Curriculum Vitae
pdf upload (updated June 2014)
Education
University of Minnesota     Minneapolis, MN                      Aug 2003 – Aug 2009 Ph.D. in Chemistry, August 2009, “Computational Investigation of Nucleic Acidsâ€Â        Advisor: Dr. Darrin York       GPA: 3.94 (in major 4.00)
Wabash College                Crawfordsville, IN                       Aug 1999 – May 2003 B.A. in Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude                                                                                Minors: Math, Physics           GPA: 3.95 (in major 4.00)
Teaching Experience
Loras College                      Dubuque, IA
Assistant Professor                                                Fall 2012 – present General Chemistry (CH111/112), Intensive Research Experience (CH200), Biophysical Chemistry (CH350), Physical Chemistry (CH351), Quantum Chemistry (CH352), Research (CH400). Department physical and biophysical chemist. Provides support for all coursework appropriate in the major as well as support of the general education curriculum (Modes of Inquiry – LIB100). Research advisor for chemistry and biochemistry student theses.
Boston University             Boston, MA
Post-doctoral faculty fellow                                   Fall 2009 – August 2012 Involved in teaching and development for Intensive General Chemistry and Quantitative Analytic Chemistry (~70 students) and General Chemistry (~800 students). Included lectures, discussion leading, and assessment writing. Course development of ALEKS tutoring system, forward base assessment, course structure, etc.
University of St. Thomas    St. Paul, MN
Adjunct faculty                                                         Fall 2008 Chemical, Thermodynamic, and Reaction Dynamics Lab (Chem 331) Physical chemistry lab for 20 seniors. Lab work included statistics, computational methods, physiochemical measurements related to thermodynamics and kinetics. Work with Igor-pro laboratory software.
University of Minnesota     Minneapolis, MN
ChemFoundations instructor                                                   2008 Volunteered to lead a pilot small group (~20 member) discussion section to parallel general chemistry lecture for majors and non-majors. Implemented a variety of student-centered active learning techniques, including peer learning, verbal recall, and rapid feedback.
General chemistry substitute lecturer                                    2006 – 2009 Gave 6-12 lectures a semester on a variety of general chemistry topics for ~200 students (majors and non-major). Included demonstrations and student feedback.
General chemistry laboratory assistant                                   2003 – 2004 Taught general chemistry laboratory for 20-25 students. Some laboratory development. Gave pre-test preparation lectures.
Achieving College Excellence in the Sciences (ACES)                               2004 Tutoring service for students coming from at risk backgrounds. Worked on developing key skills and conceptual understanding with a single student over each semester.
Wabash College                Crawfordsville, IN
Chemistry, calculus, computer science student services tutor                2000 – 2003 Open door tutoring service for students.
Chemistry lab assistant                                                   Fall 2003 Assisted visiting faculty teaching general chemistry laboratory. Included both laboratory instruction and assisting students.
Teaching Development
“LA Program: An Experimental Learning Program”                           Fall 2010 Workshop for implementation of the Learning Assistant (LA) program developed at University of Colorado, Boulder. Discussed program specifics, funding sources, and administration as well as saw the program in action. (http://laprogram.colorado.edu/)
Practicum for Future Faculty (GRAD 8102)                               Spring 2008 Graduate course in the Preparing Future Faculty Program. Included mentorship with a current professor, understanding of institutional culture and faculty responsibility, methods of achieving personal and professional balance, and institutional fit.
Teaching in Higher Education (GRAD 8101)                                                      Summer 2007 Graduate course in the Preparing Future Faculty Program. Included topics such as active learning techniques, syllabus and course design, learning styles, reflective teaching, outcome driven learning, and evaluation techniques.
Midwestern Association of Chemistry Teachers in                                                     Oct 2007 Liberal Arts Colleges (MACTLAC) Annual Meeting                                                                  Held at Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Attended panels on biology/chemistry cross discipline and undergraduate research strategies.
Research Experience
FUTURE in Biomedicine Fellow      University of Iowa                               Dr. Adrian Elcock                Iowa City, IA                   Jun 2014 – Aug 2014 Development of parameters for phosphorylated for Brownian dynamic simulations using molecular dynamic simulations. Investigation of the role of phosphorylation on protein dynamics and aggregation.
