Although born in Manteca, CA on March 5, 1985, son of Roger A. Ashmus and Sun Hui Alipio, Roger A. Ashmus Jr. spent majority of his life in El Paso, TX. In 2003, he graduated top 2% of his class at Andress High School and received an academic scholarship at UTEP. As an undergraduate, Roger became involved with many clubs and organizations. He was elected an officer for his most affiliated organization, American Chemical Society, where he regularly organized and participated in presenting several small chemistry explorations from grades 1-12. In addition to clubs and organizations, he worked as a Peer Leader for Chemistry 1305 under the supervision of Dr. James Becvar and gained research experience under Dr. James Salvador in the study and comparison of NMR 2D Spectroscopy in correlation to computer based calculation of distances and under Dr. Elizabeth Gardner in the study of improving a fingerprint developing method known as the physical developer. Roger graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with a minor in Biology in the Spring of 2007 and now plans to further his education as a graduate student at UTEP for his Master’s in Organic Synthesis and to eventually achieve his Ph.D. at another credible University.