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Christopher Gross

el paso,TX

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
06.2024 - 08.2025
  • Assisted in designing research protocols and experiments.
  • Organized and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data using software such as MATLAB, Excel, RStudio, and ImageJ.
  • Independent research proposal under the advisement of a professor.
  • Participation in two poster sessions, presenting the proposal and results of the research.
  • Entered data and managed research databases.
  • Reviewed existing datasets for accuracy and completeness prior to analysis.
  • Cleaned and prepared lab equipment for solutions, specimens and samples.
  • Interpreted test results and determined need for retesting.
  • Compiled reports summarizing research results into a format suitable for presentation to external partners.
  • Operated with live organisms, utilizing incubation containers.
  • Managed a Scanning Electron Microscope to navigate the topological surface of the specimen, along with microscopical analysis.

Research Assistant at the Advanced Light Source

Colgate University
Berkeley, CA
11.2024 - 11.2024
  • Provided support for faculty members with grant applications related to the research project.
  • I worked under the supervision of beamline scientists in operating the Advanced Light Source.
  • Over a span of two days, we operated in two shifts of 12 hours, surveying the organic samples for amorphous calcium carbonate.
  • I learned how to operate and manipulate the beamline to develop appropriate image quality.
  • Procure samples of the Balanus amphitrite to be set for beamtime.

Math Tutor

Mathnasium Learning Center
El Paso, TX
05.2021 - 04.2022
  • Communicated student progress to parents and teachers through written progress reports and direct conversations.
  • Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Instructed students on proper techniques for solving problems in mathematics.
  • Addressed specific student needs through parent and teacher coordination.
  • Taught students from the ages of 5 to 17 simultaneously in groups of five on an hourly basis.
  • The range of math includes simple arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and pre-calculus.
  • Assisted in the mentoring of students with respect to their schoolwork.

Timeline

Research Assistant at the Advanced Light Source

Colgate University
11.2024 - 11.2024

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Colgate University
06.2024 - 08.2025

Math Tutor

Mathnasium Learning Center
05.2021 - 04.2022
Christopher Gross