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Amanda K. Nelson

Amanda K. Nelson
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Librarian, Science Library
My academic background includes an interdisciplinary focus on law, psychology, and chemistry. I developed new organic synthesis methods during my Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech, which culminated an international collaboration as a Fulbright Scholar. Thereafter, I came to Stanford as Manager of the Undergraduate Laboratory Program, where I packaged our chemistry experiments and shipped them worldwide during the pandemic. Embracing my new career as the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Librarian, I now turn my attention to curating information and teaching information literacy in science.

Education

PhD, Virginia Tech, Chemistry (2016)
BA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Chemistry (2010)
BS, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Psychology (2010)
BA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Criminal Justice (2010)

Research

Chemical Engineering
Chemistry