Scenes from the Chemistry 2022 REU cycle
ODU Chemistry hosted 11 REU participants from community colleges in Virginia, Kansas, and Tennessee in our new Chemistry building.
Participants' Home Community Colleges:
Thomas Nelson Community College
Southside Virginia Community College
Virginia Highlands Community College
REU participants: Savion, Ashley, Gavin, CJ, Mary Kathryn, Hannah B-A, Judah, Jennifer, Hannah H, Ryan, Ella
Ryan R. runs gas chromatography samples in Dr. Holder's lab.
Mary Kathryn purifies the compound she made in Dr. Bender's lab.
Ashley B. synthesizes new molecules in Dr, Bender's lab.
Jennifer B. rotovaps her product in Dr. Lambert's lab.
Judah Q. runs calculations on peptides in Dr. Poutsma's lab.
Ella W. analyzes environmentl samples in Dr. Hatcher's lab.
Savion A. presents the results of his work on C. difficile in Dr. Purcell's lab.
Hannah B-A presents her project synthesizing organic semiconductor materials in Dr. Mao's lab.
CJ presents the his work synthesizing gelators in Dr. Wang's group.
Gavin H. presents his calculations on energetic materials from Dr. Bayse's lab.
Field trip to Mitsubishi Chemical Group in Chesapeake for a taste of life in industry.