Ivanna E. Laboren, Ph.D.

Education

Baylor University – Waco, TX

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, December 2011

Research advisor: Dr. Darrin Bellert

Dissertation title: Kinetics and Mechanistic Detail of Ni+ Assisted Organic Decomposition Reaction at Low Internal Energy

Universidad Central de Venezuela – Caracas, Venezuela

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, July 2005

Research advisor: Dr. Jimmy Castillo

Thesis title: Spectroscopic Studies of Compounds with possible biological activities

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award Nominee by the Graduate School, Fall 2010
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award Nominee by the Graduate School, Fall 2009
  • Received Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award offered by the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, 2008 –2009
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award Nominee by the Graduate School, Spring 2011

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Strong background in spectroscopic and analytical techniques such asAbsorbance, Fluorescence, Thermal Lens, Resonant Two-Photon Ionization, Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization
  • Experienced in Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry and use of custom instrumentation, and high vacuum systems
  • Experience user of pulsed Nd3+:YAG, dye, and excimer laser systems
  • Authored and co-authored 6 articles, all accepted for publication in peer reviewed journals
  • Presentations at national and regional American Chemical Society (ACS) Meetings
  • Incorporated creative teaching methods into undergraduate courses
  • Fluent in written and spoken Spanish and English

PRESENTations

  • Laboren, Ivanna; Villarroel, Otsmar J.; Dee, Jason; Castleberry, Vanessa; Bellert, Darrin. From Abstracts, 67th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Austin, TX, United States, November 9-12 2011.
  • Laboren, Ivanna E.; Villarroel, Otsmar J.; Dee, S. J.; Castleberry, Vanessa A.; Klausmeyer, Kevin K.; Bellert, Darrin. J. From Abstracts of Papers, 240th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 22-26, 2010.
  • Laboren, Ivanna; Villarroel, Otsmar J.; Dee, Jason; Castleberry, Vanessa; Bellert, Darrin. From Abstracts, 65th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, El Paso, TX, United States, November 4-7 2009.
  • Laboren, Ivanna; Villarroel, Otsmar; Bellert, Darrin. J. From Abstracts of Papers, 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, United States, August 16-20, 2009.
  • Castillo, J.; Hung, J.; Rodriguez M.; Laboren, I.; Applicacion de la Espectroscopia Fototermica al Estudio de procesos de Transferencia de Energia en Compuestos Organicos con Actividad Biologica. Asociacion Venezolana para el Avance de la Ciencia LV Convencion Annual. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela November 20-25, 2005
  • Hung, J.; Castillo, J.; Laboren, I.; Rodríguez M.; Hassegawa, M. Measurement of Antiphotooxidative Properties of Isoquinoline Alkaloids Using Transient Thermal Lens Spectroscopy. SPIE Optics East, Boston-Massachusetts, October 23-26, 2005.
  • Castillo, J.; Hung, J.; Laboren, I.; Rodríguez, M. Estudio de las Propiedades Espectroscopicas de Alcaloides Isoquinolinicos. I Simposio Escuela en Biofotonica y Fotoquimica. Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela September 26-30, 2005.
  • Castillo, J.; Hung, J.; Rodriguez, M.; Bastidas, E.; Laboren, I.; Jaimes, A. Direct Led-Fluorescence Method for Mao-B Inactivation in the Treatment of Parkinson's. A. Marcano, J. L. Paz Editors, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5622, pp. 142- 147 2004.
  • Castillo, J,; Hung, J.; Rodriguez, M.; Bastidas, E.; Laboren, I.; Jaimes, A. Spectroscopic Study of Drug as Inactivators in the Treatment of Parkinson’s. 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and their Applications, Porlamar-Isla de Margarita, Venezuela October 3-8, 2004.

Publications

  • Villarroel, O. J.; Laboren, I. E.; Bellert, D. J. Low Energy Decomposition Rate Constants of Co+OC(CH3)2 into Co+CO + C2H6.J. Phys. Chem. A, 2011, manuscriptaccepted for publication.
  • Laboren, I. E.; Villarroel, O. J.; Dee, S. J.; Castleberry, V. A.; Klausmeyer, K.; Bellert, D. J. The Reaction Rate Constants and Mechanistic Detail of the Ni+ + Butanone.J. Phys. Chem. A, 2011, 115, 1810-1820.
  • Dee, S. J.; Castleberry, V. A.; Villarroel, O. J.; Laboren, I. E.; Bellert, D. J. Low Energy Reaction Rate Constants for the Ni+- Assisted Decomposition of Acetaldehyde: Observation of C-H and C-C activation.J. Phys. Chem. A, 2010, 114, 1783–1789.
  • Dee, S. J.; Castleberry, V. A.; Villarroel, O. J.; Laboren, I. E.; Frey, S. E.; Ashley, D.; Bellert, D. J. Rate Limiting Step in the Low-Energy Unimolecular Decomposition Reaction of Ni+- Acetone into Ni+CO + Ethane.J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009, 113, 14074–14080.
  • Castleberry, V. A.; Dee, S. J.; Villarroel, O. J.; Laboren, I. E.; Frey, S. E.; Bellert, D. J. The Low-Energy Unimolecular Reaction Rate Constants for the Gas Phase, Ni+-Mediated Dissociation of the C−C σ Bond in Acetone.J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009, 113,10417–10424.
  • Castleberry, V. A.; Dee, S. J.; Villarroel, O. J.; Laboren, I. E.; Bellert, D. J. Two photon resonant excitation of Copper–Rydberg levels.Phys. Lett. A, 2008, 372 (27-28), 4805-4808.

Professional Affiliation

  • Member of American Chemical Society, Physical Chemistry Division
  • Baylor Chemistry Graduate Student Association, CGSA representative 2010 –2011

Experience

Part-Time Instructor,McLennan Community College, Waco, TXJanuary 2012–Present

  • Develop course materials for introductory chemistry
  • Prepare and deliver lectures and practical sessions (power point and hand written)
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records
  • Design assessment tests

Graduate Researcher,Baylor University, Waco, TXAugust 2006 –December 2011

  • Developed a unique technique capable of directly measuringthe kinetic parameters associated with organic bond dissociation activated by transition metal cations in gaseous, ionic clusters

Teaching Assistant,Baylor University, Waco, TX August 2006 –December 2011

  • Team leader in the collaborative development of a new undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory manual
  • Collaborative involvement in upgrading the undergraduate general chemistry laboratory manual
  • Instructed the students in their laboratory work and interpreted and enforced course policies
  • Evaluated student progress and assigned grades

Visitor Scholar, Baylor University, Waco, TXApril 2006 –June 2006

  • Developed thermal grating spectroscopic instrumentation

Research Assistant,Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas, Venezuela

February 2005 – February 2006

  • Spectroscopic studies of natural products using thermal lens and thermal grating techniques

Teaching Assistant,Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas,Venezuela

May 2002–May 2004

  • Instructed the students in their laboratory work and interpreted and enforced course policies