One person who is one hundred percent invested in you.
PhD chemist, industry researcher, educator. Focused on the full arc of your journey, not just the next test.
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PhD
Organic chemistry, The Ohio State University. Focus: functional polymer synthesis.
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10
Years coaching and mentoring across private and industrial settings, from high school students to PhD chemists.
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2,000+
Hours teaching chemistry in labs, classrooms, and private tutoring sessions.
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45+
Establishments served: affiliates, partner institutions, and schools reached through coaching and outreach.
Scientist, coach, and someone who's been on both sides of the hiring panel.
Dr. Eric Wolfson earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry from The Ohio State University in 2021, working in the McGrier lab on covalent organic frameworks for energy storage and catalysis. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry, Cum Laude, from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2015. His research spans six peer-reviewed publications across six journals, with nearly 700 citations. His 2020 Chem. Soc. Rev. review on the photophysical properties of covalent organic frameworks remains his most-cited work.
After completing his PhD, Dr. Wolfson worked as an industrial chemist, designing photoresist molecules for ultra-high-resolution lithography, developing commercial wood adhesives, and leading next-generation skin-adhesive R&D for medical-grade long-term wear applications. Along the way he sat on hiring panels, mentored junior scientists, and saw firsthand what makes a science career work, the kind of perspective most academic coaches simply do not have.
That breadth is the foundation of My Chem Mentor. Today, Dr. Wolfson works with STEM students at universities across the country, with nearly a decade of one-on-one and group instruction behind him: graduate teaching at OSU, eight years of private tutoring, and ongoing coaching through MCM. He also gives back to the broader STEM community through outreach engagements: so far in 2026 he has served as a guest speaker at Johns Hopkins, hosting workshops to help develop professional skills such as reading scientific literature. He also has served as a Science Olympiad judge/grader at UMBC. Both efforts were aimed at supporting the next generation of scientists. Together, the profile is a rare one in chemistry education: equal parts published researcher, working industrial chemist, and dedicated coach.
As a parent
I am a parent as well as a coach. That shapes how I work more than anything on my CV does: I pay attention to the person in front of me, not only the grade on the page, and I think in years rather than semesters. It is the same standard of care I would want for my own kid sitting in someone else's office hours.
“I became a coach because I watched too many capable students leave the field. I knew I could help fix it.”
Grades have become the goal, and students are paying for it.
Modern STEM education runs on a grade-based incentive system, and it shapes students in ways nobody intends. Optimize for points. Memorize, test, forget. Protect the GPA, avoid the hard course, and treat every exam as a verdict on whether you belong. Students come out the other side with a transcript and very little sense of what any of it was for.
Grades were supposed to be a measurement, a simple way to confirm that learning was happening at scale. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way they have turned into the be-all-end-all focus of students. And while everyone is busy chasing GPAs, the questions that actually determine long-term success and fulfillment in a career go unasked: What options are out there? Which of them actually fit me? What would it take to get there?
I think educators owe students more than content delivery. We need to make them aware of the options in front of them, help them understand themselves well enough to choose a direction that genuinely fits, and then support and guide them so they can reach it themselves. Not hand them answers. Build the judgment and confidence to find their own.
That is the work My Chem Mentor is built around. One person who knows your science, your story, and your path. Across years, not sessions.
Read the long-form founder storyPersonal approach
I treat my students with the same compassion, respect, and transparency I would want from any colleague. Each one is highly capable and deserves the tools to thrive.
Teaching philosophy
Students do not leave STEM because they are not capable. They leave because they do not feel supported. Every session is built around meeting students where they are, building confidence alongside competence.
Personal approach
I treat my students with the same compassion, respect, and transparency I would want from any colleague. Each one is highly capable and deserves the tools to thrive.
Teaching philosophy
Students do not leave STEM because they are not capable. They leave because they do not feel supported. Every session is built around meeting students where they are, building confidence alongside competence.
A foundation built on real expertise.
Years of academic research, industrial experience across three R&D domains, and one-on-one teaching, combined into one coach.
PhD, Organic Chemistry
The Ohio State University, 2021. Dissertation on covalent organic frameworks under Dr. Psaras McGrier.
B.S., Chemistry (Cum Laude)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 2015. A nationally recognized STEM research institution.
~2,000 Hours Teaching
Nearly a decade of one-on-one and group instruction across high school, AP, and university-level chemistry, including a 2.5-year graduate teaching appointment at OSU.
Industry Chemist Across Three Companies
Senior Scientist I at DuPont Electronics & Imaging (semiconductor photoresists), Product Development Chemist at Franklin International (wood adhesives), and Sr. Product Development Chemist at Adhesives Research (medical-grade skin adhesives).
Published Research
Peer-reviewed publications with nearly 700 citations across six journals, including JACS, Chem. Soc. Rev., Mol. Sys. Des. Eng., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, and Chem. Comm., plus invited oral and poster presentations.
Working with Students Across the Country
Active coaching relationships with chemistry, STEM, and pre-health students, including those on the pre-med, pre-vet, pre-pharmacy, pre-dental, and pre-optometry tracks, from OSU, UMBC, Rutgers, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins. 2026 STEM outreach included a JHU literature workshop and UMBC Science Olympiad.
Connected to the institutions that matter.
Active relationships with universities, mentorship programs, and the platform powering every session.
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Mentorship Partner
The Ivy League Challenge
A leading college admissions mentorship program helping high-achieving students gain entry to top universities, as featured in Forbes and Bloomberg. Dr. Wolfson serves as a chemistry educator and mentor within the program.
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Education Initiative
The Organic Chemistry Initiative
A professional initiative advancing organic chemistry education through modern, accessible formats. Dr. Wolfson contributes expertise to the organization's mission of improving how organic chemistry is taught and learned.
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Platform Partner
Kedyou
The interactive virtual tutoring platform powering every My Chem Mentor session. Kedyou enables real-time whiteboard collaboration, problem-solving, and video instruction, making expert chemistry instruction accessible from anywhere.
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Alma mater · STEM outreach
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Dr. Wolfson's undergraduate alma mater and an institution that continues to send chemistry students to MCM. He served as a Science Olympiad (Dynamic Planet) grader at UMBC in 2026 as part of his ongoing STEM outreach.
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Universities served · STEM outreach
Johns Hopkins University
STEM and pre-health students from Johns Hopkins are actively coached through MCM. In 2026, Dr. Wolfson was a guest speaker at JHU on "Beyond the Abstract: How to Read Academic Literature," outreach to support the next generation of scientists.
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PhD alma mater
The Ohio State University
PhD alma mater and one of the nation's leading chemistry programs, where Dr. Wolfson conducted original research that continues to be cited across the materials science and chemistry communities.
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Let's talk about where you are, where you want to go, and how My Chem Mentor can get you there.
