Education Experience 2008-2010 Ph. D. Chemistry Northwestern University 2005-2008 Ph. D. Chemistry University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 2000-2005 Bachelor of Science Chemistry Texas A&M Universtity Corpus Christi Professional Experience 2004-2004 Research Assistant California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) 2005-2005 Research Assistant Texas A&M University Corpus Christi 2005-2007 Teaching Assistant University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) 2005-2007 Graduate Research Assistant University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) / California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) 2007-2010 Graduate Research Assistant Northwestern University 2010-2016 Assistant Professor of Chemsitry Texas A&M University Corpus Christi