THOMAS WILLIAM GARDNER
Pilots in Hassan, MN

Gustavus Adolphus College - Saint Peter, MN
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY Crane Engineering - Plymouth, MN
SENIOR CHEMIST and QUALITY MANAGER Boston Scientific - Maple Grove, MN
SENIOR SCIENTIST and GROUP LEADER for Spectroscopy & Surface Analysis Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY

Macalester College - Saint Paul, MN
B.A. in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics University of Illinois - Urbana, IL
Ph.D. in Chemistry

Synthesis: Organic, inorganic and organometallic multi-step synthesis in milli- to kilogram scale, including heterocycles, natural products, complexes, catalysts, chiral compounds, photoconductors, nanochemicals, nanocomposites and polymers. Spectroscopy: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), including 2-D and multinuclear; Infrared (IR) & Raman; Ultraviolet-visible (UV Vis); X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Chromatography: GC MS, LC-MS, Ion exchange; GPC; TOF-SIMS; XPS. Surface analysis: Infrared; Confocal Raman; SEM-EDX; AFM; Surface energy; Ellipsometry. Thermal analysis: Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Laboratory: Inert atmosphere methods; Photochemistry; Electrochemistry; Computational chemistry; Chemical informatics (Chemical Abstracts SciFinder, LIMS). Management: Staff hiring; issuing of work assignments; data reviews; quality control; training; mentoring; IQ/OQ/PQ; CAPA; performance reviews.