1. Sadie Xiao Hua Novak
| 716.338.7257 | sxnovak@syr.edu |
Academic History
August 2019 - Present Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Ph.D. Chemistry
Expected May 2023
M.S. Chemistry
Expected May 2020
GPA: 3.69/4.0
August 2015 – May 2019 University of Maine, Orono, Maine
B.S. Chemistry
Honors College – High honors
GPA: 3.45/4.0
Teaching Experience
Fall 2019 - Present Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 General Chemistry I & II: Recitation
Facilitate recitation lecture sessions, teaching concepts
through a mixture of lecture, working through problem
sets, group work, and class discussion. Sessions are
designed to develop students’ reasoning skills and
allow students to
Fall 2019 – Spring 2020 General Chemistry I & II: Lab
Introduced the chemical laboratory setting to major and
non-majors, while teaching them foundational
chemistry concepts and developing scientific reasoning
skills.
Taught laboratory safety skills, ethical research skills,
and laboratory etiquette to prepare students for future
research experiences.
Spring 2019 Maine Learning Assistant, University of Maine
General Chemistry II: Lecture & Recitation – Spring 2019
Served as a lecture and recitation student teaching
assistant. Worked problems and helped facilitate
discussion for problem solving.
2. Completed the course INT 492: Maine Learning
Assistant Pedagogy, in which a variety of teaching
pedagogies were explored and discussed
Fall 2018 Peer-led Team learning, University of Maine
General Chemistry I: Lecture & Recitation – Fall 2019
Served as a peer leader to assist the professor in
reaching students, answering questions, and facilitate
discussion on foundational chemistry concepts.
Community Involvement & Service
Tutor (U.S. History)
October 2020 – Present
General member
City of Syracuse
Future Professoriate Program General Member
September 2020 - Present Syracuse University
Letters to a Pre-Scientist STEM professional
August 2019 – June 2020 Syracuse, New York
Maine State Science Fair Judge
Spring 2019 Brunswick, Maine
ResearchExperience
November 2019 - Present Advisor: Dr. James Hougland
Syracuse University
Project: Investigation of the cellular trafficking of ghrelin O-
acyltransferase
