Zoe is a third year grad student who makes biologically active acrylate monomers, to be used as tissue adhesives that encourage wound healing. Zoe also works with peptides, polythiophenes, and graphene to make biomaterials for rebuilding bone, heart, and cartilage tissue. Zoe went to undergrad at the University of Maryland, College Park where she got dual degrees in chemistry and studio art. At UMD, Zoe studied platinum catalyst/ ligand design and synthesis under the direction of Dr. Andrei Vedernikov. (And for her art thesis, Zoe used her chemistry background to “dissect” manufactured materials like inks and plastics, as a way of exploring ideas about entropy and molecular interactions.) Zoe really likes plants and seeing the sun, so when she’s not working on making things, she’s usually gardening or riding her bike.
Education
2014 - Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D. candidate (chemistry, biomaterials)
2010 - 2014 University of Maryland, College Park
BS, Chemistry (organometallic synthesis)
Research advisor: Prof. Andrei Vedernikov
BA, Studio Art (printmaking, sculpture)
Thesis advisor: Prof. Justin Strom
Teaching experience (Carnegie Mellon University)
Jan - May 2017 Modern Organic Chemistry II
Sept - Dec 2016 Modern Organic Chemistry I
Jan - May 2016 Laboratory I: Introduction to Chemical Analysis
Oct - Dec 2015 The Science and Mathematics of Art
Sept - Dec 2015 Bioorganic Chemistry: Peptides, Proteins, and Combinatorial Chemistry
Jan - May 2015 Laboratory I: Introduction to Chemical Analysis
Sept - Dec 2014 Atoms, Molecules, and Chemical Change
Awards
2016 - 2018 ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Scholar
2013 - 2014 Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship
2010 - 2014 Senatorial Scholarship from Senator James N. Robey
2010 - 2012 Dean’s Scholarship
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