Kirt Durand

Department of Chemistry
Purdue University
560 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084
Phone: (765) 494-5261
FAX: (765) 494-0239
Email: kdurand@purdue.edu

 
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Education:

  • B.S. Chemistry, Summa Cum laude, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 2006-2010
  • Ph.D. student, Purdue University (2010 to present)

Research Projects:

  • Currently trying to identify isomers of a C4 peptide

Teaching:

Purdue University, Department of Chemistry

  • Fall 2010: Chemistry 111
  • Spring 2011: Chemistry 115

Undergraduate Research Experience:

  • Summer 2008, Intern with the Department of Energy (DOE) at Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL), Richland, WA
  • Summer 2009, Intern with Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Fayetteville, AR

Awards and Honors:

  • 1st place award for best undergraduate research presentation at annual research forum, Pine Bluff, AR (March 2010)
  • first place in Chemistry at the Annual Arkansas INBRE conference (October 2009)

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