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Jincy Joseph
146 Riverboat Village Road Cell: (207) 922-7836
South Hadley, MA 01075 jincy.joseph@maine.edu
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Enthusiastic and professionally motivated analytical chemist and problem solver with familiarity
and competence with modern spectroscopic and chromatographic methods and organic synthesis
PROFILE HIGHLIGHTS
 GC/MS, HPLC, GPC, LC/MS method development and sample analysis
 1D, 2D and solid state NMR techniques: 13
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H, COSY, DOSY, HSQC, NOESY
 Structure determination of molecules using NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS, and FTIR
 Mass spectrometry ionization techniques
 Multi-step organic synthesis, purification, and characterization
 Hands-on experience in maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instruments
 Experience in working in GLP/cGMP environment
 Expertise in FTIR, UV/Vis, viscosity measurement, and KF Titration
 Adept in scientific software: Igor, Origin, MestRenova, ISIS Draw and ACD labs
 Advanced experience in Microsoft office and data management
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Visiting Scholar
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA(10/2014-Current)
 Studying the mechanisms of cellulose depolymerization using NMR techniques
 GC analysis of gas phase products with FID and TCD detectors
Laboratory Instructor in Organic Chemistry
Mount Holyoke College, MA (11/2014-03/2015)
 Demonstrated experiments and delivered lectures to undergraduate students in organic
chemistry labs on NMR, GC, HPLC, organic synthesis and mechanisms
Research Assistant (DOE Fellowship #DE-FG02-07ER46373)
University of Maine (06/2009-08/2014)
 Accomplished the identification of hundreds of organic compounds in bio-oil
 Determined the structure of products of aging in bio-oil
 Identified reaction mechanisms causing instability of bio-oil
 Designed and carried isotopic labeling studies to identify reactions of bio-oil with
alcohol
 Techniques used: NMR, solid state NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS, GPC, HPLC, KF titration
Scientist-Synthetic Chemistry
Syngene International Ltd, Biocon, India (02/2004-03/2008)
 Accomplished the synthesis of hundreds of organic molecules of pharmaceutical interest
 Purification of organic molecules using column chromatography and prep HPLC
 Characterization of organic molecules using NMR, GC/MS, LC/MS, and FTIR
 Achieved multistep synthesis up to seven, meeting clients demands of purity and
quantity

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INSTRUMENTS KNOWN
 400 MHz and 300MHz NMR
 Thermo, Agilent, Shimadzu GC/MS, GC/FID, LC/MS, HPLC, GPC Instrumentation
 FID, TCD, RI, UV/ Vis Detectors
 FTIR-ATR spectrometer
 Viscometer
 Karl Fisher Titrator
EDUCATION
2014 PhD in Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA (GPA 4.0/4.0)
2003 MSc in Organic Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
2000 BSc in Chemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
VOLUNTEERING/ LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES
 Volunteer, American Chemical Society North Eastern Regional Meeting (October 2013)
 Volunteer, Expanding Your Horizon program at University of Maine (March 2013)
 NSF REU Student/Undergraduate Student Mentor, University of Maine
AWARDS & HONORS
 Awarded membership in Sigma Xi for Academic Achievements (April2014)
 Outstanding International Student Award in Chemistry (April 2014)
 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Organic Chemistry (April 2012)
 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Organic Chemistry (April 2011)
PUBLICATIONS (3 additional manuscripts in preparation)
1. Joseph, J.; Baker, C.; Mukkamala, S.; Beis, S. H.; Wheeler, M. C.; DeSisto, W. J.;
Jensen, B.; Frederick, B. G. Energy Fuels 2010, 24, 5153-5162
2. Beis, S. H.; Mukkamala, S.; Hill, N.; Joseph, J.; Baker, C.; Jensen, B.; Stemmler, E. A.;
Wheeler, M. C.; Frederick, B. G.; van Heiningen, A.; Berg, A. G.; DeSisto, W. J.
Bioresources 2010, 5, 1408-1424
3. DeSisto, W. J., Hill, N., Beis, S. H.; Mukkamala, S.; Joseph, J.; Baker, C.; Ong, T.H.;
Stemmler, E. A.; Wheeler, M. C.; Frederick, B. G.; van Heiningen, A.; Energy Fuels
2010, 24, 2642-2651
SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS
2013 J. Joseph, J.Fecteau, M. Rasmussen, E. A. Stemmler, B. L. Jensen, B. G. Frederick,
North East Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, New Haven, CT
2012 J. Joseph, D. Labrecque, D. Smith, B. L. Jensen, B. G. Frederick, North East Regional
Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rochester, NY