Degrees

2000

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, UCLA

Dissertation Title: Theoretical Bioorganic Chemistry of Antibody Catalysis

1995

A.B. Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University

Experience

2008-present

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis

2003-2008

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis

2005-present

Departmental advisor for organic chemistry graduate students

2003-2005

Consultant, Pfizer Inc., La Jolla, California

2003-2004

Co-editor (with Jeehiun Lee) of Topics in Current Chemistry 2004, 238: "Orotidine Monophosphate Decarboxylase: A Mechanistic Dialogue"

2000-2003

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, with Roald Hoffmann

1998-2000

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, with Ken Houk

1997-2000

Teaching Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1998-1999

Fellow, Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, UCLA

1998

Instructor, Mathematics and Science Scholars Program (MS2) Pre-Instruction in Science and Mathematics (PRISM), UCLA

1996-1998

Fellow, NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, UCLA

1995-1996

Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1995

Teaching Assistant, Harvard University Summer School

1994-1995

Research Assistant, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, with James Hogle

 

Fellowships and Awards

2007

Jounal of Physical Organic Chemistry Award for Early Excellence in the Field of Physical Organic Chemistry

2005

National Science Foundation CAREER Award

2000

Winstein Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

2000

Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, Academic Senate Committee on Teaching, UCLA

2000

First Prize for Graduate Students, 52nd Annual Robert B. and Blanche Campbell Student Book Collection Competition, UCLA Library

1999

Jacobs Award for Outstanding Research, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1999

Departmental Prize for Distinguished Teaching in Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1995-1999

University Fellowship, UCLA

1996-1998

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program Fellowship, NIH

1996

Departmental Award for Distinguished Teaching in Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA

1991-1995

Harvard National Scholarship

1991-1995

National Science Scholarship, United States Department of Education

1993-1994

Harvard College Scholarship

1992-1993

Monroe C. Gutman National Scholarship, Harvard University