Treselle Raman

A versatile chemist who has worked with different types of chemicals, compounds and materials. Proficient in performing tests, documenting results and writing papers. Well-organized and detail-oriented with good project management and planning abilities developed over three years at the University of Auckland.

• Letter of Congratulations, 2022, I received an email and a gift from the Department of Chemical Sciences to congratulate me on my excellent results for the year, particularly for the A grade I got for my capstone course, which was project-based where I did assessments that applied scientific writing and referencing, a magazine article on microplastics and an informative video and poster on chemical explosives.
• In the University's Prospectus, 2021, I was featured in the University of Auckland's 2021 Science Prospectus, where I shared my experience and motivations for studying chemistry.
• Letter of Congratulations, 2019-2020, I received a letter from the Department of Chemical Sciences congratulating me on my A- grade for CHEM 110 - Chemistry of the living world and A+ grades for CHEM 150 and CHEM 120 - Concepts in Chemistry and Chemistry of the material world, respectively.
• Certificate of Merit, 2020, I received a letter from the Department of Physics to mark my A grade for PHYSICS 160 - Physics for the life sciences.
• In the year 13 academic teams in 2016, I was selected to represent my secondary school with three classmates to compete in the Fiji Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry competition. We made it to the national final round for math and chemistry.
• Senior Prefect, 2015 & 2016, I was selected to be a prefect in Years 12 and 13 of a Year 10 stream each year.

• Thursdays in Black UoA, Auckland, New Zealand, Aug 2022, Present, From November 2022 to June 2023, I was a General Member of the executive team. Now that I am no longer at university, I continue to support the Thursdays in Black movement. I helped set up weekly stalls at the UoA quad by manning the stall, decorating it in merchandise and information sheets as well as advocating and having conversations with students who passed the stall. I advocated for the cause by being dressed in black every Thursday and sharing this message on social media. I attended weekly executive meetings where we would support each other and brainstorm ideas for the stall as well as plan events for the future. I helped pitch event ideas and reach out to organisations who could help with events so we could get funding.
• Frank Hilton Organisation, Suva, Fiji, Jan 2019, Jan 2019, I took on This full-time volunteer position while on break from university in Fiji. Most of the children I met had cerebral palsy; it was a wonderful experience learning from them and their physiotherapists and all the lovely staff who worked there. I provided administrative support to the office staff, such as data entry, filing, answering the phone, etc. I greeted and directed visitors and suppliers at the school's front office. I regularly wiped and tidied the children's playing area outside the school reception. I talked to and engaged with children with the out-of-school recreational activities.