Professional Experience, Education, Memberships, Support & Awards


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Professional Experience
2018-Current: Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Oakland University, MI, USA
2015-Current: Docent, Adjunct Professor 
Department of Chemistry
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
2017-2018: Visiting Professor
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Windsor, ON, Canada
Mentor: Prof. John Trant 
2015-2017: Post-Doc 
Department of Applied Physics
Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Mentor: Prof. Robin Ras
2012-2015: Academy of Finland Post-Doctoral Research Fellow 
Department of Chemistry
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Mentor: Prof. Kari Rissanen
2009-2012: Post-Doctoral Researcher 
Department of Chemistry
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Mentor: Prof. Kari Rissanen
2014: Guest Scholar 
Department of Chemistry
The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
Mentor: Prof. Eric Anslyn
2007, 2009 & 2010: Guest Researcher 
Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry
Free University of Berlin, Germany
Mentor: Prof. Christoph Schalley
2005: Guest Researcher 
Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
The University of Bonn, Germany
Mentor: Prof. Christoph Schalley
2004: Research Assistant 
Department of Chemistry
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Mentor: Prof. Kari Rissanen

Education

2005-2008: Ph.D. Degree in Organic Chemistry 
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Ph.D. Supervisor: Academy Professor Kari Rissanen
Grade: "Approved with Honors"
2003-2004: M.Sc. Degree in NanoScience 
Major: Organic Chemistry, Minor: Physical Chemistry
University of Jyvaskyla; Finland
Supervisor: Academy Professor Kari Rissanen
Grade: "Excellent"
1997-2000: B.Sc. Degree in Chemistry 
Major: Chemistry, Minor: Computer Sciences
University of Buea, Cameroon
Grade: "Second Class Upper Division"

Memberships

Scientific Society

2009- American Chemical Society (ACS)

Support & Awards

2021-2023: American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) Doctoral New Investigator

2021-2022: Oakland University Research Excellence Fund

2021: Oakland University URC Faculty Fellowship

2021: Oakland University Black Faculty Association Summer Research Award

2012-2015: The Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Academy of Finland

2014-2014: Mobility Grant to University of Texas at Austin Guest scholar by the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Collaborator: Professor Eric Anslyn

2009-2012: Post-Doctoral Researcher University of Jyvaskyla

2005-2008: Graduate Student Grant National Graduate School of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (GSOCCB)

Several travel grants

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

The Academy of Finland

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

The German Research Foundation (DFG)

Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation Finland