Kevin Nguyen

 Home Address                                              Cell 630-977-9260                                   Campus Address       1158 Hancock St.                                            knguyen3@nd.edu                                      305 Carroll Hall        Carol Stream, IL 60188                                         e-Portfolio:                                 Notre Dame, IN 46556

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EDUCATION  

Glenbard North High School, Carol Stream, IL 

June 2010

Valedictorian

Academic High Honors for All Year

GPA: 4.8/4.0

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 

May 2014

Dean’s List 2010

Majors: Biochemistry and Chinese

GPA: 3.6/4.0

HONORS AND AWARDS  

• President Obama’s Academic Excellence Award
• National AP Scholar Award
• 2010 Recipient of Balfour-Hesburgh Scholarship 
• 2011 Recipient of Balfour-Hesburgh Fellowship

EXPERIENCE 

Research Assistant

 Notre Dame Sino-Vietnamese Historical Research: Notre Dame, IN September 2013-Present

• Research the events of Sino-Vietnamese history from the Vietnamese perspective
• Translate history textbooks from grades 4 through 12 currently used in Vietnam

Research Honors Thesis                                                                                                                                          Notre Dame Actinide Research Lab: Notre Dame, IN August 2013-Present

• Research thesis on the formation of uranium nanocluster structures at ambient temperatures in aqueous solution

Lab Research Assistant

Notre Dame Actinide Research Lab: Notre Dame, IN August 2011-Present

• Research actinide polyoxometalates such as uranium nanoclusters
• Undertake nuclear energy research at the Energy Frontier Research Center
• Conduct research relevant to the nuclear fuel cycle and recycling of nuclear waste for cleaner energy
• Publication as second author on Time Resolved Assembly of Chiral Uranyl Peroxo Cage Clusters Containing Belts of Polyhedra in the ACS journal Inorganic Chemistry
• Conducting research for senior research thesis

Sustainability Commisioner

University of Notre Dame Office of Sustainability: Notre Dame, IN April 2012-May 2013

• Plan and organize events such as lectures pertaining to sustainability and campus energy competitions
• Led dorm Carroll Hall to energy reduction in a two week period of over 30%
• Led dorm Carroll Hall to an undefeated record in spring 2013 energy competitions 

Chemistry Teaching Assistant

University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, IN June 2011-August 2011

• Tutor rising Balfour Hesburgh Scholars in general chemistry and inorganic chemistry
• Mentor and help create a four-year plan for rising Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars at Notre Dame
• Plan, budget and coordinate travel and expenses for events 

Calculus Consultant 

Shmoop University: Palo Alto, CA August 2010-August 2011

• Write and edit calculus modules for calculus I and calculus II students
• Review and approve ACT and SAT preparation material for website before launch

Mathematics Tutor

Glenbard North High School: Carol Stream, IL April 2007-June 2010

• Tutor high school students in calculus, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry

SKILLS

• Native fluency in English and Vietnamese
• Conversational Mandarin Chinese fluency
• Elementary Spanish
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• CPR certification
• Cetified EMT-B
• General laboratory skills and infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
• Handling of radioactive materials
• Organic separation, TLC and column chromatography
• XRD, SAXS and crystal structure resolving

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES  

• Balfour-Hesburgh Program, Scholar and Fellow
• Notre Dame Taekwondo Club, Vice President
• DuPage Convalescent Center Volunteer
• Spring Visitation Committee, Board Member
• Building Bridges Mentoring Program, Mentee
• American Chemical Society, Member
• Asian American Association, Member
• Vietnamese Student Association, Member