Experienced Organic Chemist Offering Tutoring Services

Meegan G.

I hold bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry and have specific experience in the field of organic chemistry. I started college as a biology major. After taking organic chemistry I & II, I learned I had a strong aptitude for organic mechanisms, causing me to pursue degrees in chemistry instead. In my coursework, I was able to take many advanced organic chemistry courses which I utterly enjoyed. For the last three years, I worked as a research assistant in the Vetticatt group at Binghamton University where I conducted mechanistic research on commonly-used catalytic syntheses for small molecules. There, I did synthetic experiments as well as theoretical research as one of the group's computational chemists. In this group, I had the opportunity to travel to different universities to present my research and was also asked to give a talk at our university's annual conference. My master's thesis was on modelling the enantioselectivity of catalyzed asymmetric reactions yielding Pictet-Spengler products.
Prior to this, I also worked in a biomedical and molecular anthropology research lab for three years. There, I conducted genetic research and also acted as a teaching assistant. I would grade research papers and proposals, as well as teach basic biology lab techniques such as DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis and PCR.
For the last 4 years, I worked as a substitute teacher in the local school district, teaching grades K-12, as well as varying class sizes. I also have volunteered to tutor students struggling in organic chemistry, physical chemistry and biology. These would be either one-to-one, or small discussion groups. I have been told that I excel in scientific communication and tutoring, as I have a very deep understanding in chemical topics and do not rely on memorization. I teach leading with very basic concepts that could then be built upon to create wider understanding of even the most complex reactions.