Andrew Thomas
2926 N Tyndall Blvd 1, Tucson, AZ 85719
(719)290-7939

Education

/ University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
M.S in Soil and Water Science
Expected graduation: May 2016
Coursework: Soil physics, microbiology, and chemistry, risk assessment, analytical chemistry
Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO
B.A. in Chemistry / August 2014-present
August 2009-
May 2013
Areas of Concentration: Biochemistry
Graduated 5/17/2013
Coursework: Introduction to Biology 1 and 2, General Chemistry 1 and 2, Organic Chemistry 1 and 2, Cell Biology, Advanced Organic Laboratory, Modern Medicinal Chemistry, General Biochemistry, Physiology, Vertebrate Structure Lab, German Language, Immunology, Inorganic Chemistry

AWARDS

·  Graduate College Fellowship, University of Arizona
·  Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Arizona / 2014
8/2014-present
·  National Merit Finalist, Washington University in St Louis / 2009-2013

EXPERIENCE

·  Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Jon Chrover, University of Arizona Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, 8/2014-present
Responsibilities include contaminant bioaccessibility assays, ion chromatography, and x-ray diffraction. Also observed FT-infrared spectroscopy, ICP-MS, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy.
·  Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. Jeffery Arbeit, WUSM Department of Urology, 4/2012-5/2013
Responsibilities included cryosectioning, immunostaining, and fluorescence microscopy
·  Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dr. Ronald Klein, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Department of Pharmacology, 6-8/2012
Responsible for plasmid construction and preparation, restriction digests, PCR, and animal behavioral studies, observed immunostaining and rat surgical procedures
·  Laboratory Technician, Heart Rate Variability Laboratory, WUSM Department of Cardiology
3-5/2010
Analyzed data from clinical experimentation

Memberships

·  American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, student membership
·  Association of Applied Geochemists, student membership
·  Geological Society of America, student membership
·  Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society

Publications and papers

Languages

·  English – native language
·  German – speak, read, and write well
·  Russian- read well, speak reasonably well