Dhruv P.
Private tutor in Princeton, NJ
Education
- PhD. Chemistry from University of Pittsburgh, applying Optimal Control Theory in the design of optical waveguides used in telecommunication. - Post-doctoral fellowship in quantum chemistry from Brown University, using Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations to compute the energetics of small molecule clusters. - Biophysics research (numerical modeling of chemical kinetics in cells to identify key oncogenes in cancer related biological pathways) in Drexel University. - Bioinformatics, biostatistics and computational biology at Cold Spring Harbor Labs, studying biological networks and pathways involving transcription factors and microRNAs. - Bioinformatician and data scientist at University of Pennsylvania, analyzing next generation sequencing data in mouse models of cancer.
Experience
- Teaching Assistant (graduate student teacher) for 7 years at University of Pittsburgh teaching General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry. This includes tutorials and doing labs. - Received the Safford Award for best student teacher in 1993. - Part time Physics instructor at Drexel University
Availability
Any day in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I am an outdoor person. During the winter, I enjoy skiiing and ice-skating (University of Pennsylvania has an ice-skating rink where the professional hockey players practice) I am a regular jogger, and have taken part in 5k and 10k races in the past years. I enjoy hiking, tennis and golf in the spring/summer. I have played several sports including field hockey, soccer, cricket , badminton ...
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