To demonstrate my knowledge of applying research methods, I am providing 3 recent formal reports from courses.

Applying Research Methods Examples

CHEM 4480 Directed Studies: Developing an Ortho-metalation Organic Synthesis Laboratory Activity with Applications to AgricultureDownload

  • This report was a course assignment for CHEM 4480: Directed Studies. It summarizes the application of ortho-metalation reactions in making novel herbicides from different secondary amines. Additionally, this work was used in improving the fourth-year CHEM 4420 laboratory for future students.
CHEM 4420 Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Synthesis of 2-iodobiphenyl by the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling of bromobezene and (o-iodophenyl)boranediolDownload

  • This report was a course assignment for CHEM 4420: Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory. It focused on the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction, which is a very important trans-metallation reaction for the coupling of carbon-carbon bonds. It was formatted following the American Chemical Society’s Organic Letters template to give experience in writing for journals.
CHEM 3170 Instrumental Analysis: Determination of Trace Metals in Bee Pollen by ICP-MS: Comparing Dilute and Shoot and Digestion Sample Preparation MethodsDownload

  • This report was a course assignment for CHEM 3170: Instrumental Analysis. It was a continuation of my research project with Dr. Kingsley Donkor, where I compared sample preparation methods of Canadian bee pollen through inductively coupled plasma – mass spectrometry. This experience taught me how to critically consider different sample preparation methods for analytical chemistry.