SAIL Chemistry camp is sponsored by the Amanda Cook Lab with primary support from the UO Materials Science Institute, and additional support from  the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Faculty Lead

Amanda Cook is an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. She grew up in sunny southern California before moving to Michigan to get her graduate degree. She then spent time in Switzerland as a post-doc. She arrived at UO in the summer of 2018 and she is learning to keep plants alive! The research in her group bridges organometallic and surface chemistries, using physical organic chemistry tools to develop new catalysts for the transformation of organic molecules.

Head Organizer

Allison LaSalvia is a 3rd year graduate student in Amanda Cook’s lab. Allison attended Knox College in Galesburg Illinois where she received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Creative Writing. At UO, she began doing research in the Cook lab on surface organometallic chemistry because of her love for catalysis and sustainable chemistry. Allison loves teaching, working in lab, and spending time with her dog and friends!

Module Leaders

Jasmine Collins – Grad Student, DeRose Lab
Taylor Coulson – Grad Student, Widom Lab
Racheal Fischer – Grad Student, Wong Lab
Chris Griffin – Grad Student, DeRose Lab
Juan Hernandez – Grad Student, Pluth Lab
Danah Hijaz – Grad Student, Darren Johnson Lab
Emma Muller – Grad Student, Darren Johnson Lab

Volunteers

Cormac Feeley – Undergrad, Haley Lab
Fischer Harvel – Grad Student, Dave Johnson Lab
Audrey Klein – Grad Student, Rapp Lab
Andrew Lee – Grad Student, Darren Johnson Lab
Dario Nunez – Grad Student, Brozek lab
Ben Stone – Grad Student
Katy Wyatt – Grad Student, Jasti Lab