Carnegie Mellon University

Address
Carnegie Mellon University
4400 Fifth Avenue
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Education

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
August 2009
M.S. in Chemistry

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
June 2007
B.S. in Chemistry

Publications

  1. Plichta, A.; Zhong, M.; Li, W.; Elsen, A. M.; Matyjaszewski, K. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2012, 213, 2659-2668.
  2. Elsen, A. M.; Burdyńska, J.; Park, S.; Matyjaszewski, K. Macromolecules 2012, 45, 7356-7363.
  3. Elsen, A. M.; Nicolay, R.; Matyjaszewski, K. Macromolecules 2011, 44, 1752-1754.
  4. MacCuspie, R. I.; Elsen, A. M.; Diamanti, S. J.; Patton, S. T.; Altfeder, I.; Jacobs, J.; Voevodin, A. A.;  Vaia, R. A. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 2010, 24, 590-599.
  5. Diamanti, S.; Elsen, A.; Naik, R.; Vaia, R. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113, 9993-9997.
  6. Diamanti, S.; Arifuzzaman, S.; Elsen, A.; Genzer, J.; Vaia, R. A. Polymer 2008, 49, 3770-3779.
  7. Grossie, D. A.; Fossum, E.; Elsen, A.; Meyer, T. Acta Crystallographica E 2008, 64, 2207.

Affiliations

  • American Chemical Society

Skills

  • Synthesis: small molecules, gold nanoparticles, linear and branched polymers via polycondensation chemistry, polymers via RAFT and ATRP.
  • Instrumentation: GPC, TGA, DSC, AFM, SEM, TEM, XPS, Zeta-PALS Particle Sizer, FT-IR, UV-Vis, GC/MS, NMR (1H, 13C, 31P).
  • Software: Microsoft Word, Microscoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, End Note, Chem Draw, SciFinder Scholar, Origin.

Awards

  • 2011 GSA/Provost Conference Funding Recipient, Carnegie Mellon University
  • 2011 Presidential Fellowship by the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Mellon University.
  • 2010 Presidential Fellowship by the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Mellon University.
  • 2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, Wright State University.
  • 2009 Graduate Student of the Year, Wright State University.
  • 2009 Best Graduate Poster, ACS Local Dayton Poster Session.
  • 2008 Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, Wright State University.
  • 2008 AFOSR Star Team Award, AFRL/RXBP.  WPAFB.
  • 2007 Charles J. Cleary Award for Scientific Achievement, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at WPAFB.

Experience

Research Experience
  • Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.  June 2007 – August 2009
    • Research Assistant with Professor Eric Fossum, Chemistry Department
    • Project: One-Pot Oligomeric A2 + B3 Approach to Branched Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s: Reactivity Ratio Controlled Polycondensation
    • Project:  Effect of Monomer Geometry on Extent of Cyclization in Polycondensation Reactions 
  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.  January 2007 – August 2009
    • Research Assistant with Dr. Steve Diamanti, AFRL/RXBP
    • Project:  Reactive Functionality of Buffer and Peptide in Gold Nanoparticle Formation
    • Project: Reactive Paterning via Post-Functionalization of Polymer Brushes Utilizing Disuccinimidyl Carbonate Activation to Couple Primary Amines
  • Research Assistant with Dr. Robert MacCuspie, AFRL/RXBP
    • Project: Purification – Chemical Structure – Electrical Property Relationship in Gold Nanoparticle Liquids
  • Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.  March 2005 – January 2007
    • Research Assistant with Professor Kenneth Turnbull, Chemistry Department
    • Project:  Suzuki Coupling of 4-Phenyl Sydnone.
Teaching Experience
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  August 2009 – Present
    • Teaching Assistant for Laboratory One with Professor Karen Stump, Chemistry Department.
  • Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.  September 2007 – June 2009
    • Teaching Assistant for Organic Laboratories with Professors Kenneth Turnbull, William Feld and Daniel Ketcha, Chemistry Department.
Leadership Experience
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  January 2010 – Present
    • Lab Manager

Presentations

  • The 242th ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO, USA. August 28 - September 1, 2011.
  • Gordon Research Conference, South Hadley, MA. June 20-21, 2009.
  • The 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. March 22-26, 2009.