Dr. Covert received a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, and continued his education to receive a PhD in Bioanalytical and Physical Chemistry. He has worked in two national laboratories during his academic career: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States and the Swiss Light Source in Switzerland. During his seven years of research, he spent his time teaching a variety of Chemistry labs and developing the Instrumental Chemistry course curriculum. Taking a break from teaching, Dr. Covert worked for five years in the industry at Agilent Technologies as an LC/MS Applications Scientist and Lead Trainer on Single Quadrupole instruments and software.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Dr. Covert first joined BASIS Independent Schools as a Subject Expert Chemistry Teacher at Silicon Valley Upper School. He thrives on motivating students to learn by connecting theory to real-world experiences and is determined to bring this expertise to the classroom to expose students to what a scientist’s life is really like. His goal as a teacher is to pass knowledge on to his students so that they can pass their knowledge forward to others. His passion for teaching stems from a constant curiosity to learn something new. He can be frequently found browsing articles and researching random topics just for the sake of learning something new, from the history of submarine warfare to how light particles interact with metal. Dr. Covert is proud to be a founding member of BASIS Independent Dublin.

His favorite thing to do outside the classroom is play video games with his wife and daughter, and practice new recipes in the kitchen.