Courtney D. Cruey
160 Patton Road • North Tazewell, VA 24630 • (276)385-2987 • ccruey11@ehc.edu
OBJECTIVE
As a fresh college graduate, I intend on pursuing a career in the chemical field. I would love to be involved with the testing of
products or any other type of chemical analysis. I am in search of any position that would allow me to work in a hospital
laboratory.
EDUCATION
Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
Graduation Date: May 9, 2015
B.S. Chemistry
GPA: 2.919
LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
Physical Chemistry
 Semesters Taken: 2
 Experience with solution calorimetry using a solution calorimeter to study heat capacity
 Tested the actual content of medicine in aspirin tablets and compared different brands
 Created small in-lab oxygen bombs with the use of a bomb calorimeter
 Participated in glass blowing and learned the different techniques
Organic Chemistry
 Semesters Taken: 2 of basic organic, and 1 of advanced organic
 Created a tube of benzocaine with use of sunlight through a series of lab periods
 Completed a lab where the synthesis of isopentyl acetate or banana oil was observed
 Studied the electromagnetic and visible spectrum in the laboratory
 Learned about gas chromatography through experimentation
Biochemistry
 Worked on a buffering project using a dialysis technique
 Separated proteins by electrophoresis
 Used affinity chromatography to study binding proteins
Microbiology
 Participated in a self-culturing project to study the appearance of coliforms
 Used different bacterium such as E. coli in order to study the growth patterns
 Worked on a semester long project that involved growing an unknown bacteria in agar and determination of that
bacteria
Health Promotions
 Semesters Taken: 1 while studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland for 3 months
 Participated in research by studying Irish health characteristics
 Compiled a research paper on smoking tobacco and the effects on the Irish death rate
 Presented on American health statistics versus Irish health statistics
From Country to City
 Studied agrarianism by looking at different projects that were started by local farmers
 Presented on how agrarianism can be applied to city life
 Researched rooftop gardening in big cities to talk about effectiveness
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
Former American Chemical Society (ACS) Secretary, Bonner Scholar Alum, Former Virginia Hannah Brown Scholarship
Recipient, Previous Tazewell Main Street United Methodist Church Scholarship Recipient, Former Scholarship Group
Leader, Study Abroad Award Recipient
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Aseptic technique, developing film using chemicals, 3-D modeling programs to build molecules, UV-VIS Spectroscopy
Courtney D. Cruey
160 Patton Road • North Tazewell, VA 24630 • (276)385-2987 • ccruey11@ehc.edu
References
Mrs. Alicia Bales
Manager of Medical/Surgical/PCU & Cardiopulmonary
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital
141 Ben Bolt Ave., Tazewell, VA 24651
276-988-8707
asbales@carilionclinic.org
Dr. Michael Lane
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Emory & Henry College
McGlothin-Street Hall, Room 311, Emory, VA 24327
276-944-6190
mlane@ehc.edu
Mr. David Altizer
Attorney
Altizer, Walk, & White PLLC
209 East Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24651
276-988-7979
dga@awwlaw.com