Education
Ph.D. Inorganic chemistry- University of California, Davis
Expected graduation date: Spring 2014 Cumulate GPA: 3.83
Thesis: Low-Coordinate First Row Early Transition Metal Complexes Stabilized by Modified Terphenyl Ligands
University of Miami- Coral Gables, FL
Cum Laude: Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry/Sociology, Minor in Mathematics, 2005-2009
Cumulative GPA: 3.601
Professional Experience
Research
2009 – Present: University of California, Davis- Work under Dr. Philip P. Power on the synthesis of low-coordinate early transition metal complexes such as Ti, V, and Cr and investigation of these complexes tendencies towards single molecule magnetic behavior.
2008 – 2009: University of Miami Medicine, Microbiology research- Worked under Dr. Mathais Lichtenheld in the pursuit of creating a genetic construct with a reporter gene to be used as a tool in further experiments.
2008 – 2009: University of Miami Chemistry Department- Work under Dr. Angel Kaifer studying the use of various amines in beginning J and H aggregation in cationic porphyrin.
Summer 2008: University of Miami Chemistry Department- Program for Undergraduate Research for Minorities and Women- Work under Dr. Roger LeBlanc in the synthesis of polypeptides with the use of various metals to try to eliminate the harmful pesticide, paraoxon, safely from our environment.
Work
| Screen Printing and Tie-Dye Instructor | UC Davis Craft Center | 2012 – Present |
Responsibilities: Development of lesson plans, safety protocol, student evaluation
| Owner | By Nickel | 2010 – Present |
Responsibilities: Product development and design, sales, marketing, textile research, screen printing, fabric dye, upcycling, sustainability, pricing
| Sales Associate | Lucky Brand Jeans | 2008 – 2009 |
Responsibilities: Window design, mannequin styling, customer service, product organization, cashier
| Product Manager | CGInstructor.com | 2006 – 2009 |
Responsibilities: Shipment, marketing, assembly, customer service
| Assistant Manager | South Beach Smoothie | 2004 – 2009 |
Responsibilities: Supervised, managed, and trained employees, interviewing, hiring, payroll, stocking, ordering, shipments, customer service
Teaching
University of California, Davis, Chemistry Department 2009 – 2014
Teaching assistant for several inorganic and general chemistry labs, and inorganic, physical, and organic chemistry classes.
University of Miami Chemistry Department 2008 – 2009
Teaching assistant for a general chemistry lab.
Responsibilities: In charge of organizing labs, development of lesson plans, administering tests and evaluations, knowledge of safety protocol, and analyzing student performance.
Technical/Specialized Skills
Language: Fluent in English, Proficient in Spanish
Computer: All Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, & Etc.), Adobe Photoshop, SPSS Statistics Program, OLEX, XShell, XP, XPrep, APEXII (crystallography programs)
Laboratory: Micro-pipetting, distillation, synthesis of polypeptides, UV/Vis spectrometry, IR spectrometry, crystallography, electrophoresis, cutting plasmids, schlenk technique, inorganic and organic synthesis, NMR, PCR, safety protocol and toxicity.
Textiles: Product design, technical writing, screen-printing, fabric dye, textile research and development, batik, shibori
Awards
Bradford Borge Graduate Fellowship Awarded: 09/2009
Demonstrate high promise for excellence in chemical research.
Dean’s List Awarded: 05/2008
Attained high scholastic achievements.
Bowman Foster Ashe Scholarship Awarded: 08/2005
Pays 3/4 of tuition. Top five percent of class and minimum SAT I score of 1360.
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Awarded: 06/2005
Academic achievements during high school provide funding for college.
Presentations
Boynton, J. N.; Power, P. P. “Two-coordinate and quasi-two-coordinate early transition metal complexes of chromium, vanadium, and titanium: Synthesis and magnetic studies” American Chemical Society National Convention, New Orleans, LA; Spring 2013
Boynton, J. N.; Merrill, W. A.; Reiff, W. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Power, P. P. “Two-Coordinate Early Transition Metal Amido Complexes: Effects of Coordination on Magnetic Moments” Third Year Seminar, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, Spring 2012
Boynton, J. N.; Merrill, W. A.; Reiff, W. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Power, P. P. “Low Coordinate Early Transition Metal Amido Complexes: Effects of Coordination Geometry on Magnetic Moments” American Chemical Society National Convention, San Diego, CA; Spring 2012
Publications
Boynton, J. N.; Guo, J. ; Grandjean, F.; Fettinger, J. C.; Nagase, S.; Long, G. J.; Power, P. P. “Bisamide Ti{N(H)AriPr6}2 (AriPr6 = C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-iPr3)2 and its TiCl{N(H)AriPr6}2 Precursor: Ti(II) -> Ti(IV) Cyclization “ Inorg. Chem. 2013, Accepted with revisions.
Boynton, J. N.; Guo, J.-D.; Fettinger, J. C.; Melton, C. E.; Nagase, S.; Power, P. P. “Linear and Non-Linear Two-Coordinate Vanadium Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetic Properties of V(II) Amides” Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2013, 135, 10720-10728
Caputo, C. A.; Koivistoinen, J.;Moilanen, J.;Boynton, J. N.; Tuononen, H. M.; Power, P. P. “Counterintuitive Mechanisms of the Addition of Hydrogen and Simple Olefins to Heavy Group 13 Alkene Analogues” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 1952-1960
Boynton, J. N.; Summerscales, O. T.; Grandjean, F.; Long, G. J.; Fettinger, J. C.; Power, P. P. “Structural and Magnetic Studies of a Quasi-Inverse Sandwich Cyclooctatetetraene Complex with Two High-Spin Chromium(II) Ions Bound Anti-Facially ” Organomet. 2012, 31, 8556–8560
Boynton, J. N.; Merrill, W. A.; Reiff, W. M.; Fettinger, J. C.; Power, P. P. “Two-Coordinate, Quasi-Two-Coordinate, and Distorted Three Coordinate, T-Shaped Chromium(II) Amido Complexes: Unusual Effects of Coordination Geometry on the Lowering of Ground State Magnetic Moments” Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 3212-3219.
Related Activity and Volunteer Work
American Chemical Society member, Division of Inorganic Chemistry,
Project Kial- Bridle Nail tail Wallaby Conservation Project, Locks of Love Hair Donation, SPCA Dog Foster, ABTCR Dog Foster, University of Miami Note-Taker