Zach McLeod

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


Education
Linfield College, McMinnville, OR                      2016—2020
B.S., Chemistry, ACS Certified. Minor in Mathematics

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN                  2020—Present
Ph.D., Student, Analytical Chemistry

Research
Linfield College                  Summer 2018—Spring 2020
Researched separating and quantifying DNA and RNA transcripts using Ion-Pair Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Teaching
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Linfield College                  2017—2020
General and Organic Chemistry courses

Chemistry Teaching Assistant, Purdue University                  2020—Present

Awards and Honors
Presidential Scholarship for Academic Excellence         2016—2020
Linfield Competitive Academic Scholarship                  2016—2020
Dean’s List                                                                      Spring 2018—Spring 2020
D.S and E.Z. Taylor Endowed Scholarship                     2018—2020
Carl M. Anderson Memorial Scholarship                       2018—2020
Lois Gunning Fry Top Academic Chemistry Student     2019
Outstanding Senior in Chemistry                                    2020