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PhD in Organic Chemistry with University teaching experience
Paul L.

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Chemistry is a challenging course with a bad reputation. It is a subject that demands a lot of practice. I’m here to help you understand the material and build your confidence.

I double majored in forensic science and forensic chemistry from Utah Valley University (UVU). While I was at UVU, I absolutely fell in love with my organic chemistry class. I enjoyed being able to predict chemical reactivity and using this knowledge to make organic molecules. I quickly came to the realization...

Chemistry is a challenging course with a bad reputation. It is a subject that demands a lot of practice. I’m here to help you understand the material and build your confidence.

I double majored in forensic science and forensic chemistry from Utah Valley University (UVU). While I was at UVU, I absolutely fell in love with my organic chemistry class. I enjoyed being able to predict chemical reactivity and using this knowledge to make organic molecules. I quickly came to the realization that I thoroughly enjoyed organic chemistry and wanted to learn more.

I completed my PhD (Organic) at Brigham Young University, Provo (BYU). I explored the impact of site-specific PEGylation (polyethylene glycol) on protein conformational and proteolytic stability. I developed a structure-based method for predicting locations within proteins where PEG increases protein conformational stability and showed that PEG-based stabilization is associated with enhanced proteolytic resistance. Criteria for Selecting PEGylation Sites on Proteins for Higher Thermodynamic and Proteolytic Stability. JACS 2014, 136 (50), 17547-17560.

After my PhD, I joined the lab of Champak Chatterjee at the University of Washington as a post-doc. I used semi-synthetic strategies to generate site-selective modified cancer fighting proteins to study the structure-function of post-translationally modified proteins.

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B.S. Utah Valley University
Forensic Chemistry
Brigham Young University, Organic Chemistry
PhD
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I am currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. I teach General, Organic, and Forensic Chemistry. During graduate school at BYU, I was a teaching assistant for organic chemistry classes. I was also a mentor for many undergraduate and graduate students during my post doctoral work at the University of Washington.
Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

I am currently a lecturer at the University of Central Florida. I teach General, Organic, and Forensic Chemistry. During graduate school at BYU, I was a teaching assistant for organic chemistry classes. I also mentored many undergraduate and graduate students during my post-doctoral work at the University of Washington.

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Knowledgeable and Patient Tutor

Paul has greatly helped me just when I need it before organic chemistry tests. He really knows his stuff and is patient with me going through the material. Really recommend!!!

Camille, 8 lessons with Paul

Best tutor you can find

He was great! He shows you other way to solve problems that way you have more options when it comes to problem solving. He is very patient, which is something very important in this subject and helpful.I recommend him without a doubt.

Deborah, 4 lessons with Paul

Paul is a great Chemistry Tutor

Paul helped my son with College level Chemistry 2. He was great. My son really liked his tutoring style and is learning a lot. We will continue to work with him. Thank you Paul!

Javier, 46 lessons with Paul

Knowledgeable and Helpful

Paul showed me some excellent tips and procedures regarding my chemistry questions. After the lesson I was confident about my upcoming material. I find chemistry challenging but paul made chemistry much easier to understand so far.

James, 7 lessons with Paul

Paul is a great Chemistry Tutor

Paul helped my son with College level Chemistry 2. He was great. My son really liked his tutoring style and is learning a lot. We will continue to work with him. Thank you Paul!

Javier, 46 lessons with Paul

Excellent and Patient Tutor

Paul is an excellent tutor! He really helped prepare me for my Organic Chemistry tests. My test scores increased after my tutoring sessions with Paul and he definitely makes himself available to you and helps with whatever questions you may have. I regret not getting his help earlier because he really explains the material well and makes sure you understand a problem before moving onto the next one. I would highly recommend him!

Anjali, 6 lessons with Paul
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