Anam Jafri
Forensic Chemistry, B.S. ****
Mars, PA 16046
****.******@*****.*** or *****@***.***
Skills
Basic Skills:
Basic Solidworks, Matlab, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Advanced Organization and Data Entry, Bookkeeping, Transcription, Secretary Duties
Chemistry and Laboratory Skills:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance(NMR), Size Exclusion Chromatography(SEC), Vacuum Oven Operation, Vacuum Dehydration, Solvent Purification, Small Angle X-Ray Scattering(SAXS), Laboratory QA, Certification in laboratory and radiation safety through university, Polymer Chain Reaction(PCR)
Experience
December 2018-December 2019
Pennsylvania State University - Undergraduate Researcher
● I have worked with Dr. Robert Hickey as well as other students on research projects involving graft polymerization and diblock copolymers. August 2018-December 2018
Katerva - Intern Researcher
● Katerva is a company that seeks to find new innovations and help to evaluate and accelerate their project through funding.
● I researched science specific projects from around the world that were innovative and groundbreaking in the hopes of getting those projects additional funding for more research and development
Education
August 2017-Present
Pennsylvania State University - Forensic Chemistry, B.S.
● I am currently in my third year of a B.S. in Forensic Chemistry, and I have taken introductory materials science as well as multivariable calculus, matrices, and engineering design.
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Projects and Extracurriculars
● Secretary of the Muslim Students Associaion- active book keeping, recording, transcription, and organization of over 50 years of data
● Basic lab safety training through Penn State, including radiation safety
● My website, showing full reports of projects: https://sites.psu.edu/asj21/
● I participate in various leisure activities in clubs for dance dance revolution and a club for video games, which also hosts charity gaming events throughout the year Volunteer Experience
● 2 years of work at Animal Friends Animal Shelter
● 2 years of work at UPMC Hospital- Cranberry Campus
● 200 hours of work in various Key Club projects such as food drives, fundraiser setup and others.
● 4 years of work at The Caring Place, an establishment providing free counseling to grieving families
● 2 years of work on a security committee for Thon, a large student run fundraiser providing funding and research for children with cancer
● 7 years as a youth group leader and student teacher in the sunday school at the Muslim Association of Greater Pittsburgh
Grants:
● Erickson Discovery Grant, 2019
Related Coursework:
● CHEM 110/112 - Chemical Principles I & II
● CHEM 111/113 - Experimental Chemistry Laboratory I & II
● MATSE 202 - Introduction to Polymer Science
● MATSE 460 - Material Characterization Methods
● CHEM 210 - Organic Chemistry I
● CHEM 212/213W - Organic Chemistry II/Organic Chemistry Lab(in progress)
● BIOL 110 - Introduction to Biology with Laboratory