Posted in Chemistry Internships, Chemistry Majors on Mar 11th, 2010
Junior chemistry majors in the BS (Chemistry)/MS (Forensic Science) program met with Department Chair, Dr. Ellen Roskes, to learn about their Senior Capstone Experience. Students were excited to learn that this fall they will rotate through local crime laboratories and see many forensic science labs in day-to-day operations. Pictured here are some of the students [...]
Posted in Chemistry Internships, Chemistry Majors on Mar 8th, 2010
Chemistry Senior, Maggie Widdowson, is shown here with her poster of her experiences at her fall Internship at the Maryland State Police and Baltimore County Crime Laboratories. She rotated through various labs and learned how each unit functioned in processing evidence. Maggie will complete her Bachelor’s in Chemistry in May and plans to complete her [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors, Research on Mar 5th, 2010
Chemistry sophomore, Amanda Hieatzman, and Professor Wendy Kimber traveled to Colorado last week to present their research on stem cells at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Keystone Conference. Amanda did an amazing job presenting the poster of her work. When Dr. Kimber was asked by those attending the conference how she could do research with [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors, Department Activities on Mar 2nd, 2010
Forensic Science graduate student Kala Milazzo (seated left, BS Chem 2009) and Chemistry freshman Megan Staudenmeier look up and smile for the camera as they sell tickets at the raffle sale sponsored by the Forensic Science Club. The lucky winner will win an HDTV. The club will use the money for club activities including a trip [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors on Feb 23rd, 2010
Chemistry major Marisa Bender checks her reaction during Inorganic Lab. She is adding hydrochloric acid to her reaction mixture as she synthesizes a solid acid. After the synthesis is complete Marisa will characterize the product of the reaction.
Posted in Chemistry Majors, Research on Feb 21st, 2010
Chemistry Senior Jen Schmit is very excited about her future after graduation! Jen will be continuing her education in graduate school working towards her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. She’s already been accepted to Ohio State University and the University of Nevada at Reno, and expects to hear from more graduate schools soon. Congratulations Jen! We’re [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors, University Activities on Feb 19th, 2010
On the first day back from Snowmageddon 2010, Amber is happy to be back in her classes and labs: “It’s nice to have something to do!” Amber enjoys keeping herself busy. She not only has her classes to focus on, but she also is currently the Director of MAP (Mustang Activity Planning) in the area [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors on Feb 16th, 2010
Welcome back! Chemistry seniors, Lena Kemp (left) and Becki Shook, pose for a picture in front of one of the many piles of snow on campus. Students had mixed reactions to the return to school: about half were happy to be back (regular routine, bored at home, eager to get closer to graduation) and the [...]
Posted in Chemistry Majors on Feb 2nd, 2010
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 [...]
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. [...]