Chemistry News Archive
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $340,000 to Marshall University to acquire a state-of-the-art Rigaku SmartLab SE X-ray Diffraction system, to be housed in the College of Science at Marshall University. This grant was awarded through the NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation Program, which supports faculty members in obtaining expensive, cutting-edge research tools that
On July 26th, ten STEM student researchers presented summaries of their efforts performed over 10 weeks of the summer in a variety of laboratories on the Marshall campus. The objective of the SURE program is to enhance the intellectual infrastructure of the state by supporting undergraduates who are interested in performing research in any STEM
Professor Laura McCunn received a three-year, $75,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to study “Pyrolysis Reactions of Polyvinylchloride Derivatives.” The objective of this project is to elucidate how chemical structure affects the pyrolysis reactions of chlorinated hydrocarbons that are produced during the pyrolysis of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a plastic derived from
The Department of Chemistry conducts an annual Chemistry Research Summer Program (CRSP) that serves to strengthen the culture of research among our student scientists. It serves as an opportunity to meet new people, enhance scientific presenting skills, and have fun! The Program includes educational as well as recreational activities. This year, student scientists participated in
Dr. Laura McCunn, Professor of Chemistry, has been named a Student Success Champion by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Student Success. She received the award surrounded by many of the chemistry majors who nominated her for encouraging students in the classroom and research lab. Congratulations!
DiscoverBMB 2024; Kolling traveled with Trace Clark, Sierra Lutz, Brendin Flinn, Garrett Shields, Jacob Blizzard, Jaxon Smith, and Aaron Grimmett to DiscoverBMB (the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting) in San Antonio, TX. All 7 students presented posters on their tardigrade-based research in the Kolling Lab.
Congratulations to Dr. Laura McCunn-Jordan! She has been selected to receive the 2023-24 Marshall & Shirley Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award.
Over Spring break, 27 undergraduate students and 5 faculty members represented the Department of Chemistry at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans. Fifteen of the students made poster or oral presentations of their research.
Congratulations to Dr. Rosalynn Quinones! She has been selected as the recipient of the 2023-24 Senior Faculty Award in Science and Technology by the MU Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award Committee.