Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.

San Diego, California, United States

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Timeline
Jan 2012 - May 2014
Undergraduate Researcher
University of San Diego
Aug 2014 - May 2019
Ph.D. Student
The University of Southern Mississippi
Apr 2016 - Mar 2019
NSF NRT Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Ph.D. Research Intern
CSIRO
Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
Scientist, Surface Chemistry
Roswell Biotechnologies
Aug 2021 - Oct 2024
Manager, Flow Cell Manufacturing and Process Development
Singular Genomics
San Diego, California, United States
Current Company
Oct 2024 - now
Materials Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
About me
Materials Scientist
Education
- The university of southern mississippi
  2014 - 2019
  Doctor of philosophy (ph.d.) polymer science and engineering
  Design of multifunctional, patterned polymer brush surfaces using postpolymerization modification techniques.
- University of san diego
  2010 - 2014
  Bachelor's degree chemistry
  Activities and Societies: University of San Diego Chemistry Club University of San Diego Anthropology Club
Experience
- University of san diego
  Jan 2012 - May 2014
  Undergraduate researcher
  Designed amphiphilic graft copolymers via copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition chemistry. The copolymers exhibited high thermal stability and processability for thin film applications.Advisor: Peter Iovine
- The university of southern mississippi
  Aug 2014 - May 2019
  Ph.d. student
  My research at USM encompassed surface-grafted polymer brushes for the rational design of surfaces exhibiting multifunctional chemistries and tunable morphologies (i.e. microscopic form and organization of polymers) across multiple length scales. Employed various post-polymerization modification reactions to tune surface chemistry and properties and utilized a number of surface characterization techniques. Advisor: Derek Patton
- National science foundation (nsf)
  Apr 2016 - Mar 2019
  Nsf nrt fellowship
  The National Science Foundation Research Traineeship traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, potentially transformative, and scalable models for STEM graduate education training. NRT also seeks to catalyze and advance cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, and prepare STEM graduate students more effectively for multiple research and research-related career paths.
- Csiro
  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  Ph.d. research intern
  I worked with Dr. Graeme Moad at CSIRO in Clayton, Victoria through the 2018 Australia-Americas Ph.D. Research Internship Program. My work focused on light-induced single unit monomer insertion (SUMI) via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization - towards sequence-controlled polymers.
- Los alamos national laboratory
  Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
  Postdoctoral research associate
  Postdoc in the Materials Development Team in the Engineering Materials Group (MST-7) at LANL. My work utilized additive manufacturing, specifically digital light processing (DLP) printing, to design a wide variety of complex, functional materials.
- Roswell biotechnologies
  Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
  Scientist, surface chemistry
- Singular genomics
  Aug 2021 - Oct 2024
  - Manager, Flow Cell Manufacturing and Process Development
    Mar 2024 - Oct 2024
  - Associate Manager, Flow Cell Manufacturing and Process Development
    Dec 2022 - Mar 2024
  - Scientist II, Process Development
    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
  - Process Development Scientist
    Aug 2021 - Feb 2022
- Pacific northwest national laboratory
  Oct 2024 - now
  Materials scientist
  Materials Scientist in the Applied Materials and Manufacturing Group
Licenses & Certifications
- 2020 cas future leaders
  Cas
  Oct 2023
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Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  2020 CAS Future Leader CAS Division of the American Chemical Society Mar 2020 "Celebrating its 11th year, the CAS Future Leaders program awards early-career scientists with leadership training and a trip to the ACS National Meeting & Exposition. This year's participants were selected among hundreds of applicants and represent 18 countries and a wide array of scientific disciplines."
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  Younger Chemists Committee Leadership Development Workshop Award Younger Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society Jan 2019 On behalf of the Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) of the American Chemical Society (ACS), I was selected to participate in the YCC Leadership Development Workshop in January 2019. This leadership workshop involves techniques to prepare participants for leadership opportunities in organizations and professional careers.
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  ACS POLY Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium ACS POLY division Nov 2018 The Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium is held at the spring national meetings of the ACS to recognize graduate students in polymer science and engineering research. In addition, this award helps develop the careers of future leaders in the field of polymer science.https://polyacs.org/excellence-in-graduate-polymer-research-symposium/
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium, 1st Place, Oral Presentation University of Southern Mississippi Graduate School Mar 2018 Each year the Graduate School and the Graduate Student Senate host the Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Research Symposium at the University of Southern Mississippi. The symposium provides graduate students with an opportunity to present their research to faculty, staff and students in a competitive environment through oral and poster presentations.
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  2018 Australia–Americas PhD Research Internship Program Australian Academy of Science Feb 2018 8-week internship working with Dr. Graeme Moad at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Clayton, Victoria. My project encompasses light-mediated single unit monomer insertion (SUMI) via RAFT polymerization - toward sequence-controlled polymers.
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  NSF NRT INTERFACE Trainee National Science Foundation Apr 2016 The NRT INTERFACE traineeship program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, potentially transformative, and scalable models for STEM graduate education training. NRT also seeks to catalyze and advance cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, and prepare STEM graduate students more effectively for multiple research and research-related career paths.
- Awarded to Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
  NSF Graduate Research Fellowship National Science Foundation Mar 2015
Volunteer Experience
- President
  Issued by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) on May 2018
  Associated with Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
- Vice President
  Issued by Women in Science and Engineering on May 2015
  Associated with Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
- President
  Issued by Women in Science and Engineering on May 2016
  Associated with Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
- Vice President
  Issued by Women in Science and Engineering on May 2017
  Associated with Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.
- Vice President
  Issued by ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) on May 2017
  Associated with Cassandra Reese, Ph.D.