Carlos Carranza

571 Cornell ● Irvine, California 92617 ● (760) 985-4622 ● carranc1@uci.edu

Education

University of California Irvine June 2020

B.S in Chemistry, Concentration in Chemistry Education & Secondary Teaching Certification
CSET General Science Certified January 2019
CSET Chemistry Certified March 2019

Experience

CalTeach - Teaching Certification Program ​ September 2017 - June 2020

● 4 years of education courses
● Student Teaching in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms
● Experience in designing and teaching NGSS aligned lessons
Research Assistant - Murray Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group, UCI ​September 2019 -
● Designed spectroscopic experiment set-ups to analyze trace atmospheric gas reactions
● Analyzed transient absorption spectroscopy data of Criegee intermediates
Oxford Tutoring Center - High School Physics and Chemistry ​March 2019 - September 2019
● Tutored students in AP and College Prep science classes
Real Estate Assistant - Century 21​, Victorville CA June 2013 - August 2016
● Maintained and approved mailing list for thousands of homeowners in various cities. Verifying data for homeowners.
● Assembled lists into thousands of letters and distributed them at the post office for local clients.
● Wrote and edited monthly informational letters for homebuyers and sellers
● Managed BPO (House price assessments) by assembling the price and qualities of different houses in different
neighborhoods and comparing the data to create new price estimates for prospective sellers.

Relevant Activities

Professional Development
● UCLA CNSI
○ Plasmonics: Nanoparticle light absorption
○ Photolithography: Photoreactions on nanosurfaces
○ Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Design and function of hydrophobic nanomaterials
● Perimeter Institute Physics Workshop
Mentor for Orange County Science and Engineering Fair
● Taught students the fundamentals of experimental design.
● Advised and provided equipment for students researching air quality and emissions in their neighborhoods.
Climatepedia - UCI
● Presented short lessons on climate science to students at middle schools in Santa Ana.
● Organized and participated in climate change demonstrations at UCI - Climate Strike 2019
Judge for Northern California Junior Science & Humanities Symposium 2020

Skills

● Proficiency in office and educational software (Excel, Word, Google Suites, Canvas, Edulastic)
● Spanish Fluency