Posted in ACS Affiliates Club, Chemistry Majors, Department Activities on Jan 29th, 2010
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. [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors, Department Activities, University Activities on Jan 26th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Chemistry Alumni, Department Activities, University Activities on Jan 22nd, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Chemistry Faculty, Chemistry Majors on Jan 19th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Chemistry Faculty, Chemistry Majors on Jan 15th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Chemistry Faculty, Chemistry Majors on Jan 12th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors on Jan 8th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in ACS Affiliates Club on Jan 4th, 2010
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!