Project Research
Resume:
Kristin Bissonnette
Manchester, NH 03109
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https://sites.google.com/site/kristinbissonnette/
Education:
Keene State College
Keene, NH
Years Attended: 2008-2012
Graduation Date: May 5, 2012
Majors: Double major: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Overall GPA: 3.064
Research Experience:
• Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 worked with professor Dr. Colin Abernethy at Keene State College on developing new organometallic vanadium/tantalum compounds using novel inorganic synthesis method.
• Fall 2009 worked with professor Dr. James Kraly to learn about the methods and instrumentation of Capillary Electrophoresis.
• Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011 worked with professor Dr. Kristen Porter Utley using the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene sequences to better understand the evolution of the ~260 species in the subgenus Decaloba, a subgroup of passionflowers.
• Summer 2010 I attend the NSF Second Annual Undergraduate Plant Systematics Workshop At Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden from August 9-19th 2010. The point of the workshop was to learn the methods of studying plants and their evolutionary relationships by using techniques such as field work, extracting DNA, PCR, DNA sequencing, preparing anatomical slides, and SEM of pollen grains.
• Summer 2011 I had an internship at Keene State College with Dr. Nora Traviss with the Center of Biological Research Excellence (COBRE) and New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence (NH-INBRE) grants that went from June 1, 2011 to August 12, 2011. The point of the project was to compare particulate matter from diesel with particulate matter from biodiesel looking at different metrics such as particle concentration, mass concentration, and surface area of particles.
Conference Experience:
• Attended Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (N.U.R.D.S) on March 27-28, 2009
• Attended and presented a poster “Ionic Compounds Featuring Protonated Bis(Imino)Acenaphthene Cations” at the American Chemical Society Conference in Washington D.C. on August 16-19, 2009
• Attended and presented a poster “Understanding the Evolution of Passionflowers Using ITS DNA Sequences” at the Keene State College Academic Excellence Conference on April 2, 2011
• Attended and presented a poster “Biodiesel vs. Diesel: Evaluation of Real-Time Exposure Metrics” at NH-INBRE Conference in Whitefield, NH on August 1-2 2011.
Internships & Work Experience:
• Rite Aid, Manchester, NH
Assisting in Pharmacy.
Responsibilities: Cashiering, putting away prescriptions, double checking prescriptions, putting through orders
Start Date: July 2006 End Date: July 2008
• Summer 2010, 2011 (see Research Experience)
Scholarships/ Awards Received:
• 2008 Daughters of Penelope: Illios Society ($500.00)
(Only one award given per year based off of not only grades but also achievements)
• 2008 New Orthodox Association Scholarship ($1,000.00)
• 2008-2009 Undergraduate Research and Creative Project Grants ($1,375.00)
• 2010 Scholarship AHEPA($1000.00)
• 2010 Scholarship New Orthodox Association Scholarship ($500.00)
• 2010- 2011 Undergraduate Research and Creative Project Grants ($500.00)
• 2011 Keene State Academic Excellence Conference (April 2)
Clubs/Affiliation:
• National Biological Honor Society Beta Beta Beta
• American Chemical Society, 2009 - 2012
Divisions: Medicinal Chemistry Division, Biological Chemistry Division, and Organic Chemistry Division
• Chemistry Lyceum: 2008 to present, 2010-2011 Secretary
• Biology Club: 2008 to present, 2010-2011 Secretary
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