Professional Experience, Education, Memberships, Support & Awards
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Professional Experience
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Oakland University, MI, USA August 2018 - Current
Docent, Adjunct Professor Department of Chemistry University of Jyvaskyla, Finland May 2015 - Current
Visiting Professor Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Windsor, ON, Canada Mentor: Prof. John Trant April 2017 – July 2018
Post-Doc Department of Applied Physics Aalto University, Espoo, Finland Mentor: Prof. Robin Ras September 2015 - November 2017
Academy of Finland Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Department of Chemistry University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Mentor: Prof. Kari Rissanen September 2012 - August 2015
Post-Doctoral Researcher Department of Chemistry University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Mentor: Prof. Kari Rissanen January 2009 - August 2012
Guest Scholar Department of Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA Mentor: Prof. Eric Anslyn March 2014 - May 2014
Guest Researcher Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry Free University of Berlin, Germany Mentor: Prof. Christoph Schalley Oct 2010 - Nov 2010, Feb 2009 - Mar 2009, Oct 2007 - Nov 2007
Guest Researcher Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Bonn, Germany Mentor: Prof. Christoph Schalley May 2005 - July 2005
Research Assistant Department of Chemistry University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Mentor: Prof. Kari Rissanen June 2004 - December 2004
Education
Ph.D. Degree in Organic Chemistry University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Ph.D. Supervisor: Academy Professor Kari Rissanen Grade: "Approved with Honors" January 2005 - December 2008
M.Sc. Degree in NanoScience Major: Organic Chemistry, Minor: Physical Chemistry University of Jyvaskyla; Finland Supervisor: Academy Professor Kari Rissanen Grade: "Excellent" January 2003 - September 2004
B.Sc. Degree in Chemistry Major: Chemistry, Minor: Computer Sciences University of Buea, Cameroon Grade: "Second Class Upper Division" October 1997 - July 2000
Memberships
Scientific Society
2009- American Chemical Society (ACS) 2011- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2011- Finnish Chemical Society
Support & Awards
09/2012-08/2015 The Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Academy of Finland 03/2014-05/2014 Mobility Grant to University of Texas at Austin Guest scholar by the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Collaborator: Professor Eric Anslyn 01/2009-12/2012 Post-Doctoral Researcher University of Jyvaskyla 01/2005-12/2008 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
