Emily C. Heider, Ph.D

Emily C. Heider, Ph.D.

Objective

I aim to expand the awareness, knowledge, and problem solving skills of diverse student populations and improve the community perception and accessibility of science.

Formal Education

 Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry with advisor Dr. Joel Harris in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah. Date of completion: December 2010 Dissertation: Fluorescence and Spectral Microscopy Analysis of Phospholipid Vesicle Structure and Contents Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Utah, May 2002. GPA: 3.69.

Teaching Experience

Lecturer at University of Central Florida; Fall 2011-present. Teaching a large enrollment Fundamentals of Chemistry (Chem 2045) course for science majors requires flexibility in the tone and tempo of lectures. My abilities are constantly being challenged and expanded, the number of students requiring improvisation and spontaneity both in presentation and instructional content. These classes are highly enjoyable; showing the intrigue and insights of chemistry to science majors can be a delight. I also teach Analytical Chemistry (Chem 3120), providing a survey of statistics and analytical techniques to sophomores and juniors. This course allows exploration of the scientific literature and introduction of current applications of analytical methodologies to real-world problems. Online Learning Instructor at Brigham Young University-Idaho. December 2013-August 2015. Teaching online chemistry lectures and labs broadened my abilities to connect with and instruct students. I developed a repertoire of tools including screencasts, video labs, video lectures and online chat/office hours that were more surprisingly effective. Visiting Lecturer University of Utah; Summer 2011. Teaching Quantitative Chemical Analysis Lecture and Lab was a vigorous and challenging experience. This class of junior and senior level chemistry majors was focused on helping students learn to plan and execute independent projects; I instructed the students in developing good laboratory technique, conducting statistical analysis, a survey of instrumentation, volumetric and gravimetric analytical techniques. Adjunct Instructor at Westminster College; Fall 2010-Spring 2011. As the instructor for Chemistry 111- 112 (General Chemistry for science majors) in a small, liberal arts environment, I particularly enjoyed interacting with well-prepared students. The more intimate classroom setting allows for discussion and individual interaction, characteristics that are elusive in classes with large numbers of students. Supplemental Instruction (SI) Supervisor at the University of Utah; 2008-2009. My oversight of all the SI Leaders in the Math and Chemistry departments provided unique opportunities to learn about managing and motivating students. I trained the SI leaders, taught SI sessions, and provided feedback on teaching methods. Relevant Work Experience Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Central Florida, August 2011- 2014. Recent research has centered on exploring detection capability of gold nanoparticle surface plasmon resonance. Exploration in nanoparticle modified electrodes will unite spectroscopy and electrochemistry in a way that is expanding my knowledge base and analytical capabilities. This research will contribute in pollutant detection and remediation. Graduate Student Researcher, University of Utah; 2005-2010. Spectroscopic tools were developed to probe phenomena including pharmaceutical drug delivery systems, for analysis of biologically relevant nanoparticles. I maintained and calibrated analytical instrumentation, and performed rigorous statistical data analysis. I contributed to the group efforts to obtain funding from granting agencies, published my findings, and presented my research at professional meetings. Graduate Researcher, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany; 2009. I gained experience with time-resolved measurements using femtosecond pulsed lasers; I learned two-photon fluorescence microscopy techniques including lifetime imaging and anisotropy measurements. Research and Development Scientist at ARUP Laboratories; 2002-2004. This work included method development for clinical assays to aid in diagnosis of diseases and metabolic disorders. I applied a variety of methods emphasizing extraction and separation of analytes from complex biological samples. I maintained financial scrutiny of my research budget while bringing high revenue clinical assays online. I published my results and presented my findings at professional meetings. Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, University of Utah; 2001-2002. My research centered on improving catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction to produce diesel hydrocarbons from syngas. During this time I was introduced to green chemistry concepts, accompanied by the responsibilities and possibilities for chemists in developing environmentally relevant projects. and

I learned synthesis, instrument design, and separations methods, including the use of supercritical CO 2.

