General Chemistry I

At The Clorox Company, Fatima Hussain is presently employed as a product development scientist, developing cutting-edge cleaning products for the retail market in the United States. Her love of science and exploration started at San Jose State University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry. She studied the formation and impacts of acid-organic films on upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric aerosol products while working in an atmospheric chemistry lab. After that, she worked on environmental remediation, specifically creating porous metal oxide materials to remove pollutants from water, while earning her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. She loved working as a Teaching Assistant during her Ph.D., working with students and igniting their passion has always felt rewarding.

Tobey Tam, Ph.D., has a background in the fields of biotechnology patents, computation biology, and health care. She prosecuted biological, biochemical, and medical device patents in local law firms and in a biotech company. She also holds a California teaching credential and has taught a variety of science and health care courses at the college level for over ten years and has taught at UCSD, CSUSM, and the San Diego Community Colleges. She received her Ph.D. in biology from UCSD and conducted her post-doctoral research at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. When she is not working, she enjoys nature by visiting the state parks.

Erick Ellis is a Synthetic Organic Chemist. He has a PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Jackson State University in 2010. Erick has over 17 years of experience teaching and tutoring Chemistry, conducting research, working as a lab manager, and working in regulatory affairs.

As a Chemistry Professor, Erick has taught various courses (Organic and General Chemistry Lectures and Laboratories, and Introduction to Chemistry Lecture).

As a Laboratory Technical Manager, Erick coordinated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Workshops and managed the NMR and EPR Core Laboratories. He trained more than 200 people on various NMR and EPR instruments usage.

As a Synthetic Organic Chemist Graduate Student, Erick led and assisted on the Novel Methods of Spiroisoxazolines Synthesis Research Project. He designed a new synthetic method to produce alkenes and creating 8 novel Spiroisoxazolines.


 

Tobey Tam, Ph.D., has a background in the fields of biotechnology patents, computation biology, and health care. She prosecuted biological, biochemical, and medical device patents in local law firms and in a biotech company. She also holds a California teaching credential and has taught a variety of science and health care courses at the college level for over ten years and has taught at UCSD, CSUSM, and the San Diego Community Colleges. She received her Ph.D. in biology from UCSD and conducted her post-doctoral research at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. When she is not working, she enjoys nature by visiting the state parks.

Tobey Tam, Ph.D., has a background in the fields of biotechnology patents, computation biology, and health care. She prosecuted biological, biochemical, and medical device patents in local law firms and in a biotech company. She also holds a California teaching credential and has taught a variety of science and health care courses at the college level for over ten years and has taught at UCSD, CSUSM, and the San Diego Community Colleges. She received her Ph.D. in biology from UCSD and conducted her post-doctoral research at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. When she is not working, she enjoys nature by visiting the state parks.