Chemist

Albert W. Pilkington IV

________*** Pittsburgh Ave., Fairmont Ave, WV 26554 304-***-**** madchemist_04@yahoo.com_______

Objectives: To work with an institution/organization which will assign me to challenging projects and help me in advancing my career

Education:

Fairmont State University: B.S. Chemistry and Biotechnology (May 2012) Cumulative GPA: 3.43, Earned Hours: 146 hrs, Dean’s List, 10 semesters, President’s List 4 semesters, Outstanding Freshman Chemist Award (2008)

Career Related Experience and Skills:

Instrumentation skills:

• AA Determination of Percent Manganese, Chromium, and Nickel in Steel

• UV-Vis The Spontaneous Hydrolysis of Methyl Chloroformate

A Study of Thermodynamic Properties of Azide Binding to Equine Myoglobin, Spectrophotometric Determination of Fe(II) with 1,10-Phenanthroline

• IR Quantitative Analysis via FTIR of a mixture of toluene and cyclohexane

Synthesis, purification, and characterization of artificial banana flavoring

Characterizations for conversion of alcohols to alkyl halides

• NMR Synthesis, purification, and characterization of artificial banana flavoring

Conversion of alcohols to alkyl halides

• GC Quantitative Analysis via Gas Chromatograph

• GC-MS Determination of the concentration of toluene in two unknown samples

Experiments Designed and Independent Research:

• Lung and bronchus cancer mortality and incident rates of West Virginia compared to the United States and similar population sized states,

West Virginia Academy of Science vol 80:1, 2008

http://www.marshall.edu/wvas/PUBLIC-TOC80-1.asp

• Determination of Enthalpies of Vaporization: A Physical Chemistry Experiment

(Spring 2010)

• Iron(III) Thiocyanate: Chemical Equilibrium and Ionic Strength Effects

(Fall 2011)

• Inhibition of GSK-3β through a potent and highly selective small molecule: 3-(5-bromo-1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-4-(7-(hydroxymethyl)furo[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione”

-Currently in progress (Spring 2012)

General Lab Techniques:

• Melting-Point, Extraction and Washing, Schlenck line techniques, Exhaustive Dialysis, Acid-Base and Electrochemical Titrations, Recrystallization, Distillation, Rotary Evaporation, Reflux, Column Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Separations, Jointware care, solution preparation….

Computer Skills

• Windows OS, MathCAD, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Vpython, Win Nuts, WinPNMR, Spartan and other various software. Very capable of learning new instrumentation software

Previous Work Experience

• Gap Inc., Sales Associate, September 2011-Present, Meadowbrook Mall, Bridgeport West Virginia, 304-***-****.

References:

Dr. Matthew Scanlon Chemistry Professor , Phone: 304-***-****, Email: ********@*************.***, Fairmont State University, Hunt Haught Hall 219, 1201 Locust Avenue Fairmont WV 26554

Dr. Erica Harvey Chemistry Professor, Phone: 304-***-****, Email: *******@*************.***, Fairmont State University, Hunt Haught Hall 217, 1201 Locust Avenue Fairmont, 26554

Dr. Andreas Baur Chemistry Professor, Phone 304-***-****, Email *****@*************.***, Fairmont State University, Hunt Haught Hall 314, 1201 Locust Ave

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