Email:    boonsrifreelance@gmail.com

Education   

University of Colorado, Boulder, Co
• Master’s Degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering                                                             December 2006
• East Asia Pacific Summer Fellowship in Australia                                                                         Summer 2006
• Research Assistant in Particle Technology                                                                                   January-August 2006
 
• Teacher Assistant for Creative Technology                                                                                 August-December 2005

University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl                  
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering                                                                     May 2005
• Dean’s List, 2000-2005    Cumulative GPA:  3.67
 
• University Scholars Program, 2004-2005

• Year Exchange at Lancaster University in the U.K.                                                                   2002-2003

Writing  Experience

Discover, New York, NY                                                                                                             October 2007 - Present                    • Assistant to tthe Editorial Director

Discover, New York, NY                                                                                                             March 2007 - October 2007

• Assistant to the CEO

Discover, New York, NY                                                                                                              December 2006 - March 2007

• Editorial Intern

Daily Camera, Boulder, CO                                                                                                       August 2006 - December 2006

• Intern for science and the environment beat

• University of Colorado, Boulder, CO                                                                                      September 2006 - December 2006

              • Website writer for nanotechnology center                                                                                 

Chemical Engineering Progress, New York, NY                                                                    April 2006- present

• Freelance writer                                        

Cosmos, Sydney, Australia                                                                                                      summer 2006      

                   • Editorial intern

Research and Teaching Experience

• University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia                                                                  summer 2006

• Fellow for international research

• University of Colorado, Boulder, CO                                                                                         2005-2006

• Research Assistant in particle technology

• Teaching Assistant for Creative Technology

• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL                                                                                        2003-2005

               • University Scholar in chemical engineering (microfluidics)

               • Researcher in materials science (cancer detection and polymerization)

• Lancaster University, Lancaster, U.K.                                                                                       2002-2003

• Researcher in biology (tissue degeneration)

• Czarnikow Sugar Company, London, U.K.                                                                             summer 2003

• Intern for research and development

Outreach and Affiliations

• Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers                                                              2006-present

• Member, National Association of Science Writers                                                                 2006-present

• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science                                          2006-present

• Fellowship recipient, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing                                October 2006

 

Other Interests

• Travel (Thailand, Australia, Western Europe and the United States)

• Running (Team for Colorado Kids to raise money through marathon training)                          spring 2006


Skills

• Feature Writing, New Writing, Review Writing

• Reporting, Fact Checking

• Technical Writing, Medical Writing