimetric, iodometric, redox titrations) and spectrophotometric

analysis; maintain and calibrate instruments; conduct routine testing using standard test protocols; new

analytical method development and validation.

• Data analysis and result interpretation; building hypothesis, designing and testing solutions to problems;

ability to think critically and scientifically for conclusion draw and job task formulation.

• Multiple job tasking, manual dexterity, ability to work under dynamic conditions and tight deadlines.

• Presentation and communication skills- gained through classroom teaching, seminars and group meetings.

• Strong interpersonal skills- communicating and cooperating with others; working in a group taking own

responsibility and sharing ideas to complete the task in timely manner with maximum efficiency; conflict

resolution, creative thinking, problem solving and decision-making ability; listening, motivating and

mentoring junior members in a group.

• Preparing technical proposals and report writing.

• Organizational and mentoring skills.

• Aptitude in learning new things and acquiring new ideas.

LANGUAGES

English (full professional skills), Nepali (native), Hindi (same proficiency as natives), Japanese (basic)

EDUCATION

PhD (Chemistry) 2008-2011

Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry Saga University, Japan

MS (Chemistry) 1999-2001

Central Department of Chemistry Tribhuvan University, Nepal

BS (Chemistry Major) 1996-1999

Prithvi Narayan Campus Tribhuvan University, Nepal

FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS

• Japan Student Service Organization (JASSO) fellowship, scholarship for international students in Japan

(2009-2010).

• Best teacher award, Kathmandu Institute of Science and Technology (2006).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Post-doctoral research assistant Jul 2012 - Aug 2014

California State University, Long Beach CA, USA

Research area: Organic and analytical chemistry, ionic and molecular recognition, transport phenomena and drug

delivery.

Apr 2011- Jun 2012

Post-doctoral researcher

Saga University Saga, Japan

Research area: physical-organic chemistry, analytical chemistry of ionic recognition and separation, chemical

engineering for separation and purification operations.

Worked at Memorial University of Newfoundland (as a part of collaborative work) for the last four months (March

2012-June 2012) in the areas of process development for separation engineering, resource recycling and recovery.

Chemistry Instructor (part time) Apr 2003 - Dec 2007

Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal

Chemistry Instructor Aug 2002 - Dec 2007

Kathmandu Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Kathmandu, Nepal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Nepal Chemical Society.

• Member of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ).

LEADERSH I P

• General secretary (2000-2001), Chemistry Student Association (ChemSA), Central Department of Chemistry,

Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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REFERENCES

Dr. Keisuke Ohto (Advisor, PhD) *****@**.****-*.**.**

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Dr Hidetaka kawakita (Co-advisor, PhD) ********@**.****-*.**.**

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Dr. Michael P. Schramm (Advisor, Post-doc) *******.*******@*****.***

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Dr. Hukum P. Acharya (Chemistry Lecturer, MS) *****@**********.***

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