Development Chemist @ From November 2014 to Present (1 year) Research Associate @ From October 2014 to November 2014 (2 months) Greater New York City AreaResearch Assistant @ Ph.D. : Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Polymer Science, and Material Science * Synthesis, purification and analytical characterization of surfactant, and small organic molecules from micro to grams of target * Design, synthesis, purification and analytical characterization of multidentate multifunctional polymeric surfactants via Acyclic Diene Metathesis ADMET strategy for surface coating of colloids * Design, synthesis, purification and analytical characterization of bio-conjugated polymers as a bio probe for cell imaging * Synthesis, purification, and surface modification of colloidal nanocrystals for in vivo applications * Investigate self- assembly, organization, packing, and reactivity of surfactants at organic-inorganic interface of semiconducting colloids * Explore effect of steroid loading on the affinity of steroid grafted fluorophore colloids toward synthetic lipid bilayers From September 2010 to August 2014 (4 years) Ames, IATeaching Assistant/Mentor @ Supervised and instructed students in organic and general chemistry labs and recitations, prepared teaching materials including problem sets, quizzes and exams, assisted students individually with problems they found difficult to understand • Laboratory in Elementary Organic Chemistry • Laboratory in Organic Chemistry • Laboratory in General Chemistry for Engineering Students • Laboratory in General Chemistry I • General Chemistry for Engineering Students From August 2009 to May 2014 (4 years 10 months) Ames, IASafety Officer @ Served as group safety representative in collaboration with Ames’ department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S): Assist in safety lab inspection, demonstrate positive safety behavior, improve safety culture, and implement and follow SOP’s according to regulatory guideline From September 2013 to April 2014 (8 months) Ames, IALab Coordinator - Purchasing and Supply/instrument maintenance @ Procure, maintain and order lab supplies, maintain scientific equipments From September 2011 to April 2014 (2 years 8 months) Ames IAPeer Mentor/ Student Mentor @ Trained undergraduate chemists on advanced chemistry techniques, emphasized on keeping complete and accurate scientific notes From June 2011 to August 2013 (2 years 3 months) Ames IAInstructor @ • Instructor, Organic chemistry for Science majors • Introduction to Spectroscopy techniques • Laboratory in Quantitative Analysis in Organic Chemistry • General Chemistry for Engineering Students From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Tehran, IranResearch Assistant @ Computational Chemistry and Modeling A DFT study on the gas phase structural analysis of histidine, its coordination sites, and metal effect on the aromaticity of histidine imidazole ring From 2005 to 2007 (2 years) Tehran, IranCo-op student @ Synthesized and explored phase transfer catalysts and pillared clay From 2001 to 2004 (3 years) Isfahan, Iran

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry, 4.0 @ Iowa State University From 2009 to 2014 Master's degree, Chemistry @ Sharif University of Technology From 2005 to 2007 Bachelor's Degree, Chemistry @ Isfahan University of Technology From 2000 to 2004 Cosmetic Formulations National Course @ University of Pennsylvania Elham Tavasoli is skilled in: UV/Vis, NMR, Organic Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Column Chromatography, Science, Mass Spectrometry, IR spectroscopy, FTIR, IR, HPLC, LC-MS, NMR spectroscopy, Distillation, Gas Chromatography, Information Extraction, Colloids, X-RD, Nanocrystal synthesis, Extraction, PL, Dynamic light..., Differential scanning..., Gaussian 03, Spartan 03, Nanochemistry, 2D ROESY, DOSY, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Coatings, Polymer Chemistry, Powder X-ray Diffraction