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<h2>Scientist, Software Developer, Artist</h2>
<p class="lead mb-5">I enjoy doing science and helping others do science! I love electron microscopy, particularly of the TEM variety. I have experience preparing and imaging viral, bacterial, and inorganic samples, both at room temperature and at cryogenic temperatures.</p>
<p class="lead mb-5">I also enjoy writing code! I have experience with console applications using continuous integration, unit tests, version control, and collaboration. I also have experience with full-stack web application development and maintenence.</p>
<p class="lead mb-5">I love to work with my hands! I have expereince with blacksmithing, sculpting, and drawing, and I like to create.</p>
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<a href="https://www.dungeonpatron.com" style="color:white">Dungeon Patron</a>
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<p class="text-faded mb-0">Invest in dungeon-delving adventuring parties!</p>
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<strong>Sculpting</strong>
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<strong>Drawing</strong>
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<p class="text-faded mb-0">Pencil and Digital!</p>
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<strong>Games</strong>
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<p class="text-faded mb-0">Western-themed Action Rogueish!</p>
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<h2 class="mb-5">Comprehensive Experience</h2>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Education</h3>
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<h4>Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (May 2019)</h4>
<h5>University of Texas at Dallas</h5>
<h5>Richardson, TX, USA</h5>
<h6>Dissertation: “Controlling Thermal Effects on Chemical Systems”</h6>
<h6>Advisor: Professor Jeremiah. J. Gassensmith</h6>
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<h4>Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Dec 2013)</h4>
<h5>University of North Texas</h5>
<h5>Denton, TX, USA</h5>
<h6>Minor in Mathematics</h6>
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<h4>Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Dec 2013)</h4>
<h5>University of North Texas</h5>
<h5>Denton, TX, USA</h5>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Proficiencies</h3>
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<h4>Chemical Methods</h4>
<h6>ELISA, Protein assays (Lowry, Bradford), Small molecule synthesis, Plant virus isolations, Bacterial protein expression and purification, MOF synthesis</h6>
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<h4>Instrumentation Methods</h4>
<h6>TEM (Biological, CryoTEM, tomography, negative stain), Plunge freezing, SEM, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Circular dichroism spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, HPLC, ESI-MS, FT-IR spectroscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy, XPS, DLS, PXRD, Ultramicrotomy</h6>
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<h6>Team management, Lab management (Inventory, Waste, Instrument upkeep and maintenance, Scheduling), System and protocol organization</h6>
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<h4>Software and Programming</h4>
<h6>C#, T-SQL, ASP.NET, MVC, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), Adobe CS6 (Illustrator, Premiere, Photoshop), Chemdraw, Origin, TopSpin, C++, VHDL, LabView, MATLAB</h6>
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<h4>Other</h4>
<h6>UHV chamber construction and maintenance, Blacksmithing</h6>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Work</h3>
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<h4>Software Developer</h4>
<h5>dungeonpatron.com</h5>
<h6>May 2019 - Present</h6>
<h6>Hurst, TX</h6>
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<h4>Personal Shopper</h4>
<h5>Online Grocery Pickup</h5>
<h5>Walmart</h5>
<h6>Dec 2019 - Present</h6>
<h6>Weatherford, TX – Hurst, TX</h6>
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<h4>Graduate Research Assistant</h4>
<h5>Gassensmith Lab</h5>
<h5>University of Texas at Dallas</h5>
<h6>Jan 2015 – May 2019</h6>
<h6>Richardson, TX</h6>
<h6>Research Advisor: Dr. Jeremiah. J. Gassensmith</h6>
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<h4>Graduate Teaching Assistant</h4>
<h5>Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry</h5>
<h5>University of Texas at Dallas</h5>
<h6>Aug 2014 – May 2019</h6>
<h6>Richardson, TX</h6>
<h6>TA Coordinator: Dr. Gregg Dieckmann</h6>
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<h4>Lab Attendant and Consultant</h4>
<h5>Matthews Hall General Access Computer Lab</h5>
