Dr. PAMPA DUTTA
4030 Regal Stone Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77479
E-mail: pampa.dutta@hccs.edu
SUMMARY
High School Chemistry teacher with 5 years of teaching experience in high school (PreAP, AP, and Dual
Credit) and in undergraduate colleges (General Chemistry, Laboratory course, and Physical Chemistry). Also,
several years of research experience specializing in development of sensors, fabrication and characterization
of thin films, synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles in three different public and private Universities.
Education Information
Ph.D., BioPhysical Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India
M. S., Physical Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.
B. S., Chemistry major with Physics and Mathematics minors, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India.
Teaching Experience
RIDGE POINT HIGH SCHOOL,FORT BEND ISD, TX (Secondary Science Teacher) August 2011– Present
 Teaching Pre AP and regular Chemistry
MADISON HIGH SCHOOL, HOUSTON ISD, TX (Secondary Science Teacher)
 Teaching Pre AP and regular Chemistry
 Teaching AP and Dual Credit Chemistry
MAHESHTALA COLLEGE, CALCUTTA, INDIA (Lecturer)
 Taught General, Organic, and Physical Chemistry including laboratory courses
August 2009 – July 2011
1998 – 2000
VIJOYGARH JYOTISH ROY COLLEGE, CALCUTTA, INDIA (Lecturer)
1997 – 1998
Taught General and Physical Chemistry including laboratory courses
Professional Experience
2007 – August 2009
Write grant proposals, train high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in different instruments,
discuss research ideas for finding out the correct fit for them, and mentoring them in different aspects of
chemistry research.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TX (Senior postdoctoral fellow)
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TN (Postdoctoral Fellow)
2001 – 2007
 Performed research, trained and mentored high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in
instrumentation and research techniques, helped them in designing experimental protocols and
brainstorming to solve the problems during experimentation.
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY, POTSDAM, NY (Post Doctoral Research Associate)
2000 – 2001
 Performed research and trained students in different instruments and research techniques.
Job Related Skills
Highly committed to accomplish goals, enjoys working with the kids, willing to learn new concepts of doing
things, cooperative with colleagues, organized, excellent presenter, creative visionary, effective communicator,
lifelong Learner, and inspiring Catalyst.
Recognition/ Awards/ Membership
Matsume International Foundation Fellowship, Japan
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, India) Fellowship
GOLD MEDAL and Merit Scholarship awarded by Jadavpur University (Calcutta, India),
Undergraduate and Graduate Topper
National Merit Scholarship, Government of India
Life Member of Indian Society of Surface Science and Technology
Member of American Chemical Society (ACS)
Member of NSTA
Member of ACT
Workshops/Seminars/Professional Dvelopment
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22 Journal Publications, presented and attended more than 20 scientific conferences throughout USA .
Completed Pre AP Chemistry Training from Rice University.
Completed LTF training for Pre AP Chemistry
Completed G/T Training.
Completed AP Chemistry Training at Rice and HISD.
5E Trained.
Completed SIOP Training
Completed more than 200 hours of Professional Development and Classroom Management courses.
Attended KILGO Training.
Attended CAST Workshop at Houston (November, 2010).
NSTA-DOW Fellow