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Resume available as a pdf.
General Information
| Full Name | Cher-Tian Ser |
| Skills | Quantum Chemistry, Physical Organic Chemistry, Machine Learning, Data Science, Workflow Automation |
| Languages | English (native), Mandarin (working), Korean (elementary) |
Education
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2020 - present PhD (Chemistry)
University of Toronto, Canada - Supervised by Alán Aspuru-Guzik
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2015 - 2019 B.Sc (Hons) (Chemistry)
National University of Singapore, Singapore - Thesis supervised by Prof. Richard M. W. Wong
- Machine learning methods in modelling corrosion inhibition efficiency of organic compounds
- University Scholars Programme (Honors College)
- Minor in Nanoscience
- Student Exchange Programme to KAIST, South Korea
- Thesis supervised by Prof. Richard M. W. Wong
Work Experience
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2025 Machine Learning Intern
Osmo, New York, USA - Machine learning models for olfactory properties
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2019 - 2020 Research Engineer
Materials Science and Chemistry, IHPC, A*STAR, Singapore - High-throughput computational screening of inorganic materials for piezoelectric applications
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2019 Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry, NUS, Singapore - Computational modelling of thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials
Honors and Awards
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2025 - Chemistry Teaching Excellence Award
- GSEF ChemClub Graduate Scholarship
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2024 - ChemClub Chemistry Education Award
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2023 - Chemistry Teaching Excellence Award
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2019 - Lijen Industrial Development Medal (Best Honors Thesis in Chemistry)
- USP Best Performing Student in Sciences and Technology Domain
- USP President's Honor Roll
- Science Dean's List (top 5% of Science cohort)
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2018 - A*STAR Undergraduate Scholarship (Mid-Term)
- Science Dean's List (top 5% of Science cohort)
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2017 - USP Senior Honor Roll
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2016 - USP Honor Roll
Conferences and Talks
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2025 Merck-UofT Symposium 2025, Toronto
- Oral Presentation. Bulky ligands promote palladium-catalyzed protodeboronation.
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2025 AI4Mat ICLR Workshop 2025, Singapore
- Oral Presentation. From Molecules to Mixtures - Learning Representations of Olfactory Mixture Similarity using Inductive Biases
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2025 ICLR 2025, Singapore
- Poster Presentation. Efficient evolutionary search over chemical space with large language models.
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2024 ACS Fall 2024, Denver
- Oral Presentation. Bulky ligands promote palladium-catalyzed protodeboronation.
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2024 ACS DOC GRS 2024, Charlottesville
- Oral Presentation. Bulky ligands promote palladium-catalyzed protodeboronation.
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2024 Computational Chemistry GRC 2024, Portland
- Poster Presentation. Bulky ligands promote palladium-catalyzed protodeboronation.
Teaching Experience
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2025 - CHM135, Chemistry - Physical Principles
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2024 - CHM135, Chemistry - Physical Principles
- CHM151, Chemistry - The Molecular Science
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2023 - CHM135, Chemistry - Physical Principles
- CHM247, Introductory Organic Chemistry II
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2022 - CHM135, Chemistry - Physical Principles
- CHM136, Introductory Organic Chemistry I
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2021 - CHM135, Chemistry - Physical Principles
- CHM136, Introductory Organic Chemistry I