dakarai brown

About

Product research, development, and production. Synthesis, polymerization, and characterization of polymeric materials. Compatiblization of polymeric blends. Design and polymerization of novel semi-fluorinated polymers. Synthesis of crosslinked network polymers. Design and synthesis of fluorescent materials. Specialties: LAB Techniques 1H, 19F, 13C NMR, FTIR, UV-Vis, TGA, HPLC, GCMS, DSC, GPC, DMA, SEM, EDX, TEM, and AFM. Expert in experimental designing, purifying, and preparation of small molecules, monomers, and polymers.

Country

united states

City

minneapolis

Industry

chemicals

Skill

uv/vis, ftir, characterization, experimentation, tga, differential scanning calorimetry, nanoparticles, hplc, gas chromatography, nmr, polymers, gc ms, chemistry, afm, spectroscopy, materials, materials science, analytical chemistry, gpc, tem, organic chemistry, research

Experience

graduate researcher

clemson university

2005-8 - 2011-5 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Synthesized polymer precursors and other small molescules. I also prepared some the first polyethylene glycol aryl ether copolymers, blends, and monomers. In addition, I collaborated with coworkers to make novel perflorocyclopentyl (PFCP) aryl ether polymers. I taught general chemistry lab as a graduate assistant.

quality control chemist

nutricia

2003-1 - 2004-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* Testing using nutritional products using BOPs. * Product testing using Perkin Elmer HPLC. * Product testing using Hewlett Packard GC 6890 agilent series. * Product testing using UV-Vis and Mettler Toledo autotitrator.

product development chemist

commercial pool and spa supplies inc.

2011-1 - 2012-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

assistant research chemist

fred's inc.

2001-1 - 2003-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* University of South Carolina performed engineering scale tests to determine crossflow filter performance * Determination of concentration of metals using Atomic Absorptions (AA) * Usage of NICOMP 380 & 780 to determine particle sizes, percent solids, and density

Education

university of south carolina

chemistry

1998-1 - 2003-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

clemson university

organic chemistry

2005-1 - 2011-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: * Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS). * Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Polymer Chemistry. * Counselor of the Clemson University POLY Chapter