Emmalyn Song emma.songhome.com | LinkedIn Chemistry major with a scientific computing concentration with skills and interest in physical/computational chemistry and materials science. EDUCATION Haverford College, Haverford, PA BS Chemistry, Expected Graduation: May 2026 SKILLS Tools: QChem, MDTraj, EXPANSE Supercomputer, ACCESS-CI, Palmetto Supercomputer, JupyterHub, PyQchem, ChemDraw, MestReNova, MatPlotLib, IQmol, NGLView, NumPy, SciPy, Git Platforms: UNIX/Linux, MacOS Programming Languages: Python, Java, MATLAB Lab Techniques: Optical Spectroscopy (UV-Vis, IR, Raman), MS, NMR (1H, 13C, DEPT 90, DEPT 135, NOESY, COSY, DOSY, ROESY), HPLC, Recrystallization, Column Chromatography, Thin-Layer Chromatography, Titration, Extraction (acid-base, liquid-liquid), Rotary Evaporation, Vacuum Distillation WORK EXPERIENCE University of Southern California Department of Chemistry – Takahashi Lab, Los Angeles, CA Undergraduate Researcher, May 2025 - Aug 2025 ▪ Investigated fluorescent color centers in diamond materials as candidates for quantum bits. ▪ Nanoscale sensing of atomic spin states using specialized Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR) and Photoluminescence (PL) experimental setups. ▪ Skills: MATLAB, ODMR Haverford College Department of Chemistry – Daly Lab, Haverford, PA Undergraduate Researcher, May 2024 - Present ▪ Senior lead on the alkyne maps project, developing quantum mechanical methodology and applying machine learning techniques to build a spectroscopic map for the Raman active alkyne stretching mode. ▪ Using modern computational techniques to calculate vibrational behavior of alkyne probes in molecular dynamics simulations. ▪ Skills: ChemInformatics, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, DVR, DFT Haverford College Department of Computer Science – Friedler Lab, Haverford, PA Undergraduate Research Assistant, Oct 2023 - May 2024 ▪ Compiled the 2024 census of faculty demographics of computer science departments of 180 universities. ▪ Skills: VBA, Microsoft 365 Haverford College Department of Biology, Haverford, PA Biological Laboratory Assistant, Sep 2023 - Feb 2024 ▪ Managed inventory and stockroom of schoolwide biology department ▪ Prepared reagents used in laboratory components of introductory biology courses ▪ Skills: aseptic technique, MacConkey agar preparation, streaking and plating, buffer preparation, micropipetting, PCR, DNA extraction and purification, gel electrophoresis, drosophila care. PRESENTATIONS Quantum Sensing High Voltage Induced NV and SiV Charged State Conversions - Poster Tri-Co Materials Symposium 2025 Investigating Solvent Effects on Terminal Alkynes using a QM/MM Methodology - Poster American Chemical Society Conference 2025 Transient Measurements of High Voltage Induced NV and SiV Charged State Conversions - Poster USC Dornsife Snapshots Poster Session Summer 2025 Investigating Solvent Effects on Terminal Alkynes using a QM/MM Methodology - Speaker/Presenter 88th Intercollegiate Student Chemists Convention Effect of Solvents on the Frequency of Alkynes from MD Simulations - Poster 2024 Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate Computational Chemistry (MERCURY) Consortium Conference QM/MM Methodology for Vibrational Probes in Solvents - Poster Haverford College Annual Fall Symposium 2024 GRANTS AND AWARDS ▪ NSF-CHE 2213339 Grant ▪ Frances Velay Women in Science Research Fellowship ▪ Lobel Family Scholarship ▪ ISCC Honorable Mention in Physical Chemistry ACTIVITIES ▪ American Chemical Society ▪ Pan-Asian Resource Center Board Member ▪ Haverford Outdoors Club ▪ Volunteer: The Audobon Society of Portland