Presentations ACS National Meeting, poster presentation “Service learning in an analytical chemistry laboratory: analysis of wastewater effluent and wetlands water polishing.” Valenti, D.; Rex, M.; Harper, J.K.; Heider, E.C. March 2016, San Diego CA.  ACS SERMACS meeting, poster presentation “Forensic analsysi of visually indistinguishable fibers using excitation-emission microscopy combined with multi-way chemometrics.” Mujumdar, N.; Heider, E.C.; Goiecoechea, H.C.; Campiglia, A.D. November 2015.  ACS Florida Chapter (FAME), oral presentation “Art-Science Connections: Visualizing the Chemistry of Water.” Heider, EC; Long, Ruth L. May 2015, Palm Harbor FL.  ACS Florida Chapter (FAME), oral presentation “Demonstrations for Guided Inquiry in General, Analytical and Physical Chemistry Courses.” Heider, EC; Harper, J.K. May 2014, Palm Harbor FL. ACS Florida Chapter (FAME), oral presentation “Writing Across the Curriculum in a Large-Enrollment Freshman General Chemistry Course.” Heider, EC. May 2013, Palm Harbor FL.  ACS Summer School for Green Chemistry and Sustainability, poster presentation “Fluorescence Spectroscopic Microscopy Study of Membrane Transport.” Heider, EC.; Myers, GM.; Harris, JM. July 2009, Golden CO.  American Chemical Society National Meeting, poster presentation “Fluorescence spectroscopic microscopy of the interior pH of single vesicles.” Heider, EC.; Peterson, EM.; Harris, JM. March 2009, Salt Lake City UT.  Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Conference, oral presentation “Fluorescence microscopy analysis of surface immobilized phospholipid vesicles.” Heider, EC.; Barhoum, M.; Gericke K-H; Harris, JM. October 2008, Reno NV.

2  American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting, poster presentation “Nonparametric determination of reference intervals for plasma normetanephrine and metanephrine.” Heider, EC.; Davis, BG.; Frank, EL. July 2004, Los Angeles, CA.