<h5>University of North Texas</h5>
<h6>Jan 2008 – May 2014</h6>
<h6>Denton, TX</h6>
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<h4>Undergraduate Research Assistant</h4>
<h5>Kelber Lab</h5>
<h5>University of North Texas</h5>
<h6>May 2012 – December 2013</h6>
<h6>Denton, TX</h6>
<h6>Research Advisor: Dr. Jeffry A. Kelber</h6>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Research</h3>
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<h4>Gassensmith Lab</h4>
<h5>University of Texas at Dallas</h5>
<h5>Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry</h5>
<h6>Research Advisor: Dr. Jeremiah. J. Gassensmith</h6>
<h6>Aug 2014 – May 2019</h6>
<h7>Synthesis of small molecules; small molecule bioconjugation to virus-like particles (VLPs) and proteins; VLP isolation and purification from plant material; biomaterials preparation and analysis; metal-organic framework synthesis on biomaterials, biomaterials and protein antigen surface analysis; extensive electron microscopy (TEM and SEM) characterization and analysis of VLP-based materials; Lab Safety Officer and Safety Liaison; Inventory and Waste Manager, Tobacco Team Manager</h7>
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<h4>Chabal Lab</h4>
<h5>University of Texas at Dallas</h5>
<h5>Department of Materials Science</h5>
<h6>Research Advisor: Dr. Yves J. Chabal</h6>
<h6>Jun 2014 – Aug 2014</h6>
<h7>Silicon surface cleaning, etching, and functionalization; quantum dot synthesis</h7>
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<h4>Kelber Lab</h4>
<h5>University of North Texas</h5>
<h5>Department of Chemistry</h5>
<h6>Research Advisor: Dr. Jeffry A. Kelber</h6>
<h6>May 2012 – December 2013</h6>
<h7>Deposition of boron carbide thin films; plasma etching and deposition; building and maintenance of ultra-high vacuum chambers; magnetron sputtering</h7>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Teaching</h3>
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<h4>Graduate Teaching Assistant</h4>
<h6>University of Texas at Dallas</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 4473 Advanced Physical Measurements</h5>
<h6>January 2019 – May 2019</h6>
<h6>Dr. Warren Goux, Dr. Yu Huang</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 3471 Advanced Synthesis</h5>
<h6>June 2017 – May 2018</h6>
<h6>Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith, Dr. John Ferraris, Dr. Ronald Smaldone</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I, Safety TA</h5>
<h6>June 2016 – May 2017</h6>
<h6>Dr. Sandhya Gavva, Dr. Yanping Qin, Dr. Amandeep Sra</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II Lecture</h5>
<h6>January 2016 – May 2016</h6>
<h6>Dr. Jason McAfee, Dr. Stephanie Taylor</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I Lecture</h5>
<h6>August 2015 – December 2015</h6>
<h6>Dr. Jason McAfee, Dr. John Sibert</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II Laboratory</h5>
<h6>January 2015 – July 2015</h6>
<h6>Dr. Jason McAfee, Dr. Amandeep Sra</h6>
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<h5>CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I Laboratory</h5>
<h6>August 2014 – December 2014</h6>
<h6>Dr. Jason McAfee</h6>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Publications</h3>
<h5>ORCID: 0000-0003-3114-8801</h5>
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<h7>1. <b>Welch, R. P.‡</b>; Dharmarwardana, M.‡; Caicedo-Narvaez, C.; Luzuriaga, M. A.; Arimilli, B. S.; McCandless, G. T.; Fahimi, B.; Gassensmith, J. J., Reversibly Thermosalient NDI Crystal Switch, Manuscript in Preparation</h7>
<h8>‡Denotes co-first authorship and equal contribution</h8>
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<h7>2. Luzuriaga, M. A.‡; <b>Welch, R. P.‡</b>; Dharmarwardana, M.; Benjamin, C. E.; Li, S.; Shahrivarkevishai, A.; Popal, S; Tuong, L. H.; Creswell, C. T.; Gassensmith, J. J., Enhanced Stability and Controlled Delivery of MOF Encapsulated Vaccines and Their Immunogenic Response In Vivo. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11 (10), 9740-9746</h7>
<h8>‡Denotes co-first authorship and equal contribution</h8>
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<h7>3. <b>Welch, R. P.</b>; Lee, H.; Luzuriaga, M. A.; Brohlin, O. R.; Gassensmith, J. J., Protein-Polymer Delivery: Chemistry from the Cold Chain to the Clinic. Bioconjugate Chem. 2018, 29 (9), 2867-2883.</h7>
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<h7>4. Lee, H.; Benjamin, C. E.; Nowak, C. M.; Tuong, L. H.; <b>Welch, R. P.</b>; Chen, Z.; Dharmarwardana, M.; Murray, K. W.; Bleris, L.; D'Arcy, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Regulating the Uptake of Viral Nanoparticles in Macrophage and Cancer Cells via a pH Switch. Mol. Pharm. 2018, 15 (8), 2984-2990</h7>