Post-doctoral Fellow                     Boston University                                 Dr. John Straub                Boston, MA                      Sept 2009 – Aug 2012 Structural and thermodynamic properties defining protein aggregation are elucidated through computational studies of the earliest stages of amyloid protein aggregation, including the formation of small oligomers from monomeric protein. Use of reverse micellular systems to control hydration and crowding to understand their role in aggregation.
Graduate Research Assistant          University of Minnesota                          Dr. Darrin York                 Minneapolis, MN               Jan 2005 – Aug 2009 Worked on a variety of computational projects including implicit and explicit solvation model development, benchmark ab initio calculations for proton affinity and gas phase basicities, and ribozyme simulation. Included collaborative work with the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center on the influence of C-5 DNA methylation on tobacco induced lung cancer.
Research Technician                    FDA: Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research      Dr. Richard Pastor              Bethesda, MD                    Jun 2002 – Aug 2002 Determined new ab initio potential energy surfaces ethers used in parameterization of molecular mechanical force fields for the CHARMM program.
Undergraduate Research    Wabash College                                        Dr. Scott Feller              Crawfordsville, IN                        Jun 2001 – May 2003 Developed new molecular mechanical parameters based on ab initio potential energy surfaces for use in lipid bilayer simulation. Development of a florescence probe model.
Awards
University of Minnesota     Minneapolis, MN
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship                    2005 – 2008 Department of Energy Computation Science Graduate Fellowship                  2005 Kolthoff Fellowship                                                       Sept 2003
Wabash College                Crawfordsville, IN
Macintosh Graduate Fellow                                               May 2003 Phi Beta Kappa Research Award                                           May 2003 Edgar C. Britton Memorial Award in Chemistry                              May 2003 Dr. Howell Chemistry Award                                              May 2002 Underwood Award in Chemistry                                           May 2001 Dean’s List (8 semesters)                                               1999 – 2003
“Probing the Structure and Dynamics of Confined Water in AOT Reverse Micelles†Anna Victoria Martinez, Laura Dominguez, Edyta Malolepsza, Adam Moser, Zack Ziegler, John E. Straub J. Phys. Chem. B, 117, 7345–7351 (2013).
“Benchmark Calculations of Proton Affinities and Gas Phase Basicities of Biomolecules†Adam Moser, Kevin Range, Darrin York, J. Phys. Chem. B, 114, 13911-13921 (2010).
“Exocyclic deoxyadenosine adducts of 1,2,3,4-diepoxybutane:synthesis, structural characterization, and mechanistic studies†Uthpala Seneviratne, Sergey Antsypovich, Melissa Goggin, Danae Quirk Dorr, Rebecca Guza, Adam Moser, Carrie Thompson, Darrin M. York and Natalia Tretyakova., Chem. Res. Toxicol., 23(1), 118-133 (2010). (highlighted article)
“Density functional study of the influence of C5 cytosine substitution in base pairs with guanine†Adam Moser, Becky Guza, Natalia Tretyakova, Darrin York. Theor. Chem. Acc., 122, 179-188 (2009).
“Unraveling the mechanisms of ribozyme catalysis with multi-scale simulations†Tai-Sung Lee, George M. Giambasu, Adam Moser, Kwangho Nam, Carlos Silva-Lopez, Francesca Guerra, Olalla Nieto-Faza, Timothy J. Giese, Jiali Gao and Darrin M. York, in Multi-scale Quantum Models for Biocatalysis: Modern Techniques and Applications, Darrin M. York and Tai-Sung Lee eds., Springer Verlag, New York, (2009).
“Additive and Classical Drude Polarizable Force Fields for Linear and Cyclic Ethers†Igor Vorobyov, Victor M. Anisimov, Shannon Greene, Richard M. Venable, Adam Moser, Richard W. Paster, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr., J. Chem. Theory Comput., 3, 1120-1133, (2007).
“CHARMM Force Field Parameters for Simulation of Reactive Intermediates in Native and Thio-Substituted Ribozymes†Evelyn Mayaan, Adam Moser, Alexander D. MacKerell, Jr., Darrin M. York, J. Comput. Chem., 28, 495-507, (2007).
