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Jincy Joseph 146 Riverboat Village Road Cell: (207) 922-7836
South Hadley, MA 01075 [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Enthusiastic and professionally motivated analytical chemist and problem solver with familiarity
and competence with modern spectroscopic and chromatographic methods and organic synthesis
PROFILE HIGHLIGHTS
GC/MS, HPLC, GPC, LC/MS method development and sample analysis
1D, 2D and solid state NMR techniques: 13
C, 1H, COSY, DOSY, HSQC, NOESY
Structure determination of molecules using NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS, and FTIR
Mass spectrometry ionization techniques
Multi-step organic synthesis, purification, and characterization
Hands-on experience in maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instruments
Experience in working in GLP/cGMP environment
Expertise in FTIR, UV/Vis, viscosity measurement, and KF Titration
Adept in scientific software: Igor, Origin, MestRenova, ISIS Draw and ACD labs
Advanced experience in Microsoft office and data management
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Visiting Scholar
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA(10/2014-Current)
Studying the mechanisms of cellulose depolymerization using NMR techniques
GC analysis of gas phase products with FID and TCD detectors
Laboratory Instructor in Organic Chemistry
Mount Holyoke College, MA (11/2014-03/2015)
Demonstrated experiments and delivered lectures to undergraduate students in organic
chemistry labs on NMR, GC, HPLC, organic synthesis and mechanisms
Research Assistant (DOE Fellowship #DE-FG02-07ER46373)
University of Maine (06/2009-08/2014)
Accomplished the identification of hundreds of organic compounds in bio-oil
Determined the structure of products of aging in bio-oil
Identified reaction mechanisms causing instability of bio-oil
Designed and carried isotopic labeling studies to identify reactions of bio-oil with
alcohol
Techniques used: NMR, solid state NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS, GPC, HPLC, KF titration
Scientist-Synthetic Chemistry
Syngene International Ltd, Biocon, India (02/2004-03/2008)
Accomplished the synthesis of hundreds of organic molecules of pharmaceutical interest
Purification of organic molecules using column chromatography and prep HPLC
Characterization of organic molecules using NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS, and FTIR
Achieved multistep synthesis up to seven, meeting clients demands of purity and
quantity
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INSTRUMENTS KNOWN
400 MHz and 300MHz NMR
Thermo, Agilent, Shimadzu GC/MS, GC/FID, LC/MS, HPLC, GPC Instrumentation
FID, TCD, RI, UV/ Vis Detectors
FTIR-ATR spectrometer
Viscometer
Karl Fisher Titrator
EDUCATION
2014 PhD in Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA (GPA 4.0/4.0)
2003 MSc in Organic Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
2000 BSc in Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
VOLUNTEERING/ LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES
Volunteer, American Chemical Society North Eastern Regional Meeting (October 2013)
Volunteer, Expanding Your Horizon program at University of Maine (March 2013)
NSF REU Student/Undergraduate Student Mentor, University of Maine
AWARDS & HONORS
Awarded membership in Sigma Xi for Academic Achievements (April2014)
Outstanding International Student Award in Chemistry (April 2014)
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Organic Chemistry (April 2012)
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Organic Chemistry (April 2011)
PUBLICATIONS (3 additional manuscripts in preparation)
1. Joseph, J.; Baker, C.; Mukkamala, S.; Beis, S. H.; Wheeler, M. C.; DeSisto, W. J.;
Jensen, B.; Frederick, B. G. Energy Fuels 2010, 24, 5153-5162
2. Beis, S. H.; Mukkamala, S.; Hill, N.; Joseph, J.; Baker, C.; Jensen, B.; Stemmler, E. A.;
Wheeler, M. C.; Frederick, B. G.; van Heiningen, A.; Berg, A. G.; DeSisto, W. J.
Bioresources 2010, 5, 1408-1424
3. DeSisto, W. J., Hill, N., Beis, S. H.; Mukkamala, S.; Joseph, J.; Baker, C.; Ong, T.H.;
Stemmler, E. A.; Wheeler, M. C.; Frederick, B. G.; van Heiningen, A.; Energy Fuels
2010, 24, 2642-2651
SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS
2013 J. Joseph, J.Fecteau, M. Rasmussen, E. A. Stemmler, B. L. Jensen, B. G. Frederick,
North East Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, New Haven, CT
2012 J. Joseph, D. Labrecque, D. Smith, B. L. Jensen, B. G. Frederick, North East Regional
Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rochester, NY