Grace Yin Stokes
Department of Chemistry
2145 Sheridan Rd
Evanston, IL, 60208
(847) 491-5043
grace.stokes AT gmail.com
EDUCATION
Northwestern University, 2004-2009 Evanston, IL
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, May 2009
Advisor: Franz M. Geiger
Stanford University, 1998-2002 Stanford, CA
B.S. in Chemistry
Advisor: Robert M. Waymouth
HONORS
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, 2006-2009
The Graduate School, Northwestern University travel grants to AGU, APS, GRC, and ACS Meetings, 2006-2008
Phi Lambda Upsilon travel awards to AGU Fall Meeting 2008 and ACS Meeting 2007
American Physical Society, Division of Chemical Physics graduate student travel award, March 2008
Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation, 2005
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Fellowship, Dept. of Education, 2004-2005
Myrna B. Freeman Scholarship, Stanford University, 2001-2002
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Northwestern University, 2004-2009
Studied heterogeneous ozone reactions of organic-functionalized silica using sum frequency generation
Organic Chemistry Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, 2004-2005
Taught undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory and evaluated students
Analytical Chemist, Biokey Inc., 2003- 2004
Performed dissolutions and drug assay tests of prospective tablet formulations for analysis by UV-Vis and HPLC; developed standard procedures for operation and calibration of analytical instruments
Intern, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., 2001
Researched metabolic properties of Cytochrome P450 3A4 by growing cell cultures, performing HPLC, UV-Vis, SDS-PAGE, Western blots, pH tests
Intern, Texas Instruments Inc., 1998
Mentored by a Ph.D. chemist in a commercial semiconductor fabrication clean room
PUBLICATIONS
“Probing enantiomeric selectivity in ozonolysis reactions involving model mineral dust surfaces” Stokes, G. Y.; Chen, E. H.; Nguyen, S. T.; Geiger, F. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, in prep
“Probing Surface-Adlayer Conjugation on Organic-Modified Si(111) Surfaces with Microscopy, Scattering, Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory” Hellar, J. A.; Lin, J-C.; Kim, J-H.; Yoder, N. L.; Bevan, K. H.; Stokes, G. Y.; Geiger, F. M.; Nguyen, S. T.; Bedzyk, M. J.; Hersam, M. C. J Phys. Chem. C. 2009, in press.
“Heterogeneous Ozone Oxidation Reactions of 1-Pentene, Cyclopentene, Cyclohexene, and a Menthenol Derivative Studied by Sum Frequency Generation,” Stokes, G. Y.; Buchbinder, A. M.; Gibbs-Davis, J. M.; Scheidt, K. A.; Geiger, F. M., J. Phys. Chem. A. 2008, 112 (46) 11688-11698.
“Chemically Diverse Environmental Interfaces and Their Reactions with Ozone Studied by Sum Frequency Generation,” Stokes, G. Y.; Buchbinder, A. M.; Gibbs-Davis, J. M.; Scheidt, K. A.; Geiger, F. M., Vib. Spectros. 2008, ASAP.
“Making ‘Sense’ of DNA,” Stokes, G. Y.; Gibbs-Davis, J. M.; Boman, F. C.; Stepp, B. R.; Condie, A.; Nguyen, S. T.; Geiger, F. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7492-7493.
“Insights into Heterogeneous Atmospheric Oxidation Chemistry: Development of a Tailor-Made Synthetic Model for Studying Tropospheric Surface Chemistry,” Voges, A. B.; Stokes, G. Y.; Gibbs-Davis, J. M.; Lettan, R. B., II; Bertin, P. A.; Pike, R. C.; Nguyen, S. T.; Scheidt, K. A.; Geiger, F. M. J. Phys. Chem. C. (Feature Article), 2007, 111, 1567-1578.
“Nonlinear Optical Studies of the Agricultural Antibiotic Morantel Interacting with Silica/Water Interfaces” Konek, C. T.; Illg, K. D.; Al-Abadleh, H. A.; Voges, A. B.; Yin, G.; Musorrafiti, M. J.; Schmidt, C. M.; Geiger, F. M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15771-15777.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
~Poster presentation, Chemical Reactions at Interfaces GRC, Ventura, CA, February 2009, “Reactions of atmospherically relevant organic surfaces with ozone characterized by SFG
~Poster presentation, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2008, “Nonlinear optical studies of terpene-functionalized silica and their interactions with ozone as models for tropospheric aerosol chemistry
~Oral presentation, APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008, “Heterogeneous oxidation reactions relevant to atmospheric aerosol chemistry studied by sum frequency generation”
~Oral presentation, 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2007, “Tropospheric aerosol surface oxidation reactions studied by sum frequency generation”
~Oral presentation, 62nd International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June 2007, “DNA functionalized surfaces studied by nonlinear optical spectroscopy”
~Invited oral presentation, 2nd Chautauqua on Nonlinear Optics, Purdue University, May 2007, "Making friends with IGOR: Time-saving tools for data acquisition, analysis, and spectral fitting
~Poster presentation, 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 2007, “DNA at interfaces studied by sum frequency generation”
~Poster presentation, Chemical Reactions at Interfaces GRC, Ventura, CA, February 2007, “Heterogeneous atmospheric oxidation chemistry on tailor-made surfaces probed by sum frequency generation”
~Oral presentation, 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 2006, Probing chirality of DNA at interfaces using sum frequency generation”
~Poster presentation, Vibrational Spectroscopy GRC, Biddeford, ME, July 2006, “Tailor-made organic surfaces and their reactivities studied by vibrational sum frequency generation”
~Oral presentation, 37th ACS Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, June 2006, “Heterogeneous Organic Oxidation Reactions Relevant to Tropospheric Chemistry”
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
~Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) participant, 2006-2009
Actively sought collaborations with synthetic chemists, materials scientists, and theorists to develop and improve technology for DNA detection applications
~Geiger group safety officer, 2006-2008
Attended monthly departmental safety meetings, maintained and enforced safe laboratory environment for lab members, scheduled and prepared for annual safety reviews conducted by the Northwestern University Office of Safety Research and updated chemical inventory
~Geiger group purchasing coordinator, 2005-2009
Responsible for purchasing supplies and chemicals for research group using departmental purchase order system and procurement card
~Phi Lambda Upsilon honor society member, 2006-2009
Gelewitz award selection committee member, May 2007
~Chemistry department graduate student liaison, 2004-2005
Worked with faculty to improve curriculum, departmental policies, and communication
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
~Science in the classroom, Hayt Elementary School, 2008-2009
In association with PLU honor society, taught hands-on monthly science lessons to fourth grade students at diverse, low-income Chicago public school
~Futures Unlimited workshop leader, Oakton Community College, 2008
Planned and executed two workshops on “The Chemistry of Cosmetics” to encourage eighth grade girls to pursue science and math careers
~Academic faculty mentorship, 2007-2008
Established independent meetings with Professor Connie Churchill at Oakton Community College; attended and taught organic chemistry classes
~Science fair judge, 2007-2008
2nd Annual Science Fair, North-Grand High School, December 2008
30th Annual Area 24 Math/Science Fair, Chicago State University, January 2007
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Chemical Society, 2006-present
American Geophysical Society, 2007-present
American Physical Society, 2008-present