Amy K
- Research Program Mentor
PhD at Dartmouth College
Expertise
biochemistry, structural biology, microbiology, drug discovery, interdisciplinary research
Bio
My name is Amy Kennedy, and I completed my PhD in Biochemistry at Dartmouth College, where I participated in the entrepreneurship-focused PhD Innovation Fellowship. I am now a sales and service manager for two continents at an international scientific instrument company. I am passionate about helping the next generation of scientists and entrepreneurs reach their goals through thoughtful feedback and experienced guidance. Outside the lab, I am a mom of two teen boys, and enjoying hanging out with them watching TV or playing board games. In my free time I enjoy yoga, walking in nature, traveling, cooking, baking, music, reading, and petting my cats.Project ideas
Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.
Harnessing biological mechanisms for sequestering carbon
Carbon sequestration is an increasingly urgent topic as the effects of anthropogenic climate change become more impactful. While humans are struggling to tackle the problem with technology, many organisms on the planet have evolved over millions of years to selectively filter, use, and store carbon. This project will investigate the various ways different organisms filter and sequester carbon and how these might be applied on a larger scale to address climate change.
Languages I know
German, beginnerTeaching experience
I taught writing to 5th through 8th grade students who were struggling with the subject as a teaching assistant at a church school. In undergrad, I was a teaching assistant for 3 years in the biology and chemistry departments. I have spent the last 3 years of my doctoral studies supervising undergraduate researchers starting in their freshman year as well as new graduate students.Credentials
Work experience
Avitide (2022 - 2022)
Project InternOxford Cryosystems Ltd (2024 - Current)
Sales & Service Manager, AmericasEducation
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
BS Bachelor of Science (2018)
Chemistry, Biology minorDartmouth College
PhD Doctor of Philosophy (2023)
Biochemistry and Cell Biology