Anne Helmenstine

Anne Helmenstine

Writer & Scientist

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

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  • University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • Hastings College
  • University of Washington
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Anne Helmenstine’s Summary

I'm a writer and scientific consultant with interdisciplinary training, research experience, and teaching experience. I enjoy challenges.

Anne Helmenstine’s Specialties:

XML, HTML, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Corel Draw, photography, telescopy, light microscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, other spectroscopies, chromatographies, SEM, STM, sputter-coating, chemical vapor deposition, laser protocols, electrophoresis, histological and microbiological techniques, genetic analysis, statistical analysis, cryogenics

Anne Helmenstine’s Experience

  • Chemistry Guide

    About.com

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; NYT; Internet industry)

    June 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)

    About.com's Guide to Chemistry. I write and edit content relating to general chemistry, demonstrations, crystals, science fair projects, elements, etc.

  • Correspondent

    All Info About, London, UK

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

    August 2003 — December 2007 (4 years 5 months)

    Wrote and edited original articles on alternative medicine, jewelrymaking, and chemistry. Responsible for advertising and promotion.

  • Associate Professor

    Horry-Georgetown Technical College Continuing Education

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    2001 — 2003 (2 years )

  • Owner / Designer

    Fu T'sang Treasures (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Apparel & Fashion industry)

    1999 — 2003 (4 years )

    Designed, crafted, and marketed pearl, gemstone, and beaded jewelry.

  • Instructor, Quillen College of Medicine

    East Tennessee State University

    (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

    Taught MCAT physics and biology. Advised students on test preparation, medical school interviewing, and applications.

  • Professor

    Tusculum College

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

    1994 — 1998 (4 years )

    • Taught lectures and labs for General Biology I & II (majors), Genetics, Microbiology, Parasitology, Invertebrate Zoology, Introductory Biology (non-majors), Field Biology, Embryology, Histology, Environmental Issues, Comparative Anatomy, Scientific Research
    • Principal Investigator into effects of spaceflight/gravity on spiders and spider development
    • Responsible for pre-prof and biology student advising (10 students/year); oversight of all pre-professional students (40 students/year)
    • Active in college self-governance and campus activities
    • Responsible for pre-medical, pre-veterinary, and pre-dentistry curriculum content and implementation, budget, hiring, and program evaluation

  • Project Counselor for Space Life Sciences Training Program

    NASA

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

    1996 — 1996 (less than a year)

    • Liaison between Florida A&M University and Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
    • Responsible for advising and transporting 41 college students for intensive summer research program
    • Specifically involved with student research on spaceflight hardware design (animal maintenance, bioreactors, nutrient delivery systems for controlled ecological life support systems)
    • Co-Principal Investigator of effects of temperature/clinorotation on sea urchin embryogenesis and for development of gamete storage and in vitro fertilization protocols for zebrafish

  • Technical Analyst

    Information International Associates

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    1992 — 1995 (3 years )

    • Prepared abstracts and indexed documents for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under a contract with the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
    • Completed training for abstracting/indexing National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) database
    • Abstracted/indexed U.S. and foreign documents in DOE disciplines including combustion, fluid dynamics, renewable energy sources, nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, meteorology/weather, chemistry, toxicology, mathematics, biology, metals/alloys, ceramics, composites, military technology, astronomy and astrophysics, plasma and high energy physics, optics, hydrotechnical engineering, environmental science, government policy, Congressional hearings

  • Graduate Research Asst. (Heath & Safety Research)

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

    1989 — 1992 (3 years )

    • Integrated fiberoptics and laser technology for ultra-sensitive spectroscopic detection of several biologically-important substances including carcinogens, pesticides, and toxins
    • Assigned specific genetic damage from aflatoxins, coal tar derivatives, and plastics monomers
    • Examined samples from chemically-exposed humans and animals
    • Experimental techniques included surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, synchronous fluorescence, capillary zone electrophoresis, scanning electron microscopy, room-temperature phosphorescence, immunological assays

  • Graduate Research Asst. (Solid State Division)

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

    1988 — 1989 (1 year )

    • Utilized recombinant DNA technology to synthesize a human DNA-repair enzyme
    • Purified proteins for x-ray diffraction and neutron crystallography using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ion-exchange chromatography, molecular sieves, centrifugation techniques, dialysis membranes, and other experimental methods
    • Refined protein purification procedures
    • Analyzed crystallography data from small molecules
    • Performed DNA sequencing as part of the Human Genome Initiative

  • Graduate Research Asst. (Biology Division)

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

    1988 — 1988 (less than a year)

    • Applied scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) to evaluate the characteristics of sputter-coated gold/palladium alloys
    • Analyzed STM micrographs of thin metal films to quantify the change in metal island diameter as film thickness was increased
    • Verified the STM results using transmission electron microscopy

  • Computer Programmer/Systems Designer

    Loup Valley Alfalfa, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Ranching industry)

    1987 — 1987 (less than a year)

    • Wrote a customized software package to monitor and evaluate plant power consumption, minimize raw material costs, and regulate production
    • Interfaced Loup Valley Alfalfa computers with those of the Burwell, NE power plant to coordinate residential and industrial power consumption
    • Installed backup and fail-safe systems to protect corporate records

  • Research Assistant

    Maria Mitchell Observatory

    (Research industry)

    1986 — 1986 (less than a year)

    • Analyzed periodicity of variable stars in Sagittarius (focused on NSV11003) by telescopic observations and inspection of photographic plates from the years 1926-1986
    • Determined that one of NSV11003's comparison stars was itself a variable star
    • Operated and maintained the observatory's photographic telescopes
    • Photographed stars and developed high-resolution glass plates for archives
    • Wrote computer software to help identify variable star periods
    • Presented observatory open houses and public lectures on astronomy

Anne Helmenstine’s Education

  • University of Tennessee-Knoxville

    Ph.D. , Biomedical Sciences , 1988 — 1992

  • Hastings College

    B.A. , Physics, Mathematics, Music , 1983 — 1988

    Activities and Societies:
    Band, Chorus, Theater, Sigma Tau Sigma

  • University of Washington

    1985 — 1985

    I was at the U. of Washington to pick up core courses not available at Hastings College, but the coolest thing I learned that summer was how to sail.

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video games, water sports, writing and playing music, cooking, gardening, animals, MMA

Anne Helmenstine’s Groups:

  •    The New York Times Company (This group is not affiliated with or sponsored by The New York Times)
  •    Hastings College Alumni

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