Kamaya Ronning

Chemistry Student at University of Washington, 2026 NSF GRFP Fellow, 2025 Amgen Scholar

Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

About

Experience

  • University of Washington (On-site)
    • NMR Facility Student Assistant
      Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Cryogen fills (liquid nitrogen and helium) and maintenance on 7 NMR magnets between 200 and 800mHz. User training on Topspin3x systems and ICON systems for sample submission. Additional maintenance and diagnostics of software issues and routine gas refills for the ICP instrument.

    • Undergraduate Chemical Researcher, Xiao Lab
      Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Inorganic and organic synthesis and catalysis, specifically to create functionalized metal organic frameworks for acid-base catalysis.

  • UC Berkeley Amgen Summer Research Scholar, Toste Lab at University of California, Berkeley
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of organocatalyst thiazolium complexes for partial hydrogenation. Additional characterization through mass spectrometry and NMR.

  • Summer Research Intern, Hollingsworth Lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Jun 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Performed dip pen nanolithography, atomic force microscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy to place quantum dots and study single photon emitters.