Hello, I am John Paul Shinggu, a computational chemist and educator with a passion for applying quantum chemistry and molecular modelling to astrochemistry and drug discovery. I hold a BSc in Industrial Chemistry and an MSc in Physical Chemistry from Federal University Wukari and am pursuing a PhD in Computational Chemistry at IIT, focusing on protein signaling pathways. My work blends software tools, data analysis, and scientific writing to advance understanding of molecular systems while mentoring students and collaborating on interdisciplinary projects. I enjoy exploring novel computational methods, contributing to research publications, and communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences. I am actively building expertise across hardware and software tools for both research and teaching, and I welcome opportunities to collaborate on challenging problems in chemistry, data science, and science communication.

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Hello, I am John Paul Shinggu, a computational chemist and educator with a passion for applying quantum chemistry and molecular modelling to astrochemistry and drug discovery. I hold a BSc in Industrial Chemistry and an MSc in Physical Chemistry from Federal University Wukari and am pursuing a PhD in Computational Chemistry at IIT, focusing on protein signaling pathways. My work blends software tools, data analysis, and scientific writing to advance understanding of molecular systems while mentoring students and collaborating on interdisciplinary projects. I enjoy exploring novel computational methods, contributing to research publications, and communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences. I am actively building expertise across hardware and software tools for both research and teaching, and I welcome opportunities to collaborate on challenging problems in chemistry, data science, and science communication.

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Hello, I am John Paul Shinggu, a computational chemist and educator with a passion for applying quantum chemistry and molecular modelling to astrochemistry and drug discovery. I hold a BSc in Industrial Chemistry and an MSc in Physical Chemistry from Federal University Wukari and am pursuing a PhD in Computational Chemistry at IIT, focusing on protein signaling pathways. My work blends software tools, data analysis, and scientific writing to advance understanding of molecular systems while mentoring students and collaborating on interdisciplinary projects.

I enjoy exploring novel computational methods, contributing to research publications, and communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences. I am actively building expertise across hardware and software tools for both research and teaching, and I welcome opportunities to collaborate on challenging problems in chemistry, data science, and science communication.

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Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Hausa
Fluent
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Intern at Taraba State Investments and Properties Polythene Products, Jalingo
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Intern in the chemical manufacturing unit, assisting production processes and quality control.
Chemistry Teacher at National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
December 31, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Taught chemistry to secondary school students, prepared lesson plans, and conducted laboratory demonstrations.
Research Assistant at Gilead Best Consultancy
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Provided research support for chemistry-related projects, including data collection, literature review, and preliminary analysis.
Assistant Lecturer at Kwararafa University Wukari
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Lectured undergraduate chemistry courses, supervised laboratories, and advised students.
Expert Data Annotator (Chemistry) at Snorkel AI Project Phaedra
January 1, 2025 - November 10, 2025
Expert data annotator in chemistry datasets for AI models.
Expert Data Annotator and Prompt Engineer at Handshake AI Project Canary
September 12, 2025 - November 1, 2025
Expert data annotator and prompt engineer supporting chemical datasets and prompts for AI models.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Industrial Chemistry at Federal University Wukari
October 1, 2015 - September 24, 2019
Master of Science (M.Sc) Physical Chemistry at Federal University Wukari
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Chemistry at Illinois Institute of Technology
August 15, 2024 - May 1, 2028

Qualifications

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
October 25, 2023 - October 24, 2025
Member of the American Chemical Society
March 5, 2022 - March 4, 2025
Member of the International Younger Chemists Network
November 10, 2025 - November 10, 2025
Certified Member of the British Pharmacological Society
June 15, 2024 - June 14, 2033

Industry Experience

Education, Life Sciences, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
    paper Handshake AI Project Canary

    The project focused on developing highly challenging and unambiguous prompts designed to expose gaps and weaknesses in AI model reasoning. By creating questions that even advanced models struggled to solve, the goal was to identify specific reasoning errors and improve the models’ analytical accuracy, contextual understanding, and overall problem-solving capabilities. An example of a prompt I once used was:

    Which surface characterization technique would be most appropriate for rapidly determining the relative concentrations of carbon and oxygen contaminants on a large set of 30 silicon wafers, with analysis confined to the top few atomic layers and assuming the relative sensitivities for carbon and oxygen are known?