STEVEN TEA JUNE AHN
96 Gano St. Apt. 3 • Providence, RI 02906-3848 • +1 857 472 3598 • steven_ahn@brown.edu
EDUCATION
Brown School of Engineering
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Providence, RI
Graduate student in Materials Science (pursuing ScM in Engineering and M.A. in Chemistry, terminal Ph.D.)
Finalist for the 2011-2012 Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF)
Engineering representative to the Brown University Graduate Student Council
Harvard College
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Cambridge, MA
Graduated Class of 2007, A.B. in Chemistry with Highest Honors in Field, Secondary Degree in Economics,
Citation in Korean
Worked 20 hours per week during school year to support self and family; financially independent since 2003
Haverford High School
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Havertown, PA
Graduated Class of 2003
Accepted into Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences
Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout and Assistant Scoutmaster
National Merit Finalist and Scholarship Winner, and AP Scholar with Distinction
SAT Math 800 and SAT Verbal 750, and SAT IIC Math 800, SAT II Writing 790, SAT II Chemistry 800
PUBLICATIONS
McGorty, R.; Fung, J.; Kaz, D.; Ahn, S.; Manoharan, V. N. Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional
Imaging Proceedings, OSA Technical Digest (CD), 2008, paper DTuB1.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Undergrad
Researcher
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Cambridge, MA
Worked in the Manoharan Group
Designed and synthesized small-core/large-shell hybrid colloid particles via a bottom-up
approach for holography experiments
Focused on the synthesis and characterization of polymer colloids
Characterized particles with various chemical and surface analytical tools, including IR, NMR,
HPLC, GC, SEM, TEM, static light scattering (SLS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and optical
microscopy
Submitted an honors thesis in the JACS format to the Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Biology
Fall 2005 to Fall 2007
OUTREACH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant
Coach
Nathan Bishop Middle School
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Providence, RI
Assisting the Science Olympiad team in preparing for the annual state competition (Spring 2013)
Initiated a multi-part presentation and discussion on the carbon cycle, energy cycle, and their
interrelationships to advance public awareness of current NASA Earth Science-related research
(Fall 2012)
Personally coached a sixth and eighth grader on thermodynamics (earned gold in Keep the Heat)
(Spring 2012)
Chaperoned 15 middle school students and assisted with logistics (Spring 2012)
Spring 2012 to present
Teaching
Fellow
Harvard Extension School
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Teaching
Fellow
Harvard University
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Teaching
Fellow
Cambridge, MA
Taught laboratory section for 16 students in Chemistry 27: Organic Chemistry of Life
Guided students through laboratory procedures, explained mechanisms and theory, and graded
lab reports
Asked by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology to teach next term
Spring 2007
Harvard Extension School
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Summer
Instructor
Cambridge, MA
Taught laboratory section for several dozen organic chemistry students in Chemistry E-2a/b:
Organic Chemistry I/II
Guided students through weekly labs designed to reinforce mechanisms and theories learned in
lecture and on problem sets
Explained mechanisms and theories, troubleshot unexpected results, and maintained a safe
environment
Asked by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology to teach next term
Fall 2009 to Spring 2010
Cambridge, MA
Taught section and laboratory for 18 students and graded problem sets and reports for Chemistry
E-1a: General Chemistry
Supplemented lecture material with in-depth review of theories and problems
Guided students through weekly labs designed to reinforce theories learned in lecture and
reviewed in section
Asked by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology to teach next term
Fall 2006
Laurus Enterprise Co., Ltd.
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Seoul, Korea
Designed math and science curricula and consulted families on the college admissions process
Instructed students in English literature, mathematical modeling, Calculus, Physics, and Statistics
Summer 2005