UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, Department of Chemistry
Associate professor. July 2011-August 2017.
Assistant professor. July 2005-July 2011.
Joint appointment, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. December 2005-present
Education and Training:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, College of Chemistry August 2002-June 2005. Postdoctoral advisor: Prof. Alexander Pines
YALE UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. in physical chemistry, December 2002.
Thesis advisor: Prof. Kurt W. Zilm.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, University Honors College B.S. in chemistry, August 1997. Research Advisor: George H. Wolf.
Awards:
NSF-CAREER 2009
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2008
Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award 2005
Professional Affiliations:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
Biophysical Society
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Fun Fact: While a Professor at UC Irvine, someone wrote and directed a play about Rachel’s life which included a throwback to her graduate school days when she was the founding member of, and solo baritone saxophonist for, a band named Blowhole.