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Polly Mer
School Address: SMC 1220, 5032 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15289-1220
Permanent Address: 284 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94120
Email: pollymer@andrew.cmu.edu Cell: (412) 862-9999
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a summer internship in the field of Chemical Engineering that will utilize my analytical,
leadership and interpersonal skills.
EDUCATION
PROJECTS
WORK
EXPERIENCE
LEADERSHIP
SKILLS
Laboratory: organic synthesis & purification, fluorescence & brightfield microscopy, HPLC, atomic
absorption
Instruments: gas absorber, rheometer, NMR, FTIR, UV/VIS, GC/MS
Computer: MathCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ImageJ, AutoSketch, MS Office
Spoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in French
ACTIVITIES
HONORS
College of Engineering Deans List (GPA 3.75 and above), Spring 2012
Andrew Carnegie Scholarship, Fall 2008 present
Valedictorian, San Francisco High School, June 2011
Polly Mer
School Address: SMC 1220, 5032 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15289-1220
Permanent Address: 284 South Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94120
Email: pollymer@andrew.cmu.edu Cell: (412) 222-2424
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in the field of Chemical Engineering that will utilize my analytical, technical and interpersonal
skills.
EDUCATION
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
PROJECTS
ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCE
LEADERSHIP
Selection Chairperson, Lambda Sigma Honor Fraternity, Spring 2010 Spring 2011
Organized service projects and planned agenda for meetings.
Conducted interviews and selected new Lambda Sigma members.
SKILLS
Laboratory: organic synthesis & purification, fluorescence & brightfield microscopy, HPLC, atomic absorption
Instruments: gas absorber, rheometer, NMR, FTIR, UV/VIS, GC/MS
Computer: MathCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ImageJ, AutoSketch, MS Office
Spoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in French
ACTIVITIES
& HONORS
Polly Mer
School Address: SMC 1220, 5032 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15289-1220
Permanent Address: 284 South Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94120
Email: pollymer@andrew.cmu.edu Cell: (412) 222-2424
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in the field of Chemical Engineering that will utilize my analytical, technical and interpersonal
skills.
EDUCATION
RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
PROJECTS
ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCE
LEADERSHIP
Selection Chairperson, Lambda Sigma Honor Fraternity, Spring 2010 Spring 2011
Organized service projects and planned agenda for meetings.
SKILLS
Laboratory: organic synthesis & purification, fluorescence & brightfield microscopy, HPLC, atomic absorption
Instruments: gas absorber, rheometer, NMR, FTIR, UV/VIS, GC/MS
Computer: MathCAD, MATLAB, SIMULINK, ImageJ, AutoSketch, MS Office
Spoken Languages: Fluent in Spanish; Conversant in French
ACTIVITIES
& HONORS
POLLY MER
OBJECTIVE
To utilize a strong background in biochemical engineering and colloidal science for product research and process
development.
EDUCATION
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago, IL
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Organic Chemistry
Solid-phase peptide synthesis, lipid synthesis, esterification, bromination, and thiol reactions
Molecular Analysis
Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF, ESI-Ion Trap), UV spectrometry, CD spectropolarimetry, Langmuir-Blodgett
monolayer deposition, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)
Bioseparation
Capillary zone electrophoresis, reverse-phase chromatography (HPLC), size exclusion chromatography (FPLC)
Also proficient in method development
Colloidal Characterization
Dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, quartz crystal microgravimetry
Programming Skills
Matlab, Mathematica, C++, LabView
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Sequence-Specific Binding of DNA to Liposomes Containing di-Alkyl Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Amphiphiles
P. Mer and J.W. Schneider. Langmuir. 2012, 21, 2488-2494.
Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions of DNA Oligomers with Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Liposomes
P. Mer and J.W. Schneider, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA (2012)
Hydrophobic Anchoring of DNA into Surfactant Microstructures P. Mer, S.T. Grosser, J.W. Schneider, 229th
ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA (2010)
Detection of Sequence-Specific DNA Binding onto Liposomal Surfaces with Capillary Zone Electrophoresis
P. Mer and J.W. Schneider, International Electrokinetics (ELKIN) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (2010)
DNA Binding to Peptide Amphiphiles in Surfactant Microstructures P. Mer, Center for Complex Fluids Engineering
Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (2009)
DNA Binding to Peptide Amphiphiles in Surfactant Microstructures P. Mer, S.T. Grosser, C. Lau, N. Gartner,
J.W. Schneider, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA (2010)
Best Poster Award, Division of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, 229th ACS National Meeting (2012)
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Portuguese