Professional Documents
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Education
University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology: Minneapolis, MN
M.S. in Chemistry, July 2000
* GPA 3.00/4.00
* Completed a Plan B (literature research) Masters emphasizing in biological che
mistry
* Completed database searches and used chemical drawing programs to do illustrat
ions for the research papers
* Worked as a graduate teaching assistant in Organic Chemistry laboratory
Carleton College: Northfield, MN
B.A. in Chemistry, June 1996
* Graduated with cum laude latin honors
* Participated in a rigorous curriculum of liberal arts and sciences
* Participated in a summer research project which involved solution-phase peptid
e synthesis
* Took part in a spring research project which involved industrial analytical an
alysis
* Taught and tutored for undergraduate organic chemistry and introductory chemis
try courses
Publications/Presentations
* Chauhan, S.S.; Varshney, A.; Verma, B.; Pennington, M.W. "Efficient Synthesis
of Protected L-phosphonophenylalanine (Ppa) Derivatives suitable for Solid Phase
Peptide Synthesis." Tetrahedron Letters 2007, 48, 4051-4054.
* Biography publication in The National Dean's List 2001
* Presented Chemistry Plan B Master's Research Papers to U of MN faculty, using
Graphics and Text on overhead slides
Professional Affiliations
* Nominated for membership into the Sigma Xi research society
* Nominated for membership into the American Chemical Society