Sharon A. Lewis, Ph.D.

ad13yp@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 405-***-****

*** *. ****** **., *** 1334, Edmond, OK 73003

Education:

B.S. Zoology, Minor Chemistry, Howard University (Washington, D.C.)

• ROTC Scholarship, Howard University

• Former Field Artillery Army Officer, Fort Sill, OK M.S. Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) Ph.D. Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) Professional Summary:

Tenured Associate Professor of Chemistry at Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma. Work experience includes 17 years as Grant Program Manager totaling $1M with the following 4 Partners:

• Carnegie Mellon University’s Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Oklahoma IdeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, and University of Oklahoma Department of Engineering

Professional Experience:

Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma

Grant Program Manager 2006-Present

• Negotiated contracts to secure over $518K from Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) over 14-years which supported over 300 STEM students to participate in local, national, and international summer internships and participate in academic year research. Managing this grant required: generating annual budgets and compiling budget justifications to support students to attend/present at local, national, and international research symposiums and allocating funds for student travel ranging from Birmingham, England to Puerto Rico to Turkey to Anaheim, CA to present their research

• Secured $272K for 6 Asphalt Pavement Development Design Research Grants which enabled my students to conduct Asphalt chemistry research and generate virgin petroleum. Securing the grant required, developing the research plan to determine how to extract the petroleum, preparing/submitting proposal to the Department of Transportation, and leveraging the research plan to manage and allocate budget to purchase equipment to conduct research projects. Once grants were secured oversaw student research to generate deliverables

• Managed $173K from Oklahoma IdeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence to finance and equip research laboratories for Chemistry/Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics Departments

• Secured $80K from Carnegie Mellon University’s Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to develop bioinformatics program over 2-years. Created structure for final content curriculum for the course and collaborated with 3-faculty members to obtain input on bioinformatics modules

Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma

Assistant/Associate Professor - Teaching, Assessments, and Curriculum Development 2003-Present

• As a Tenured, Associate Professor, over the last 20-years, have taught General Chemistry I & II lecture/laboratory, Biochemistry, Introduction to Bioinformatics, Physical Science, Physical Chemistry, and Introduction to Chemical Research.

• Previous member of the Faculty Senate, which required a selection process managed by the faculty to represent them on the Presidential Nominating Committee

• Enhanced the communication among students and faculty mentors through Zoom, GroupMe, Teams, and an Online CANVAS page, also proficient in D2L, Peer to Peer Learning, and Service Learning Recognitions and Achievements

• Professional Affiliation-American Chemical Society since 1996

• Award: David and Molly Boren Mentor Award, the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma-Spring 2018

• Award: President’s Scholar of the Year 2012