Check out highlights from 2024 and catch up with some of our alumni in the latest issue of the UO Chemistry and Biochemistry newsletter!
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2024 Graduate Student Community Builder Award
We are pleased to announce that Ashley Mapile and Harrison Reid have been awarded this year’s Graduate Student Community Builder Award.
Both Ashley and Harrison have supported an inclusive, supportive, collaborative, and respectful environment within our Department.
Ashley is recognized for important work with the department DEI committee and REU program, among other activities. She is a member of the Richmond/Scatena and Brozek Labs.
Harrison’s award is in recognition of his efforts in organizing community participation in SACNAS and the Catalyst mentoring programs. He is a member of the Jasti Lab
Dissertation Defense – Benjamin Duewell, August 19th
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Benjamin Duewell
Hansen Lab
Monday, August 19th, 2024
1:00pm in 110 Willamette Hall and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is
“Characterization of mechanisms controlling PIP5K membrane binding and activation”
Dissertation Defense – Andrew Swansiger, August 16th
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Andrew Swansiger
Prell Lab
Friday, August 16th, 2024
1:00pm in 140 Tykeson and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is “Fourier Transform Based Analysis of Mass Spectra: Disentangling Mass Heterogeneity and Polydispersity”
Up next: Andrew plans are to explore mass spectrometrist positions in biopharma and environmental sciences
Dissertation Defense – Lauren Chisholm, August 15th
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Lauren Chisholm
Harms Lab
Thursday, August 15, 2024
10 AM in 110 Willamette Hall and via Zoom
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of her thesis is “Towards an Understanding of S100A9 Activation of TLR4: Incorporating a Biochemical and Evolutionary Perspective”
Up next: Lauren will start a postdoc position at Johns Hopkins in the Spangler Lab
Dissertation Defense – Ashely Mapile, August 15th
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Ashley Mapile
Richmond/Scatena and Brozek Labs
Thursday, August 15, 2024
2pm in 110 Willamette and via Zoom
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of her thesis is “Unique Mechanisms of Colloidal Stability Probed by Surface-Specific Vibrational Spectroscopy”
Dissertation Defense – Eoghan Gormley, August 14th
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Eoghan Gormley
Hendon Lab
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
10:00 AM in 110 Willamette Hall
and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is “Simulation of Defects in Molecular Materials using ab initio Methods”
Dissertation Defense – Robin Bumbaugh, August 13th
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Robin Bumbaugh
Hendon Lab
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
2:oo PM in 110 Willamette Hall
and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of her thesis is “Investigation and Evaluation of Coffee Qualities Through Electrochemical Methods”
Dissertation Defense – Nolan McNeill, August 8th
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Nolan McNeill
Michael Haley and Darren Johnson Labs
Thursday, August 8th, 2024
12pm in 110 Willamette Hall
and via ZOOM
contact Chemistry and Biochemistry office for Zoom link
The title of his thesis is “Substitution and Analysis of Additional Heteroatoms in 1,2λ5-Azaphosphinines”
Dissertation Defense – Doug Banning, August 5th
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Upcoming Thesis Defense
Doug Banning
Darren Johnson Lab
Monday, August 5th
10 AM in 110 WIL and via ZOOM
The title of his thesis is “Fresh Quantitative Approaches for High-Throughput Characterization using ChemFETs and Statistical Analysis”
Up next: Doug will be serving as Director of Operations for the Air Force Drug Testing Lab in San Antonio, Texas