My ever expanding CV
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Michael Newcomer
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Contact Info
Yale University
Department of Chemistry
225 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 208107
New Haven, CT 06520-8107
Phone: (203) 432-5911
Fax : (203)432-6144
Michael.Newcomer@yale.edu
Education
- Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY 2001-2005
B.S.: major in chemistry, minor in Biology, Summa Cum Laude (1st in graduating class)
-Yale University, New Haven, CT 2005-2007
M.S. in Biophysical Chemistry
-Yale University 2007-present, New Haven, CT
Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry
[edit]Awards Received
-American Chemical Society: most outstanding student in general chemistry at Georgetown College
-1st year and 2nd year most outstanding student in biology
-Dean’s List 6 semesters (all semesters eligible)
-NSF Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of California, Santa Cruz
-Maria Leonard Book Award (highest G.P.A. in graduating class)
-Outstanding senior in chemistry
-Dean’s Honor Award
-NIH: biophysical training grant, Yale University 2005-2008
-Distinguished Chemistry Fellowship; Yale University
-Outstanding presentation in chemistry; Los Alamos National Laboratory Student Symposium
[edit]Computer Skills
Linux/Unix, MCCE, PC Spartan, Gaussian, Glide Docking Software,
Prime, Maestro, Xmgrace, Fortran77, Perl , Bash scripting language,
Mediawiki, Molden
[edit]Related Work/ Research Experience
Yale University, Department of Chemistry 2006-Present
Dr. Victor Batista
Development of mod-QM/MM methodology to calculate ESP and molecular geometry of biological macromolecules
Los Alamos National Laboratory 2006
Center for Non-Linear Studies Summer Student Program
Dr. Enrique Batista
Development of moving domain QM/MM polarization scheme with geometry relaxation
Yale University, Department of Chemistry 2005-2006
Dr. Gary Brudvig
Exploration of photosystem II using oxygen assay techniques and EPR spectroscopy.
Yale University, Department of Chemistry 2005-2006
Dr. Victor Batista
Exploration of biological macromolecules using QM/MM and MCCE programs.
Yale University, Department of Chemistry 2005
Graduate Assistant II-General Chemistry
Georgetown College, Department of Chemistry 2004-2005
Dr. Jeff Fieberg
Assembly of an ultra-high vacuum chamber for surface science studies
[edit]Poster Presentations
“Assembling an Ultrahigh Vacuum Chamber for Surface Science Studies,” coauthored by C.
Daniel Benson, Michael B. Newcomer, Ali K. Said, John D. Craddock, Kourtney L. Gordon and
Jeffrey E. Fieberg., Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
November 2004
“Development of Moving Domain QM/MM Polarization with Optimization Scheme” coauthored
by Michael Newcomer, Enrique Batista, Jose Gascon, Victor Batista., Los Alamos National
Laboratory Student Symposium, August 2006
[edit]Invited Talks
“A self-consistent QM/MM method with geometry relaxation for the description of electrostatic potentials in biological molecules with
embedded metal centers" – Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA, February 1-4, 2007
[edit]Memberships
-American Chemical Society
-Omicron Delta Kappa
-Alpha Lambda Delta
-Phi Kappa Phi
-AAAS
