Students Present Summer Research

While classes may be few in the summer, that is the time when research is most abundant. To round out September, some of our STEM students presented posters detailing their summer research projects. Most students are financially supported by LSAMP grants, SMART grants, or the Garber Summer Research Fellowship. Some of our students will go on to present their work in Chicago in early November at the annual LSAMP conference. The students and their projects are listed below, corresponding to the pictures from left to right, top to bottom.

Hannah Gregor, Biochemistry BS (with Dr. Clear)
Investigation of Fluorescent Hydrogen Sulfide Probes and the Synthesis of Enzyme Inhibitors and Protective Molecules

Ashley Rojas Romero, Biological Sciences BS (with Dr. Qian)
Acid Tolerance and Resistance to Oxidative Stress in Oral Bifidobasterium and Streptococcus Species

Nathanael Smith, Biochemistry BS (with Dr. Rizk)
Cloning and Expression of the Arylphorin Subunit Alpha-like Protein in E. Coli

Allyce Rogers and Gabby Gabrielson, Biological Sciences BS (with Dr. Marr and Dr. Schnabel)
Comparing Vegetative Characteristics and Pollinator Diversity in Restored and Natural Populations of Phemeranthus Rugospermus (an Endangered Plant Species)

Erik Vardanian, Computer Science BS (with Dr. Nair)
Genome Structure Database: A Web Resource for Genome Structural Data Using a Nearest Neighbor Model

Abigael Ngoumape, Biochemistry BS (with Dr. Clear)
Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis of 1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives and the Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on Electrochemical Properties

Certification by the American Chemical Society is Renewed

The American Chemical Society (ACS) certifies chemistry degrees for colleges and universities across the country. Our Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has had its B.S. Chemistry degree certified for around three decades. This fall our certification was approved for another 6 years which is the standard time between "check-ups" to ensure a healthy department. Thanks to all of the faculty and staff of our department for their hard work to meet the standards of the ACS. Thanks also to the supporting departments which offer the mathematics, physics, and biology courses that complement the chemistry and biochemistry courses taught by ours. And congratulations to all the past, and future, B.S. Chemistry graduates who can say that their degree is ACS certified.