Siobhan Renee Liu

Concentrations: DEL, DIN-A, NDS, CTA Submissions; Technical Writing, Science Communication, Clinical Trial Ethics, ICH Guidelines

President's Honours List, Summer 2022

Formerly known as Ryerson University.

Concentrations: Polymers and Computational Chemistry.

Minor: Mathematics (Stochastic Processes, Statistics, Discrete Maths, Graph Theory).

Undergraduate Dissertation Topic: Using Density Functional Theory (DFT) to study hypercoordination in a phosphine oxide polystannane precursor (Supervisor: Dr. R. Stephen Wylie).

Researched electrolyte effects on electrochemical CO2 reduction.

Utilized VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, Atomic Simulation Environment, BASH and Anaconda to create and run calculations.

Analyzed results using statistical methods and Python scripts.

Wrote review article summarizing progress and perspectives in electrochemical CO2 reduction.

Presented research at 23rd Annual Concordia Chemistry and biochemistry Graduate Research Conference, and won 1st place in Computational Chemistry category.

Investigated binding sites on Al and Al-alloy surfaces.

Researched electrolyte effects on electrochemical CO2 reduction.

Utilized VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, Atomic Simulation Environment, BASH and Anaconda to create and run calculations.

Analyzed results using statistical methods and Python scripts.

Member of the Advanced Synthetic Materials Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Daniel. A. Foucher.

Assisted in preparing and testing antimicrobial efficacy of UV-curable quaternary ammonium polymer coatings.

Coated various plastic and glass samples using spin, spray and electrospray coating techniques.

Counted colony growth of Arthrobacter sp. and E.coli wt36 after exposure to coatings.

Computed statistics and created graphs to communicate the test results and for publication.

Findings published in ACS Applied Bio Materials.

Formerly Ryerson Esports

Oversee off-campus club operations.

Provide consulting on operational procedures for club President and Vice President.

Third President of Ryerson/TMU Bold Esports and first non-male President of the club.

Assisted with forming the yearly operational budget alongside the VP Finance.

Headed meetings as the chairperson.

Oversaw the creation of the Rainbow 6: Siege and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate teams.

Created the executive club structure, consisting of a VP Finance, VP Internal Relations, VP External Relations, VP Events and VP Content.

Worked alongside the VP Finance to secure over $3000 worth of grant funding through the Students' Union's Competitive Athletics Club Grant programme.

Rewrote and amended the club constitution alongside the President.

Formed yearly operational budget alonsgide the VP Finance.

Established a system for bringing up and resolving conflicts and grievances within a competitive team alongside the VP Internal Relations.

Oversaw the creation of Fortnite and Smash Ultimate teams.

Organized bake sale fundraisers to assist teams with attending LANs.

Assisted with event planning and execution alongside the VP Events.

Collaborated with the Computer Science Course Union on a joint Mario Kart tournament and pub night.

Organized 2 jersey sales and jersey distribution to the club and members of the public.

Created and managed the club website.

Managed the varsity CounterStrike: Global Offensive team, consisting of 8 players and 2 coaches.

Counselled and provided academic and emotional support for all of my players and managers.

Organized team practice schedules, official matches and scrims.

Became a top 10 ranked collegiate CS:GO team for the 2017-2018 varsity season.

Winner of LANWarX 2018 ($700).

Top 8 in Collegiate Starleague 2018-2019 Season ($2000).

4th at Saints Gaming Live 2018.

Assisted with managing regulatory aspects for clinical trials across 60+ contract research clinics in 3 countries (Canada, USA, Australia).

Maintain and organize all internal and external correspondences and regulatory files in company's file retention system.

Liaise with study sponsors and trial sites to start up studies in a timely manner.

Draft and manage research ethics board applications for studies by reporting applicable events and annual study reviews.

Organize and submit regulatory paperwork for study startup and closure.

Compile regulatory reports, compliance summaries, serious adverse events and protocol deviation reports; study summaries, and inspection checklists for 60+ trial sites within the research network for use during inspections and audits conducted by Health Canada, US FDA, EMA, and other regulatory bodies.

Maintain and organize all internal and external correspondences and regulatory files in company's file retention system.

Provide support to trial sites during regulatory inspections and audits, advising on measures to implement to correct for inspection findings that are brought up or discovered.

Assist with drafting responses to regulatory bodies for unclosed inspection findings.

Actively maintain training and working knowledge in ICH Good Clinical Practices; Health Canada Regulations, Part C, Division 5; and Title 21 of the CFR.

Assist with key performance indicator analysis of trial startup times from study feasibility to site startup.

Organize and archive historic regulatory submission documents in validated digital file repository (CARA).

Upload and maintain current regulatory submission documents in CARA.

Assist with CAPA write-up on CARA to close out internal audit.

Validate and manage regulatory submissions and product formulations within dossier management system (GRAIS).

Localize global regulatory manufacturing records for recently-acquired Biofreeze products.

Review cosmetics, drug products, medical devices, and natural health products branding to ensure compliance with Health Canada regulations.

Review and summarize new Health Canada guidance documents on labelling changes to natural health products.

Create a cosmetic notification to Health Canada for upcoming Veet NPDs/EPDs launching in Q1 2023.

Screened employees and visitors daily for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

Conducted layered process audits on employees following company COVID-19 protocols.

Chaired biweekly company COVID-19 meetings.

Assisted in chemistry sample preparation and disposal.

Assisted in microbiology sample disposal.

Spearheaded and organized data transfer from archived internal shared drives to Microsoft Sharepoint.

Assisted in writing technical SOPs for method validations.

Planned, researched, and conducted method validation research project on protein coagulation in cooked and uncooked meat products.

Editor and writer for MALRewrite.

Rewrite existing anime and manga summaries to meet MyAnimeList's style guidelines.

Edit written synopses by other volunteers for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, diction, tensing, and conent.

Writer of the Month for August 2021.

Career Boost position for the Toronto Metropolitan Library and Archives.

Conducted floor counts to check for seating capacity and overall patron safety.

Assisted with checking in and out, sorting and re-shelving library materials.

Troubleshooted printing and other technical problems within the Library's computer labs.

Reported and created cleaning tickets with Facilities Management and Development (FMD) when required.

Provide assistance and directions to patrons and other community members asking for information.

Career Boost position for the Ceremonials Office under the Office of the President.

Answered daily phone calls and emails inquiring about Convocation.

Provided technical support for the Convocation RSVP system.

Created an organizational process for university's academic regalia.

Assisted with coordinating vendors during event setup and takedown.

Managed and lead a team of 30+ student staff and 200+ volunteers every convocation period.

Lead the graduand sign in team and provided on-site live technical support for registration.

Assisted with graduand and faculty gowning and hooding.

Coordinated graduand regalia return and preparation for the next ceremony.

Compiled and analyzed ceremony statistics to make better predictions for future ceremonies.

Take inventory of event supplies and academic regalia before and after every convocation period.

Set up and maintained examination room according to The College Board's standards.

Distributed and collected exam materials.

Maintained academic integrity of the examinations.