Mack Shih

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


 

Education

 

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Ph.D. Chemistry, August 2014 - Present

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

B.S. Chemistry (Minors in Math& Physics), August 2010 - May 2014

 

Undergraduate Research

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

PI: Dr. Gary Glish

July 2013 - May 2014

-Investigation of electron transfer sites when peptides undergo Electron Transfer Dissociation(ETD)

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

PI: Dr. Michael Rubinstein

September 2012 - May 2013

-Simulation of bottle-brush polymers to determine how the number of side-chains and side-arms affect the tension in the backbone of the polymer

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

PI: Dr. Mark Schoenfisch

August 2011 - August 2012

-Researched how bacterial adhesion to polyurethane changes the sensitivity of glucose sensors

 

Experience

 

Teaching Assistant

CHM 11500, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

August 2014 - December 2014

 

Math Tutor

Math Help Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

August 2010 - May 2014

 

Honors and Awards

 

Ross Fellowship, 2014

Deans List, Fall 2010 - Fall 2011, Fall 2012