Cooper Citek is currently the Catalysis Laboratory Manager at LBNL-UC Berkeley and has extensive experience in research and academia. They earned a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Stanford University, where their research focused on copper-dioxygen coordination compounds and biomimetic metalloclusters. Previously, Cooper worked as an On-set Chemistry Consultant for CBS's "Strange Angel" and held a postdoctoral position at Caltech, where they specialized in iron coordination compounds. They have also contributed to various research roles at institutions such as Cornell University and Chulalongkorn University.