Publications 16) Heider, EC; Mujumdar, N; Sigman, M.; Campiglia, A.D. Identification of Detergents on Individual Textile Fibers. Applied Spectroscopy, submitted 15) Muñoz de la Peña, A.; Mujumdar, N.; Heider, EC.; Goicoechea, H.; Muñoz de la Peña, D.; Campiglia, AD. Nondestructive Total Excitation-Emission Fluorescence Microscopy Combined with Multi-Way Chemometric Analysis for Visually Indistinguishable Single Fiber Discrimination. Analytical Chemistry (2016) 88, 2967-2975. 14) Mujumdar, N. Heider, EC; Campiglia, A.D. Enhancing Textile Fiber Identification with Detergent Fluorescence. Applied Spectroscopy (2015) 69, 1390-1396. 13) Trieu, K.; Heider, EC.; Campiglia, A.D. Gold Nanorods for Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection of Mercury (II) in Flow Injection Analysis. Talanta (2014) 128, 196-202. 12) Appalaneni, K.; Heider, EC; Moore, A.F.T; Campiglia, A.D. Single Fiber Identification with Nondestructve Excitation – Emission Spectral Cluster Analysis. Analytical Chemistry (2014) 86, 6774- 6780. 11) Heider, EC.; Trieu, K; Diaz, VM; Chumbimuni-Torres, KY.; Campiglia, AD, Duranceau, S. An indium tin oxide electrode modified with gold nanorods for use in potential-controlled surface plasmon resonance studies. Microchimica Acta (2013), 180, 1013-1020. 10) Wilson, WB.; Heider, EC.; Campiglia, AD, Barbosa Jr., F. Low-temperature multidimensional luminescence spectroscopy for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic compounds. Current Topics in Analytical Chemistry (2012) 9, 1-23. 9) Heider, EC.; Trieu, K.; Moore, A.F.T; Campiglia, AD. Portable Mercury Sensor for Tap Water Using Surface Plasmon Resonance of Gold Nanorods. Talanta (2012), Talanta (2012), 99, 180-185. 8) Heider, EC.; Peterson, EM, Barhoum, M.; Gericke, K-H.; Harris, JM. Fluorescence Detection of Single Molecule Occupancy in Individual Phospholipid Vesicles. Analytical Chemistry (2011), 83, 5128-5136. 7) Heider, EC.; Myers, GM.; Harris, JM. Fluorescence Spectroscopic Microscopy of the Interior pH of Single Vesicles. Analytical Chemistry (2011), 83, 8230-8238. 6) Heider, EC.; Barhoum, M; Gericke, K-H; Harris, JM. Fluorescence Microscopy Characterization of the Structure of Individual Vesicles. Analytical Chemistry (2011), 82, 4909-4915. 5) Schibel, AP; Heider, EC; Harris, JM; White, HS. Fluorescence Microscopy of the Pressure-Dependent Structure of Lipid Bilayers Suspended Across the Orifice of Conical Nanopores. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2011), 133, 7810-7815. 4) Heider, EC.; Barhoum, M; Peterson, EM; Schaefer, J; Harris, JM. Identification of Single Fluorescent Labels Using Spectroscopic Microscopy. Applied Spectroscopy (2010), 64(1), 37-45. 3) Uibel, RH.; Heider, EC.; Gasser, JL.; Harris, JM.; Eyring, EM.; Petrucci, S. Ultrasonic and Raman Scattering Spectroscopy of Zinc Thiocyanate Complexes in Water at 25º C: Kinetics of Complex Formation Determined by Multivariate Analysis. Journal of Solution Chemistry (2005), 34(5), 499- 514. 2) Heider EC; Davis BG; Frank EL Nonparametric determination of reference intervals for plasma metanephrine and normetanephrine. Clinical Chemistry (2004), 50(12), 2381-2384. 1) Dunn, BC.; Covington, DJ.; Cole, P; Pugmire, RJ.; Meuzelaar, HLC.; Ernst, RD.; Heider, EC.; Eyring, EM.; Shah, N; Huffman, GP.; Seehra, MS.; Manivannan, A.; Dutta, P. Silica Xerogel Supported Cobalt Metal Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts for Syngas to Diesel Range Fuel Conversion. Energy & Fuels (2004), 18(5), 1519-1521. Continuing Education

Completed a 3-day POGIL Workshop at Westminster College, Summer 2010.

3 Completed the American Chemical Society Summer School for Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy at the Colorado School of Mines. Summer, 2009. Fellowship in the Writing Across the Curriculum program at the University of Central Florida. Spring, 2012. Lead, Faculty Learning Community in Chemistry for developing ways to increase the number of STEM graduates at the Florida Consortium of Universities. January 2016-October 2016.

Professional Activities

 Reviewer for Royal Chemical Society Journals Analyst and Chemical Communications, and for The Chemical Educator. Member, American Chemical Society Member, Society for Applied Spectroscopy

Skills and Abilities

 Optical microscopy and spectroscopy methods, building maintaining and calibrating instruments, separations methods such as HPLC and GC, and experience in electrochemical detection. Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, Matlab (linear algebra and statistics), Origin (data analysis), and Metamorph (image analysis).

Volunteer and Community Activities Lead, Chemistry Faculty Learning Community for the Florida Consortium of University Hemsley Planning Grant to attract and retain students in STEM disciplines. Winter Garden Club scholarship committee. Organizer for a graduate student seminar club, IBAC, to allow students the opportunity to present their results and collaborate with their peers. 2006-2010. (http://www.chem.utah.edu/ibac/home.html) Exhibit guide for Leonardo on Wheels Science Center, and frequent judge at local science fairs. 2009- 2011. Tutor for local high school students who struggle with math and science. 2005-present.

Interests and Achievements

I enjoy backpacking and mountaineering; I have reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Mt. Whitney (California), and Mount Elbert (Colorado). I regularly compete in triathlons and marathons including the Vikingman Half-Ironman, and the Desert Classic Marathon.