I'm a PhD candidate working as a researcher at UIC. I work in a role mentoring undergraduate and fellow graduate students in lecture and laboratory environments.
My passion for organic synthesis has spanned thousands of reactions and afforded my team multiple total syntheses of natural products and novel medicinal compounds. No two days of my job are the same!
I have very significant experience as an educator, having taught courses ranging from electrical engineering to machining, as...
I'm a PhD candidate working as a researcher at UIC. I work in a role mentoring undergraduate and fellow graduate students in lecture and laboratory environments.
My passion for organic synthesis has spanned thousands of reactions and afforded my team multiple total syntheses of natural products and novel medicinal compounds. No two days of my job are the same!
I have very significant experience as an educator, having taught courses ranging from electrical engineering to machining, as well as being certified as a Flight Instructor by the FAA. That particular certification needs to be renewed every 24 months. I must prove to the Federal Government that I am qualified to teach precisely, confidently, and accurately in safety-critical environments, and it is the equivalent of a teaching license in all 50 States. I love communicating new ideas to people!
Here are some of the nice things former students have to say about me:
Tim is a great teacher and provided fantastic insights into lab work and the chemistry field in general. He really wanted us to learn more about chemistry overall, not just organic! I have never had a teacher this willing to help their students before and am grateful for the time I spent with him!
Tim is overall an outstanding teacher. He explains material very well and if we are still confused on a topic he will reach out to us to make sure we understand in a different way. He also rearranges his schedule to help students via zoom near exam, lab report and homework deadlines. Lastly, he's very approachable. Not one person in my lab section was hesitant to ask questions, myself included.
Tim was very helpful the entire semester, he was completely understanding when we did not understand some stuff and was always there to explain further. One of the best teachers I've had so far at UIC.
Tim went above and beyond to help us understand organic laboratory concepts and even Pchem better than the professor! Tim even showed chemistry demonstrations that had to do with concepts and sa
