Andre C. (him)

East Region, Singapore

PhD qualified Chemist living in Pasir Ris with decades of experience in the field

Bio

I qualified with an Honours degree in Chemistry from Southampton University in 1985 before proceeding to Durham University for my PhD in synthetic organic chemistry with electroche... Read more

I qualified with an Honours degree in Chemistry from Southampton University in 1985 before proceeding to Durham University for my PhD in synthetic organic chemistry with electrochemistry. After several years doing polymer research in British Industry, I switched to the area of patents, gaining a scholarship to do so, before graduating from Queen Mary and Westfield College with a Masters in the Management of IP law. I then qualified as an Australian and New Zealand Patent and Trade Mark Attorney (I moved abroad) and was responsible for all of my employer's chemical patent portfolio. Having spent years training fresh graduates in areas of IP law to get them through the qualifying exams, I am now looking to wind down my career as a Patent Attorney and to move back into chemistry full time as a tutor to train up the next generation and essentially anyone who is struggling. Read less

Teaching methodology

I prefer one of one teaching: explaining, demonstrating, getting the student to imitate what I have explained (leaving them plenty of room to ask questions at this point), making s... Read more

I prefer one of one teaching: explaining, demonstrating, getting the student to imitate what I have explained (leaving them plenty of room to ask questions at this point), making sure that they grasp what has been taught and leaving them some questions to practice what they have learned. If they can't do it, I view it as a failure on my part, not theirs - I just have not explained it well enough - so I will try a different approach (wherever possible). Read less

• S$45

  Local Hourly rate

• $35

  Online Hourly rate

• 3

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