Marija Mentinova

Education:

   Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN 2007-Present

      Ph.D student in analytical chemistry, emphasizing mass spectrometry under the direction of Prof. Scott A. McLuckey.

   Lawrence University , Appleton , WI 2003-2007

      B.A. Chemistry

Employment:

   Purdue University , Department of Chemistry

   Fall 2007, Teaching Assistant CHM 321/323

Honors and Awards:

   Deans’ List, 2004-05, 2006-2007

   Mortar Board National Honors Society, 2005-2006

   Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, 2005-2006

   Debbie Roman Prize in Chemistry, 2006-2007

Undergraduate Research Experience:

   1. Lawrence University , WI             Summer 2004

       “Probing the reactivity of Antimalarial Drugs”

   2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN      Fall 2005

        “Metabolic Profiling of Small Organic Acids and Phosphorylated Sugars using Capillary Electrophoresis –Mass Spectrometry”

   3. Lawrence University , WI             Summer 2006

        “Developing and Investigating Noble Metal Infused Porous Silica as a Multilayered Substrate for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”