2012-2016 -Post Doctoral Fellowship
“Synthesis of Pentacene with TEMPO stable free radicals appended to explore singlet fission.”
Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU)
Department of Organic Chemistry, Erlangen, Germany
Supervisor: Professor Rik R. Tykwinski
2006 - Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.)
Dissertation Title: “Synthesis and Properties of Rigid Electron Donor-Acceptor Triads with
Appended Stable Radicals”
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States.
Supervisor: Professor Michael Wasielewski.
2002 - Bachelor Degree (B.Sc.) with Specialization in Chemistry
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.
Supervisor: Professor Rik Tykwinski.

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2016-current
W1-W3 Junior Professor
University of Tübingen
Department of Organic Chemistry, Tuebingen, Germany
2012-2016
Post-Doctoral Position
Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU)
Department of Organic Chemistry, Erlangen, Germany
Supervisor: Professor Rik R. Tykwinski
2008-2012
Project Manager
Pyramedium Inc. Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Employer: Gregory Menvielle
2007-2008
Senior Research Scientist
Rohm and Haas, Deer Park, Texas, United States. 
Employer: Rohm and Haas.

Select Publications

1.         Chernick, E. T.; Casillas, R.; Zirzlmeier, J.; Gardner, D.; Gruber, M.; Kropp, H.; Meyer, K.; Wasielewski, M. A.; Guldi, D. M.; Tykwinski, R. R. “Pentacene appended to a TEMPO Stable Free Radical: The Effect of Magnetic Exchange Coupling on Photoexcited Pentacene” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015, 137, 857-863.

2.         Chernick, E. T.; Börzsönyi, G.; Steiner, C.; Ammon, M.; Gessner, D.; Frühbeißer, S.; Gröhn, F.; Maier, S.; Tykwinski, R. R. “Optically Pure, Monodisperse cis-Oligodiacetylenes: Aggregation-Induced Chirality Enhancement” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53, 310-314.

3.         Chernick, E. T.; Tykwinski, R. R. “Carbon-rich nanostructures: the conversion of acetylenes into materials” Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry (mini-review), 2013, 26, 742-749.