“QCRNA 1.0: A database of quantum calculations for RNA catalysis†Timothy J. Giese, Brent A. Gregersen, Yun Liu, Kwangho Nam, Evelyn Mayaan, Adam Moser, Kevin Range, Olalla Nieto Faza, Carlos Silva Lopez, Angel Rodriguez de Lera, Gijs Schaftenaar, Xabier Lopez, Tai-Sung Lee, George Karypis and Darrin M. York, J. Mol. Graph. Model., 25, 423-433, (2006).
“Multi-level and density functional electronic structure calculations of proton affinities and gas-phase basicities involved in biological phosphoryl transfer” Kevin Range, Carlos Silva Lopez, Adam Moser, and Darrin M. York, J. Phys. Chem. A, 110, 791-797, (2006).
Posters and Presentations
“Computational Biophysics with Undergraduates†Adam Moser. Iowa Biochemistry Workshop, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (presentation) 2014.
“ALEKS: Moving Beyond Traditional Homework†Adam Moser. American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX (workshop), 2014.
“Kinetic vs. Thermodynamic Control: Slow Movement to a New Paradigm†David Oostendorp Ph.D., Adam Moser Ph.D., Jason Painter, Kaitlin Hefel, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans (poster), 2013.
“Investigating the Effect of Peer Teachers on Learning Environments in Large STEM Courses” Meredith Knight, Peter Garik, Adam Moser, Nic Hammond, Manher Jariwala, Kathryn Spilios, Andrew Duffy, Dan Dill, Bennett Goldberg.  National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (presentation), 2013.
“Improving Educational Outcomes through Learning Assistants in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics” Kathryn Spilios, Adam Moser, Andrew Duffy, Nic Hammond, Manher Jariwala, Nick Gross, Dan Dill & Bennett Goldberg, Peter Garik, Alexis Knaub, Meredith Knight & Tom Hunt. Boston University Instructional Innovation Conference. Boston, MA (presentation), March 2012.
“Learning Assistant (LA) model†Adam Moser, Nic Hammond. Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow Career Development Workshop, Boston MA, August 2011.
“Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) in General Chemistry at Boston University” Adam Moser. ALEKS Conference. Washington D.C. (invited presentation), March 2011.
“Learn by Doing: Creating and effective undergraduate learning experience through teaching and research†Adam Moser. American Chemical Society National Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts (poster), August 2010.
“Effects of MeC and its structural analogs on reaction of DNA with benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxides†Becky Guza, Adam Moser, Natalia Tretyakova, Darrin York. NIH Training Grant Symposium: The Interface of Science and Discovery. Minneapolis, Minnesota. University of Minnesota (poster), May 2008.
“Solvation of Phosphoric Acid and its Anions†Adam Moser, Dr. Darrin York. 4th Annual Chemistry Graduate Student Research Symposium Minneapolis, Minnesota. University of Minnesota (presentation), May 2005.
“Research Opportunities in the York Group: Multi-Scale Quantum Models for RNA Catalysis†Timothy Giese, Yun Liu, Adam Moser, Olalla Nieto Faza, Carlos Silva Lopez, Kwango Nam, Evelyn Mayaan, Kevin Range, Brent Gregersen. Prospective Graduate Student Poster Session. Minneapolis, Minnesota. University of Minnesota (poster), 2004 – 2006.
“How Oxygen Affects Torsional Energy: A Computational Study of Ethers†Adam Moser, Richard M. Venable, Dr. Richard Pastor. National Conference on Undergraduate Research Salt Lake City, Utah. University of Utah (poster), Spring 2003.
“How Oxygen Affects Torsional Energy: A Computational Study of Ethers†Adam Moser, Richard M. Venable, Dr. Richard Pastor. Wabash College Undergraduate Research Conference. Crawfordsville, Indiana. Wabash College (poster), January 2003.
“Molecular Modeling of Lipid Bilayer Membranes†Adam Moser, Dr. Scott Feller. American Chemical Society Indianapolis Section. Indianapolis, Indiana. Butler College (poster), Spring 2001.
Professional Affiliations and Service
American Chemical Society Member                                   2003 –  present Council on Undergraduate Research                                    2009 – present University of Minnesota Intramural Softball Science League Coach           2005 – 2009 Phi Beta Kappa                                                              2003 Wabash College Chemistry Club                               Fall 1999 – Spring 2003 President  2001 – 2003, Vice President  2000 – 2001                                                      Wabash College High School Chemistry Olympics Coordinator        Spring 2002 and 2003
References
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