Matthew Valdiviezo
Fort Collins, CO 80521
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SKILLS AND TRAINING
Many hours of wet lab experience Experience with laboratory techniques such as XRD and SEM
Tutoring experience throughout higher education Quick learner of new techniques and procedures
EDUCATION
Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO 08/2021-Present
Master’s in Chemistry
Teaching experience through lab courses and tutoring
University of California Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara, CA 09/2018-06/2021
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Relevant Coursework: Organic, Physical, Analytical, and Inorganic Chemistry
Academy of the Canyons Middle College High School - Santa Clarita, CA 08/2014-06/2018
Honors Student
Honors Roll, National Honors Society Member, Leader of Chemistry/Biology Club
Chemistry/Biology Club, Journalism Club, Math Club, Bible Club
College of the Canyons - Santa Clarita, CA 08/2014-06/2018
Cum Laude Graduate
Associates in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science, Mathematics Associate in Science
Harvard University - Cambridge, MA 07/2017-08/2017
Participated in Harvard Secondary School Program over summer in 2017 to take a university chemistry course while still in high school
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Prieto Group – Fort Collins, CO 08/2021-Present
Working on developing new materials and architectures for lithium-ion battery anodes
Materials Research Laboratory, Dr. Ram Seshadri’s Group – Santa Barbara, CA 04/2019-Present
Assist postdoctoral researcher in her exploration of the properties of hybrid perovskites with organic linkers
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant – CSU 08/2021-06/2022
Taught and managed undergraduate students in general chemistry lab courses by covering chemistry lessons and assisting them through laboratory experiments
Learning Assistant - UCSB 09/2019-03/2020
Assisted students in Chem 1AL and Chem 1BL general chemistry lab courses by providing guidance on lab procedures and helping them through issues they ran into during the course of the laboratory