Aspiring Professional Chemist
Resume:
Kaitlin Arnashus
773-***-**** **** S Oak Park Ave Chicago, IL 60638 ***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly accomplished and committed to excellence in the field of chemistry. Extremely meticulous, efficient, and hardworking with extensive laboratory experience in analytical, physical, organic, inorganic, and biochemistry.
EDUCATION
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, ACS-certified, May 2020 Minor in Mathematics
Honors: magna cum laude
Dean’s List all semesters
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Project, “An NMR Investigation of the Micelle Formation of Phenylalanine-Containing Dipeptide Surfactants,” Chemistry Department, Carthage College, Jun. 2019 – Dec. 2019 Investigated how the pH and the cationic counterion present in solution affect the micelle formation of anionic dipeptide surfactants using NMR spectroscopy
• Prepared surfactant and counterion solutions and samples to analyze by NMR spectroscopy
• Utilized and calibrated a pH meter to measure and adjust the pH of surfactant and counterion solutions
• Analyzed data from proton NMR spectra and NMR diffusion experiments using Bruker TopSpin and Microsoft Excel
• Kept proper documentation of data in a laboratory notebook PRESENTATIONS
Senior Thesis Presentation
Presenter, “An NMR Investigation of the Micelle Formation of Phenylalanine-Containing Dipeptide Surfactants,” Dec. 2019
ACS Poster Presentation
Arnashus, Kaitlin. “NMR Investigation of Micelle Formation by Phenylalanine-Containing Dipeptide Surfactants.” ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo, Philadelphia, PA, 22-26 Mar. 2020. Conference canceled.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• American Chemical Society (ACS), member Oct. 2019-present AWARDS
• Academic Honors Scholarship, 2016
• Faculty Honors Scholarship, Apr. 2018, Apr. 2019
• Outstanding Senior in Chemistry, May 2020
SKILLS
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Bruker TopSpin, and R
• Fluent in English, proficient in Spanish
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