Aaron Tang

Background

About Aaron Tang

Chemist with proven theoretical and practical background in organic chemistry and analytical chemistry, and seven years experience in a research environment • Strong understanding of courtroom and laboratory issues related to forensic sciences, with a B.Sc. in Forensic Chemistry and graduate education in a chemistry laboratory • Proficient in the operation and maintenance of Bruker NMR software and hardware, including completion of Bruker's NMR Service and Maintenance course • Adept in chemical separation methods such as liquid/liquid extraction, TLC, column chromatography, HPLC and in characterization of products with analytical methods such as NMR and mass spectrometry • A number of upper-year courses in chemical separation and analysis techniques, such as gas chromatography, IR, UV-vis spectroscopy, ICP-MS • Proficient with multi-step organic synthesis on both gram and milligram scales • Knowledge of computational techniques such as Gaussian and ADF, along with general programming in Java as well as Visual Basic macros in Excel • Forensic science coursework includes: forensic identification (documentation, fingerprinting), toxicology, and pathology