This is a collection of some of my better works over the years. Many of these (especially the posters, presentations, and research papers) contain material that I don't own, so all these documents are copyrighted and may not be reproduced, adapted, or distributed without explicit consent.
Posters & Presentations
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Microteaching Presentation: Organic Stereochemistry
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- Video of a microteaching lecture on organic stereochemistry
- Originally an assignment from the Graduate Student Teaching Certificate Program at MIT
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Nanostructure Synthesis and Properties of Simple Organic and Organometallic Compounds
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- Based on my undergraduate chemistry thesis
- Presented at the 2008 University of Mississippi Sigma Xi Poster Symposium
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The Relationship Between DNA Adduct Formation and Cytotoxicity in Human HCT116 Cells Exposed to Toxic Levels of Nitric Oxide
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- Based on my undergradaute honors thesis
- Presented at the 2006 Biomedical Engineering Society Fall Conference
Scientific Papers
- NSF Proposed Plan of Research - The research proposal from my application for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (I won)
- Nucleotide Excision Repair Research Proposal - The final research proposal from my Perspectives in Biological Engineering class at MIT
- Translational Profiling of Platinum-Based Chemotherapeutics - The final research proposal from my Analysis of Biological Networks class at MIT
- Diversity-Oriented Synthesis at the Chemistry-Biology Interface - A review of recent developments in the synthesis of biologically active compounds from my Frontiers in Chemical Biology class at MIT
- Defining the Translatome: Bioorthogonal Noncanonical Amino Acid Tagging (BONCAT) - A review of recent developments in protein labelling from my Frontiers in Chemical Biology class at MIT
- Nanostructure Synthesis and Properties of Simple Organic and Organometallic Compounds - My undergraduate chemistry thesis from UM
- The Link Between DNA Lesion Formation and Cytotoxicity in Human HCT116 Cells Exposed to Toxic Levels of Nitric Oxide - My undergraduate honors thesis from UM
- Proposal to Evaluate the Use of Cyclic GMP Accumulation as a Marker of Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity - The final research proposal from my Molecular Biochemistry class at UM
College & Scholarship Essays
- NSF Personal Statement - The personal statement from my application for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (I won)
- I'm a Reader - The personal statement from my application to Amherst College (I was accepted)
- United We Stand - The personal statement from my application to Rice University (I was accepted)
- Be Prepared - The story of my path to becoming an Eagle Scout, written for the Guidepost Magazine Young Writers Contest (I didn't win)
- A Plan to Change the World - An essay written for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy scholarship content (I won)
Travel Journal
These chapters are taken from a handwritten travel journal that I began writing in January 2009. Each chapter includes memories, stories, restaurant reviews, and ramblings from the place named in the title. Please excuse the spelling and punctuation errors! Each link opens a PDF in a new window.
- Introduction
- Port Orange / Daytona Beach, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Hood Scout Reservation, MS
- Ormond Beach, FL
Miscellaneous Writings
- Teaching Philosophy Statement - The first draft of my personal teaching philosophy statement
- 2008 Honors Graduation Charge - My speech from the 2008 graduation ceremony for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at UM
- IHFTO(utfit) - FASH.101 - The first in a series of mens fashion articles I wrote for the MIT student newspaper, The Tech
- IHFTO(utfit) - Feet First (OMG, Shoes!) - The second in a series of mens fashion articles I wrote for the MIT student newspaper, The Tech
- Top Five Basic Public Speaking Tips - A short article on five simple tricks for improving your public speaking skills