Chow Kenyon
- 8月18日
- 讀畢需時 2 分鐘
Second-year chemistry student at Imperial College London with hands-on experience in organic synthesis and computational chemistry tools such as Gaussian, NCIPLOT, and PyMOL. Proficient in preparative TLC, rotary evaporation, glovebox techniques, and column chromatography.
Junior Laboratory Assistant , 07/2026 - present
Hong Kong Baptist University - Hong Kong
Assisted a postdoctoral researcher with a project involving the asymmetric hydrophosphinylation and asymmetric hydrofunctionalization
Handled chemicals and reactions under nitrogen atmosphere, including glove box, and Schlenk technique
Performed purification techniques including column chromatography, and preparation TLC
Junior Research Assistant, 07/2026 - present
Chinese University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Led a computational study of a palladium-catalysed reaction involving aliphatic carboxylic acids and olefins, investigating pathways that bypass lactone formation
Evaluated and resolved mechanistic hypotheses using DFT calculations to identify key transition states and intermediates
Used Gaussian to analyse molecular structures, transition states, molecular orbitals, and non-covalent interactions via NCI plots
Used PyMOL to prepare publication-quality molecular figures and chemdraw for reaction schemes
Laboratory Assistant, 06/2024 - 08/2024
Gainful H.K. Trading Limited - Hong Kong
Analyzed traditional Chinese medicine products against Hong Kong legislative requirements for compliance.
Owned quality control workflow inputs to enable reliable product safety assessment.
Prepared laboratory documentation to support audit-ready records under Hong Kong rules
Chemistry, 09/2025 - present
Imperial College London - UK
Year 1 - First Class (80.36%), practical (92.20%)
A-Levels: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Music, 09/2023 - 06/2025
Wells Cathedral School - UK
A* — Mathematics, Chemistry
A — Physics, Music
Ash Music Scholarship – Imperial College London (2025)
UKCHO Gold Award (2025)
C3L6 Cambridge Chemistry Challenge Gold (2024)
Senior Maths Challenge Gold (2023)
Music Scholarship - Wells Cathedral School (2023 - 2025)
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