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"