Nick Pizzala

Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2084
Email: npizzala@purdue.edu


Education
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, 2020
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 2020
Accredited American Chemical Society Major Certificate, 2020

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Ph.D. Study, Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - Present

Research
St. Olaf College, Chemistry Department, Dr. Peter Gittins (February 2018 - May 2020).
Development of Thermoplastic Carbon Fiber In-Situ Polymerization.

St. Olaf College, Chemistry Department, Dr. Doug Beussman (September 2019 - May 2020).
Human scent project using GC-MS with different biological sample matrices

St. Olaf College, Chemistry Department, Dr. Jeff Schwinefus, (January 2020 - May 2020).
Thermal Stability of G2 Quadruplex Variants in Glycine Betaine, Proline, and Urea Solutions.

Teaching
St. Olaf College (September 2018 - January 2019).M
Organic Lab Assistant

St. Olaf College (September 2019 - May 2020) Trio Mentor

Purdue University (September 2020 - Present).
Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, CHEM 11500

Awards and Honors
St. Olaf Dean’s List, St. Olaf College
St. Olaf Faculty Scholarship, St. Olaf College
St. Olaf Grant, St. Olaf College
Class of 1991 Scholarship, St. Olaf College
Minnesota State Grant, St. Olaf College
Waste Management Scholarship, St. Olaf College