Feb 5th, 2010 by Laura Parrish
During the past few months, the Science Safety Manager and Chemistry Laboratory Manager worked together to complete a glove analysis for the Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences. At the end of the analysis, four new gloves were recommended for and bought by the department. The gloves include nitriles, neoprenes, butyl rubber, and silver shields. By using these gloves in the appropriate labs, students will be very protected against the chemicals and hazardous materials they work with.
Feb 2nd, 2010 by Laura Parrish
Keyona Scott, a Chemistry major at Stevenson, recently presented her internship work at the School of the Sciences Poster Session. When asked about her education at SU, Keyona explained her favorite class was Scientific Writing, which she took with Mrs. Amelia Fink. In Keyona’s opinion, Mrs. Fink was extremely easy to talk to and the class itself prepared her for a professional career. After graduation Keyona hopes to take a long vacation to relax and will then enter graduate school or a job in industry. Good luck in the future Keyona!!
Jan 29th, 2010 by Laura Parrish
Marisa Bender, a graduate of South Hagerstown High School, is preparing to finish her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and will then enter graduate school to study Forensic Science. Marisa explains the reason she chose to come to SU was due to the small class sizes and the opportunities for one-on-one time with faculty and staff. Marisa is currently a member of the ACS Student Affiliates club and is very active with other organizations and events. Congratulations Marisa and best of luck in graduate school!
Jan 26th, 2010 by Laura Parrish
On January 21st, the School of the Sciences hosted the 12th annual Science and Mathematics Fall Research and Internship Poster Session. During this event, all students who participated in either research or an internship gathered to present their work and posters to the SU campus and outside community. The department would like to congratulate the Chemistry students (seen above) as well as all the other students who presented work for a job well done!
Jan 22nd, 2010 by Laura Parrish
On January 20th, the Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences hosted a Forensic Science seminar in which SU alumni, Melissa Kline, talked about Forensic drug history, abuse, and use. Ms. Kline graduated with her Masters in Forensic Science from SU and currently works as a Drug Chemist for Frederick County, MD and is stationed at the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division (MSP-FSD) laboratory in Pikesville, Maryland. The seminar was very interesting and a great success, with over 120 people in attendance!!
Jan 19th, 2010 by Ellen Roskes
The Chemistry Department welcomes all new transfer students and welcomes back all students for the Spring 2010 semester! We’re excited to start new initiatives and continue existing programs in 2010. Please stay tuned to this blog during the semester as we highlight students, faulty, courses, student clubs, research and internship experiences, and start our new Honor Society. We welcome all feedback on our programs and ideas for new ones. Welcome back for another great semester!
Jan 15th, 2010 by Laura Parrish
Over the winter break, six brand new analytical balances were ordered and set up for use in the General Chemistry Laboratory. With this new set up, we were able to move extra analytical balances to the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, which will allow for more pairs of students to work simultaneously and will make lab sessions more time efficient. The new balances have wonderful reviews and the students should enjoy working with their new equipment!
Jan 12th, 2010 by Laura Parrish
Over the winter break, the Physics Lab in Knott Hall 102 was cleaned and organized for the start of the spring semester. We could call it, “Early Spring Cleaning”! The lab is now organized based on topics such as measurement, electronics, optics, heat, light, etc. making it much easier for students and professors to find and use materials. A huge thank you to Mr. Bill Talbott, Dr. David Drewer, and Dr. Jason Sonnenberg for all their help!
Jan 8th, 2010 by Ellen Roskes
SU Greenshirts, Kristen Carter and Katie Pryor, welcomed transfer student, Samantha Murray, to SU yesterday. Samantha spent a few packed hours orienting to SU: learning about programs and technology on campus, getting her ID and parking card and registering for classes. She’s excited to be continuing with her Chemistry major and to be joining SU’s Women’s Basketball Team. Good luck to Sam and all the other transfer students!
Jan 4th, 2010 by Ellen Roskes
Dr. Shirish Shah visited the Chemistry Department and donated a Merck Index to the American Chemical Society Student Affiliates Club. This reference source was placed in the Organic Lab for student use. Special thanks to both Dr. Shah and the Maryland Section of ACS!