Gwendylan Turner

Department of Chemistry 
Purdue University 
560 Oval Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084 
Phone: (765) 494-5271 
FAX: (765) 494-0239 
Email: turne366@purdue.edu


Education
2016 –2020           The College of William And Mary - Williamsburg, VA
                                    Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
                                    Accredited American Chemical Society Major Certificate
                                    Minor in Physics
                                    Honor's Thesis: Determination of Thermodynamic Properties of Non-Protein
                                    Amino Acids and Characterization of Multimers of Carbamazepine

2021 –Present        Purdue University- West Lafayette, IN
                                    PhD: Analytical Chemistry                                                                      

Research and Teaching Experience
2018- 2020           The College of William And Mary- Williamsburg, VA
                             Undergraduate Research Assistant
                                    PI: Dr. John C. Poutsma
                                    Utilized mass spectrometry to study gas phase chemistry of non-protein amino acids via the extended kinetic method. Also utilized FAIMS-MS to study gas-phase clustering behavior and mobility of azepines                                    

2017 - 2019         The College of William And Mary-Williamsburg, VA
                                    Organic Chemistry Teaching Assistant

2021- present       The College of William And Mary-Williamsburg, VA
                                    General Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Employment and Relevant Experience
2020 - 2021         Global Metal Finishing- Roanoke, VA
                             Chemist & Process Improvement Specialist

2020- present       Order of the White Jackets Scholarship Association- Williamsburg, VA
                             Member Of The Board

Awards and Honors
1. Order of the White Jackets Scholarship Recipient; 2017-2020
2. CRC Handbook Award, The College of William and Mary; 2020

Publications
1. Silski-Devlin, A. M.; Petersen, J. P.; Liu, J.; Turner, G. A.; Poutsma, J. C.; Kandel, S. A. Hydrogen-Bonded Tetramers of Carbamazepine. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 5213-5219
2. Poutsma, J. C; Turner, G. A.; Long, D.; Owens, E.;Iqbal, E.;Hartman, M. C. T.; Acid/base Properties of α-methyl and Gem-Dimethyl Derivatives of Cysteine and Serine from the Extended Kinetic Method. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry currently under review