Connor Allen

Ph.D. Candidate at Texas A&M University

New City, New York, United States

About

I am a sixth year PhD candidate in the Singleton Group at Texas A&M University. My research focuses on detailed mechanistic studies of organic reactions.

Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant at Singleton Group
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Instructional Assistant FYP at Texas A&M University
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 · 5 mos

    Assisting first year chemistry students and the professor in course organization and administration. I also hold office hours and host a review session for each test.

  • Texas A&M University (United States)
    • Graduate TA Physical Chemistry Computational Lab
      Jan 2021 - May 2021 · 5 mos

      I taught students the basics of performing QM calculations on chemical systems using the Gaussian software package.

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant for Organic Chemistry Lab
      Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 · 5 mos

      Taught undergraduate students the fundamentals of lab work in organic chemistry.

  • Research Assistant at The Hirschi Group
    Mar 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Computational approaches to transition metal-catalyzed organic reactions and bioorganic chemistry.

  • Research Assistant at Vetticatt Group
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo