Welcome to our lab! My name is Tiffany Rocio Olivera, and I am a first-generation graduate student in my fifth year of my PhD in Chemistry. I was born and raised by my lovely parents in northern New Jersey, along with my three younger siblings.
In May 2020, I earned two Bachelor’s of Science degrees in Chemistry and Biology, along with a minor in Applied Mathematics at New Jersey Institute of Technology. I then received the NSF funded B2D Fellowship to pursue my graduate studies at Rutgers University – Newark. I worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Chemistry for a year, and am currently supported by the NIH funded G-RISE Fellowship to continue my research.
In my spare time, I am a Co-Chair for the North Jersey American Chemical Society Younger Chemists Committee (NJACS YCC), am the elected Rutgers-Newark Graduate Student Governing Association (GSGA) President, and serve as a Board Member on the Town of Kearny Board of Health.
After I complete my doctoral degree, my goal is to work as a Chemist or Postdoctoral Scientist in a government lab or in the bionanotechnology field.
Fun Facts
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I am a long-distance swimmer.
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I play the alto-saxophone.
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My current hobbies are sewing, crocheting, and gardening.
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Along with some fellow graduate students, we have started a book club - reading is fun!
Research
My projects are Selective In Situ Growth of Programmable Noble Metal Nanoclusters on DNA Origami, and a Rotational Nanodevice Functionalized as a Dynamic DNA Origami Nanoclock.
Get in Touch
E-mail: tiffany.olivera@rutgers.edu
Linked-In: linkedin.com/in/tiffany-olivera/
NJACS YCC: njacs.org/younger-chemists-committee