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2018 Wikipedia Fellow and Chemist Mike Tarselli


Michael A. Tarselli, Ph.D.
Born
Allentown, PA
Other namesMike
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
AwardsWikipedia Fellow, ACS Leadership Development Award, Chemistry Communications Leadership Fellow, NIBR Team Award
Scientific career
Thesis Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of Allenes

Mike Tarselli first contributed to Wikipedia back in 2008. He is a 2018 Wikipedia Fellow[1], adding and editing articles on underrepresented Women in Science. He enjoys creating + editing articles on scientists, sports, languages, culture, music, coffee, and foods.

Currently, Tarselli works for SLAS,[2] a scientific nonprofit dedicated to improving scientists and research through lab automation and data analysis. He has previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry, making molecules at the bench, as well as using computers and chemistry to help people suffering from disease.

Mike attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he received Commonwealth College Honors and the Senior Class Award in Chemistry. He holds a Ph.D. in organic and organometallic chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill,[3] and was a postdoctoral scholar with Glenn Micalizio at The Scripps Research Institute, researching the antinociceptive molecule conolidine

Mike lives with his wife, daughter, dog, and cat just outside of Boston, MA. His hobbies include having adventures, learning Spanish and German, singing classical music and jazz (he's a tenor!), reading business literature, playing old-school video games, and searching for amazing coffee around the world. For more on Mike's education, interests, and scientific vision, please see his ELN story.[4]


Really Short CV

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This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Women in Red (redlinks→blue)
This user has relative pitch.
This user attends or attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
This user was raised by a cup of coffee.
This user is a scientist.
MBAThis user is an MBA student.




References

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  1. ^ "Scientists to write Wikipedia biographies of women in STEM". Wiki Education. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  2. ^ a b "SLAS Welcomes New Scientific Director". Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  3. ^ "Carolina Digital Repository - Gold-catalyzed cyclization reactions of allenes". cdr.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. ^ "Meet SLAS Scientific Director Mike Tarselli". Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening. Retrieved 2018-11-21.