Christian S. Foerster
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
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Education:
University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN 2010 – 2012
• Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
• GPA: 3.60
Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 1995 - 1998
• Excess of 1065 credit hours completed
Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy, Richmond, VA 1996 - 1997
• Conducted phase III clinical drug trials as a clinician
• GPA: 4.00
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 1993 - 1995
• Master of Science in Chemistry
• GPA: 3.35
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 1990 – 1993
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Biology
• GPA: 3.53
• Included course work in Physics and Biology/Ecology
Honors and Distinctions:
Senior year of High School completed at the United States Naval Academy, chemistry concentration
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Award (1989) – Recipient of a full scholarship to any state school
Ocean City Maryland Police Department Summers 1991 and 1992, Unit Citation awarded in 1991 for distinguished duty
Acknowledgement of support as an undergraduate towards a chemistry publication:
Dietze, P., “Buffer Catalysis of the Trifluoroethanolysis of Phenoxydimethylphenylsilane,” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 57, 6843 (1992).
Graduated with Departmental Honors in Chemistry 1993 and American Chemical Society Certified Degree
Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a minor in Biology
Selected & Served on the CCBC 2015 G.R.E.A.T. grading committee for Biology and Chemistry
Awarded Adjunct Faculty of Year 2014 – 15 for excellence in teaching and outstanding dedication to student success in Math and Science
Attended M.C.A.P.D. conference for 2015 – Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Conference representing the C.C.B.C. Dundalk Biology Department
5 years of service certificate as adjunct faculty
Instrumental Experience:
ATR-FTIR, IR, GC, GC-MS, UV-VIS, HPLC, TGA, DSC, AA Spectrophotometry, instrument calibration, Schlenk line and glove box techniques, cyclic voltammetry, organic synthesis, product isolation and characterization. Sterile techniques in handling bacteria, Gram staining, media use, incubation, culturing, streaking for isolation, and confluence.
Publications and Presentations:
1.Foerster, C.S., Oyler, J.M., Huestis, M., “The Effects of Varying Infusion Rates on Plasma Drug Concentrations Following Intravenous Cocaine Administration,” National Institutes of Health Summer Research Program Poster Day ’99, Bethesda, Maryland. August, 1999.
2.Dietze, P.E., Foerster, C., Xu, Y., “Catalysis of thee Trifluoroethanolysis of Dimethylphenylphenoxysilane,” Journal of Organic Chemistry, 59, 2523 (1994).
3.Foerster, C., Dietze, P., Xu, Y., “Catalysis of the Trifluoroethanolysis of Dimethlyphenylphenoxysilane,” 28th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Baltimore, Maryland. May, 1994.
4.Fitzgerald, J., Foerster, C., Haggerty, B., Rheingold, A., “Iron Octaethyltetraazaporphyrins,” 25th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Madison, New Jersey. May, 1990.
Teaching Experience at the Community College of Baltimore County:
Total 170.5 credit hours taught, averaging 10.25 credit hours per semester, both at Dundalk and Essex Campuses.
1.Biology 108, “Investigating the Living World” with lab, 4 credits: recitation and lab: Spring 2014,Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016
2.Biology 110, “Molecular and Cell Biology” with lab, 4 credits: recitation: Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017 (both), Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
3.Chemistry 107, “Fundamentals of Chemistry” 3 credits: Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019
4.Chemistry 107, “Fundamentals of Chemistry – on-line” 3 credits: recitation: Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016,
5.Chemistry 108, “Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory” lab, 1 credit: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
6.Chemistry 122, “General Chemistry I Lab” 1 credit: Spring 2015
7.Biology 220, “Human Anatomy and Physiology I” with lab, 4 credits: substituted for Fall 2016, Fall 2017
8.Biology 256, “Nutrition” 3 credits: substituted for Winter 20
9.Biology 221, “Human Anatomy and Physiology II” with lab & Biology 220,”Human Anatomy and Physiology II” with lab, both 4 credits: substituted for Spring 2017
Professional Organizations:
• American Chemical Society
• Ocean City Maryland Police Department – Brothers of the Sand
References offered upon request.