Joyce P.
Private tutor in Davis, CA
Education
University of California, Davis: Chemistry, B.S. (June 2012) Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto (Mar. 2012 - July 2012) UC Davis Language and Cultural Immersion Program Iowa State University (ISU): Chemistry, Ph.D. (Expected: June 2017) My tutoring service is only available on Skype or FaceTime starting 2013!
Experience
AP Scholar with Distinction: AP World History (score: 4) AP Calculus AB (5) AP Calculus BC (5) [automatic Calculus AB sub-score (5)] AP English Language (3) AP English Literature (4) Solid State/Materials Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher: Synthesis and characterization of Zintl-phase novel materials using Powder X-Ray Diffraction for high temperature thermoelectric applications (Jan. 2009 - Sept. 2010). Exploration of Crystallography - Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction (Oct. 2010 - May 2011). Synthesis and characterization of Iron-Pnictides for high-temperature superconductors (Oct. 2011 - July 2012). UC Davis Student Academic Success Center (formerly Learning Skills Center): Chemistry Tutor for General, Workload and Organic Chemistry (CHE 128A) classes - individual, classroom, and drop-in tutoring hours (Sept. 2009 - Mar. 2010). UC Davis Department of Chemistry: Academic Peer Adviser (Sept. 2010 - June 2011) Davis Bridge Educational Foundation (part of Davis Joint Unified School District): After school HW tutor for Junior High school students (Sept. 2011 - Mar. 2012). CALTeach/UC Davis Math and Science Teaching (MAST) Program (part III): Student-teacher for a high school chemistry class (Sept. 2011 - Mar. 2012). UC Davis McNair Scholars Program: 2 years preparatory program for undergraduates who are interested in pursuing a graduate Ph.D. program (Jan. 2009 - Mar. 2012). Solid-State Chemistry Graduate Researcher: (Jan. 2013 - present) Investigation of novel polar intermetallic phases and metals-rich materials and their relationship among structure, composition and properties. Characterization of newly synthesized materials using powder X-ray diffraction and single X-ray crystallography. Dissertation projects: Li intermetallics for Li-ion batteries; Ca-Cu/Al/Au-trielides quasicrystals and crystalline approximants. Publication of findings in peer reviewed journals and presentation of research at relevant symposia. ISU Department of Chemistry Teaching Assistant: second semester general chemistry lab and discussion/recitation instructor. (Aug. 2012 - present) Relevant Favorite UC Davis Classes: Inorganic Fundamentals (CHE 124A) Transition Metals Chemistry (CHE 124C; CHE 226) Symmetry and Group Theory (CHE 201) Advanced Analytical and Physical Chemistry (CHE 125) Modern Physics (PHY 9D) Vector Calculus (MAT 21D) Quantum Mechanics (CHE 110A) My tutoring service is only available on Skype or FaceTime starting 2013!
Availability
Saturday after 12 Noon, Mon/Wed/Fri after 6PM, Tues/Thurs after 5PM
Can Meet
Up to 5 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Flying a kite; meeting new people; learning about different cultures; learning different languages (like Japanese!); playing my cello; reading a good novel/self-help book; hanging out with my sisters. C: I also like to tutor for a good cause (and have done this to donate to the Red Cross for the Japanese relief efforts from the Tsunami in Spring 2011). I am willing to donate 75% of each tutoring session to a cause that we decide together or that you would like to donate toward. I'm primarily interested in tutoring to take brief breaks from my research work and to continue building up my teaching skills.
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