Barbara Casavant

*D Springbrook Circle, Ithaca, NY 14850 716-***-**** adivg1@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Highly motivated, ambitious, talented, goal oriented chemist with expertise in multi-step organic synthesis, polymer synthesis, methodology development, analytical separation and characterization of synthesized products. Adept at lab maintenance, lab relocation, technical writing, and problem solving. Experienced in instrument monitoring, maintenance, and analytical method development. Highlights

Expertise in organic synthesis

Multi-step synthesis

Polymer synthesis (ROMP)

Methodology development

TLC, analytical and preparative

Crystallization

Compound purification

Membrane drop casting

Experienced Glovebox user

NMR Spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 31P)

IR/UV-Visible Spectroscopy

HPLC, preparative and analytical

Experience

Research Scientist II reporting to Kristina M. Hugar Sept 2018-Nov 2020 Ecolectro, Inc. Ithaca, NY

Systematically improving company syntheses to improve yield, efficiency, and reduce cost.

Synthesized numerous novel monomers and corresponding polymers as part of a DOE SBIR grant.

Primary synthetic contributor on several government grants.

Trained new to the team and existing scientists.

Promoted from Research Scientist I after 6 months. Graduate Research Assistant with Sherry R. Chemler Jan 2009-Dec 2014 SUNY University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Developed a methodology for the copper(II)-promoted diastereoselective dioxygenation and amino-oxygenation of allenes

(Barbara J. Casavant, Zainab M. Khoder, Ilyas A. Berhane, and Sherry R. Chemler, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 5958-5961).

Developed a methodology for the copper(II)-catalyzed enantioselective transannular carboamination of alkenes (Barbara J. Casavant, Azade S. Hosseini, and Sherry R. Chemler, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 2697-2702). Graduate Research Assistant with K. Travis Holman and Paul Roepe Sept 2005-Aug 2008 Georgetown University Washington, DC

Synthesized a series of organic molecules to serve as precursors for novel molecular containers.

Optimized protocols for the in vitro formation of beta-hematin and evaluated the efficacy of known anti-malarial drugs and novel synthetic drug compounds as beta-hematin formation inhibitors. Undergraduate Research Assistant with M. Scott Goodman May 2003-May 2005 Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY

Synthesized a series of tris(pyrazolyl)methane (TPM) ligands.

Prepared iron(II)-TPM complexes and studied their spin states at various temperatures (Margaret A. Goodman, Alexandar Y. Nazarenko, Barbara J. Casavant, Zhanjie Li, William W. Brennessel, Michael J. DeMarco, Gen Long, and M. Scott Goodman, Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 1084-1093).

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, 2017

SUNY University at Buffalo – Buffalo, NY

Gordon Harris Fellow, Alpha Chi Sigma Member

Master of Science, Chemistry, 2008

Georgetown University – Washington, DC

President – Grad. Student Org. for Chemistry

Bachelor of Art, Chemistry, 2005

Buffalo State College – Buffalo, NY

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow

Bachelor of Science, Forensic Chemistry, 2005

Buffalo State College – Buffalo, NY

President – Forensic Chemistry Club

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