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Resume:
Mariela Vazquez
San Diego, CA ***** Phone: 361-***-**** ****************@*****.***
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX December 2022
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Karen L. Wooley (2015–2022)
Dissertation Title: “Development of Core-shell Inverse Amphipolar Molecular Bottlebrush Terpolymers”
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX May 2015
B.S. in Chemistry, Minor in Mathematics
CERTIFICATIONS
OSHA CPR, First aid 2025
Lean Methods, Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt 2024
Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving Decision Making 2023
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) 2014
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA Nov. 2025–April 2026
Postdoctoral Scholar – Stauber Research Group
Synthesized molecular systems designed to interact with complex biological targets and inhibit protein-protein and protein-saccharide recognition processes as an alternative to combating anti-biotic resistant mechanisms. Characterized by NMR, DLS, and visualized by TEM.
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN
Advanced Chemist II – Polymer Development Laboratory Oct. 2024–March 2025
Advanced Chemist I – Polymer Development Laboratory Dec. 2022–Oct. 2024
Process chemist support for the manufacturing polymer product lines.
Individual contributor that communicated developed conditions and transferred knowledge from a laboratory setting to manufacturing assets.
Design and apply statistically significant experiments to guide manufacture partners by using statistical software (design of Experiments (DoE), JMP, and/or Minitab).
Safety coordinator for the Polymer Development Laboratory; plan inspections, review safety protocols, and implement changes within the group.
Acquire and use key process knowledge to specify appropriate applications.
Project planning and project management on interdivisional teams.
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX June 2015–Dec. 2022
Ph.D. Researcher – Wooley Research Group
Synthesized amphiphilic bottlebrush terpolymers nano-rod template materials with inorganic components embedded within the macromolecular configuration. Characterized by NMR, SEC, FTIR, DLS, TGA, DSC and visualized by AFM and TEM.
Synthesized and tested amphiphilic bottlebrush terpolymers as lubricant additives and surface energy modifying agents to increase the lifetime of machineries in collaboration with the mechanical engineering department. Tested through rheological methods and contact angle measurements and visualized by SEM.
Chilton Independent School District, Chilton, TX Aug. 2021–May 2022
High School Chemistry, Physics, and Anatomy and Physiology Teacher
Taught courses and laboratories using Bloom’s taxonomy hierarchical framework.
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Oct. 2015–Sept. 2018
Ph.D. Researcher – Fang Research Group
Synthesized and analyzed organic donor-acceptor conducting and perfluorinated–conjugated ladder small-molecule precursors to polymeric materials for optoelectronic applications.
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX Sept. 2011–May 2015
Undergraduate Researcher – Olson and Billiot Research Groups
Synthesis and characterization of bipyridinium–based electron deficient surfactant derivatives and electron rich hosts designed for reversible abduction and discharge (Olson), led to 2 co-authored publications.
Analyzed and characterized the physicochemical properties of amino acid-based surfactants and studied the effects of varying pH environments on the micellization organization (Billiot), led to a co-authored publication.
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX March 2015 –May 2015
Mathematics Aid – Department of Mathematics
Assisted students in the Developmental Mathematics courses understand basic mathematic concepts.
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA June 9 – Aug. 1, 2014
Undergraduate Researcher – Riley Research Groups
Used a variety of Hartree-Fock methods including symmetry adapted perturbation theory, Moller-Plesset, coupled-cluster with single and double perturbative triple excitations, led to a co-authored publication.
PUBLICATIONS
7) Gheisari, R.; Erdemir, A.; Tssigkis, V.; Vazquez, M.; Wooley, K. L.; Polycarpou, A. A. Friction, 2023, 11, 1939-1952. DOI: 10.1007/s40544-022-0733-3.
6) Mu, A.; Kim, Y.-J.; Miranda, O.; Vazquez, M.; Strzalka, J.; Xu, J.; Fang, L. ACS Materials Lett., 2022, 4, 1270–1278. DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00179.
5) Shen, Y.; Yang, X.; Song, Y.; Tran, D. K.; Wang, H.; Wilson, J.; Dong, M.; Vazquez, M.; Sun, G.; Wooley, K. L. JACS Au 2022, 2, 515–521. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00545.
4) Lewis, C.; Hughes, B. H.; Vasquez, M.; Wall, A. M.; Northrup, V. L.; Witzleb, T. J.; Billiot, E. J.; Fang, Y.; Billiot, F. H.; Morris, K. F. J. Surfact. Deterg., 2016, 19, 1175–1188. DOI: 10.1007/s11743-016-1875-y.
3) Riley, K. E.; Vazquez, M.; Umemura, C.; Miller, C.; Tran, K.–A. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 17690–17695. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603674.
2) Yuan, T.; Vazquez, M.; Goldner, A. N.; Xu, Y.; Conytrucci, R.; Firestone, M. A.; Olson, M. A.; Fang, L. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2016, 26, 8604–8612. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201603364.
1) Olson, M. A.; Messina, M. S.; Thompson, J. R.; Dawson, T. J.; Goldner, A. N.; Gaspar, D. K. S.; Vazquez, M.; Lehrman, J.A.; Sue, A. C. –H. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 5714–5720. DOI: 10.1039/C6OB00109B.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Texas A&M University–Johnson and Aviles Fellowship 2020–2022
National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship 2016–2019
National Science Foundation – TAMU LSAMP Fellowship 2015–2017
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