Anne Marie Helmenstine PhD - Chemistry expert

ng. Chemistry Guide @ About.com's Guide to Chemistry. I write and edit content relating to general chemistry, demonstrations, crystals, science fair projects, elements, etc. From June 2001 to Present (14 years 7 months) Correspondent @ Wrote and edited original articles on alternative medicine, jewelrymaking, and chemistry. Responsible for advertising and promotion. From August 2003 to December 2007 (4 years 5 months) Associate Professor @ From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) Owner / Designer @ Designed, crafted, and marketed pearl, gemstone, and beaded jewelry. From 1999 to 2003 (4 years) Instructor, Quillen College of Medicine @ Taught MCAT physics and biology. Advised students on test preparation, medical school interviewing, and applications. From 2000 to 2000 (less than a year) Professor @ • Taught lectures and labs for General Biology I & II (majors), Genetics, Microbiology, Parasitology, Invertebrate Zoology, Introductory Biology (non-majors), Field Biology, Embryology, Histology, Environmental Issues, Comparative Anatomy, Scientific Research • Principal Investigator into effects of spaceflight/gravity on spiders and spider development • Responsible for pre-prof and biology student advising (10 students/year); oversight of all pre-professional students (40 students/year) • Active in college self-governance and campus activities • Responsible for pre-medical, pre-veterinary, and pre-dentistry curriculum content and implementation, budget, hiring, and program evaluation From 1994 to 1998 (4 years) Project Counselor for Space Life Sciences Training Program @ • Liaison between Florida A&M University and Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral Air Force Station • Responsible for advising and transporting 41 college students for intensive summer research program • Specifically involved with student research on spaceflight hardware design (animal maintenance, bioreactors, nutrient delivery systems for controlled ecological life support systems) • Co-Principal Investigator of effects of temperature/clinorotation on sea urchin embryogenesis and for development of gamete storage and in vitro fertilization protocols for zebrafish From 1996 to 1996 (less than a year) Technical Analyst @ • Prepared abstracts and indexed documents for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under a contract with the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) • Completed training for abstracting/indexing National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) database • Abstracted/indexed U.S. and foreign documents in DOE disciplines including combustion, fluid dynamics, renewable energy sources, nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, meteorology/weather, chemistry, toxicology, mathematics, biology, metals/alloys, ceramics, composites, military technology, astronomy and astrophysics, plasma and high energy physics, optics, hydrotechnical engineering, environmental science, government policy, Congressional hearings From 1992 to 1995 (3 years) Graduate Research Asst. (Heath & Safety Research) @ • Integrated fiberoptics and laser technology for ultra-sensitive spectroscopic detection of several biologically-important substances including carcinogens, pesticides, and toxins • Assigned specific genetic damage from aflatoxins, coal tar derivatives, and plastics monomers • Examined samples from chemically-exposed humans and animals • Experimental techniques included surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, synchronous fluorescence, capillary zone electrophoresis, scanning electron microscopy, room-temperature phosphorescence, immunological assays From 1989 to 1992 (3 years) Graduate Research Asst. (Solid State Division) @ • Utilized recombinant DNA technology to synthesize a human DNA-repair enzyme • Purified proteins for x-ray diffraction and neutron crystallography using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ion-exchange chromatography, molecular sieves, centrifugation techniques, dialysis membranes, and other experimental methods • Refined protein purification procedures • Analyzed crystallography data from small molecules • Performed DNA sequencing as part of the Human Genome Initiative From 1988 to 1989 (1 year) Graduate Research Asst. (Biology Division) @ • Applied scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to evaluate the characteristics of sputter-coated gold/palladium alloys • Analyzed STM micrographs of thin metal films to quantify the change in metal island diameter as film thickness was increased • Verified the STM results using transmission electron microscopy From 1988 to 1988 (less than a year) Computer Programmer/Systems Designer @ • Wrote a customized software package to monitor and evaluate plant power consumption, minimize raw material costs, and regulate production • Interfaced Loup Valley Alfalfa computers with those of the Burwell, NE power plant to coordinate residential and industrial power consumption • Installed backup and fail-safe systems to protect corporate records From 1987 to 1987 (less than a year) Research Assistant @ • Analyzed periodicity of variable stars in Sagittarius (focused on NSV11003) by telescopic observations and inspection of photographic plates from the years 1926-1986 • Determined that one of NSV11003's comparison stars was itself a variable star • Operated and maintained the observatory's photographic telescopes • Photographed stars and developed high-resolution glass plates for archives • Wrote computer software to help identify variable star periods • Presented observatory open houses and public lectures on astronomy From 1986 to 1986 (less than a year)
Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences @ University of Tennessee-Knoxville From 1988 to 1992 B.A., Physics, Mathematics, Music @ Hastings College From 1983 to 1988 University of Washington From 1985 to 1985 Anne Helmenstine is skilled in: HTML, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Photography, Statistics, XML, Blogging, Science, Copywriting, Editing, Physics, Copy Editing, WordPress, Newsletters, Content Management