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<h7>5. Li, S.; Dharmarwardana, M.; <b>Welch, R. P.</b>; Benjamin, C. E.; Shamir, A. M.; Nielsen, S. O.; Gassensmith, J. J., Investigation of Controlled Growth of Metal–Organic Frameworks on Anisotropic Virus Particles. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10 (21), 18161-18169.</h7>
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<h7>6. Chen, Z.; Boyd, S. D.; Calvo, J. S.; Murray, K. W.; Mejia, G. L.; Benjamin, C. E.; <b>Welch, R. P.</b>; Winkler, D. D.; Meloni, G.; D’Arcy, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Fluorescent Functionalization across Quaternary Structure in a Virus-like Particle. Bioconjugate Chem. 2017, 28 (9), 2277-2283.</h7>
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<h7>7. Dharmarwardana, M.; <b>Welch, R. P.</b>; Kwon, S.; Nguyen, V. K.; McCandless, G. T.; Omary, M. A.; Gassensmith, J. J., Thermo-mechanically responsive crystalline organic cantilever. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53 (71), 9890-9893.</h7>
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<h7>8. Li, S.; Dharmarwardana, M.; <b>Welch, R. P.</b>; Ren, Y.; Thompson, C. M.; Smaldone, R. A.; Gassensmith, J. J., Template-Directed Synthesis of Porous and Protective Core–Shell Bionanoparticles. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55 (36), 10691-10696.</h7>
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<h7>9. Chen, X.; Kazi, H.; Cao, Y.; Dong, B.; Pasquale, F. L.; Colón Santana, J. A.; Cao, S.; Street, M.; <b>Welch, R.</b>; Binek, C.; Enders, A.; Kelber, J. A.; Dowben, P. A., Ultrathin chromia films grown with preferential texture on metallic, semimetallic and insulating substrates. Mater. Chem. Phys. 2015, 149–150 (0), 113-123.</h7>
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<h7>10. Pasquale, F. L.; James, R.; <b>Welch, R.</b>; Echeverria, E.; Dowben, P. A.; Kelber, J. A., Novel Cross-Linked Ortho-Carborane and Ortho-Carborane:Y (Y=1,4-Diaminobenzene, Pyridine, Benzene) Polymer Films: A New Class of Carborane-Based Materials with Tunable Electronic Structure. ECS Trans. 2013, 53 (1), 303-310.</h7>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Presentations</h3>
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<h7>1. Welch, R P.; Luzuriaga, M. A.; Li, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Contributed talk on “Immunoassay Investigation of Vaccine Carrier Stability Within ZIF-8 Encapsulation”, 256th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, USA. August 19, 2018</h7>
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<h7>2. Welch, R P.; Luzuriaga, M. A.; Li, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Contributed talk on “Immunoassay Investigation of Vaccine Carrier Stability Within ZIF-8 Encapsulation”, 51st Annual Meeting-in-Miniature (DFW ACS), Dallas, TX, USA. April 21, 2018</h7>
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<h7>3. Welch, R P.; Luzuriaga, M. A.; Li, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Contributed talk on “Immunoassay Investigation of Vaccine Carrier Stability Within ZIF-8 Encapsulation”, UT Dallas/Texas A&M Agrilife Research Extension Joint Symposium, Richardson, TX, USA. March 16, 2018</h7>
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<h7>4. Welch, R P.; Li, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Contributed talk on “Template Directed Synthesis of Porous and Protective Core-Shell Bionanoparticles”, Texas Soft Matter Meeting, Richardson, TX, USA. August 12, 2016</h7>
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<h7>5. Welch, R P.; Li, S.; Gassensmith, J. J., Poster presentation on “Tobacco Mosaic Virus Stabilized By Coordination Polymers”, 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. March 13, 2016</h7>
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<h7>6. Welch, R P.; Li, S.; Dharmarwardana, M.; Gassensmith, J. J., Contributed talk on “Novel Synthesis of 3D Ordered Macroporus Structures”, Texas Soft Matter Meeting, August 21, 2015</h7>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Professional Memberships</h3>
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<h7>American Chemical Society: 2015 – 2020</h7>
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<h3 class="text-secondary mb-2">Awards</h3>
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<h7>Happy To Help Associate of the Month, Feb 2020, Walmart #963</h7>
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<h7>Nominated for the 2019 President’s Teaching Excellence Award for Teaching Assistants at the University of Texas at Dallas</h7>
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<h5>Contact me at:</h5>
<h7>welch (dot) raymond (at) gmail (dot) com</h7>
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