Rahil Ukani

Experience

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  MiRcore

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  Student Researcher

  As part of the Genes In Diseases and Symptoms (GIDAS) Project of a non-profit research organization, utilized computational biology to perform scientific research concerning the genetics related to Alzheimer’s Disease in order to aid development of a cure and increase awareness.

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  Beaumont Health

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

  Clinical Research Intern

  Conducted a clinical research study with gastroenterology specialists at the Beaumont Hospital Research Institute concerning the efficacy of different biological treatments and medicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and observed numerous routine gastrointestinal procedures.

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  Dana Saad Realtor

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Assisted in building a team of promotional consultants for the Quill campaign, including interviewing candidates to evaluate their leadership skills and potential and training individuals in the direct sales and marketing methods required to ensure client retention and acquisition. Acting as a promotional specialist, handled customer retention and new client acquisition for Quill by ensuring brand loyalty and customer satisfaction through targeted sales and marketing techniques, including advising small businesses on minimizing supply expenses.

  • Marketing Team Lead

    Aug 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Marketing Consultant Intern

    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
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  Chegg Inc.

  May 2016 - Sept 2017

  Academic Tutor

  Provided students with individualized instruction and assistance in a number of subject areas, including chemistry, physics, calculus, college admissions, writing skills, Spanish, economics, and standardized test preparation, through the virtual learning environment of InstaEDU.

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  Cribspot (YC W15)

  Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Sales Analyst Intern

  Provided sales support for the business development team by performing rental analyses and market comparisons concerning properties across several college campuses, as well as researching and generating sales leads for the start-up's development representatives.

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  University of Michigan - Science Learning Center

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2019

  Physical Chemistry Study Group Facilitator and Peer Tutor

  Led small groups of students in weekly study sessions or met one-on-one with struggling students to provide academic support for an advanced introductory physical chemistry course and a quantum chemistry engineering minicourse, helping students to engage with concepts on a deeper level, review course material and study strategies, and improve problem-solving skills.

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  University of Michigan Compute-to-Learn Project

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Honors Physical Chemistry Studio Peer Leader

  Provided constructive feedback, critiques, and guidance to honors students in introductory physical chemistry courses through a pedagogical "studio" environment where they worked collaboratively to design, develop, and publish Wolfram Demonstrations Projects - open-code resources that use dynamic computation to illustrate real-world applications of scientific concepts from the courses.

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  IMRA America, Inc.

  May 2017 - Apr 2019

  Materials Research and Development Intern - NanoBio Group

  Optimized and extended experimental protocols to create standard operating procedures for fabrication of metal and metal alloy nanoparticles by laser ablation and chemical synthesis to serve as contrast agents.Characterized electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of new functional noble metal nanomaterials using Discrete Dipole Approximation Theory for radiation scattering and High-Performance Computing simulations.

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  University of Michigan

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  Advisor: Prof. Raoul KopelmanDeveloped and tested efficacy of biofunctionalized polymer, silica hydrogel, and metal nanoparticles as thermoreactive and photosensitive nanomedicines using physical and chemical methods of materials analysis.Adapted ultrafast pulsed laser for plasmonics and nonlinear optical processes, including high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy of gold nanoclusters, and exploration of quantum-entangled photon applications.Characterized optical properties of novel gold nanomaterials utilizing computational methods Show less

  • Chemistry Research Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Undergraduate Instructor

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
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  University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  Technology & Operations Teaching Assistant

  Led regular tutoring sessions for BBA students in two Technology & Operations courses - Operations Management (TO 313) and Business Analytics & Statistics (TO 301) - to help with case assignments and exam preparation. Also served as a grader for the same courses, regularly grading cases and other assignments.

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  Harvard University

  Jan 2020 - now

  Graduate Student Researcher

  Advisor: Prof. Jarad MasonResearching tunable thermal properties in metal-organic materialsLab Safety Officer

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  Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

  Teaching Fellow

  Led discussion sections for Physical Sciences 11 (Foundations and Frontiers of Modern Chemistry: A Molecular and Global Perspective) & Chemistry 40 (Inorganic CHemistry); served as course assistant to develop course materials for online learning experiences