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1st Annual ACS Student Research Symposium

Chemistry Club — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:20:23 +0000

Washburn University Chemistry Department, Chemistry Club, and the Wakarusa Valley Local Section of the ACS are proud to have hosted the first annual Student Research Symposium. Students from schools across the area came to present oral and poster presentations on their research. Those attending were also provided lunch and students were given the opportunity to ask questions to a career panel. The career panel, composed of individuals currently employed in chemisty-related fields, aimed at giving students an opportunity to ask questions related to education requirements, job-seeking advice, and more. Upon completion of the panel, two students were honored for their presentations with one receiving up to $700 reimbursement for him to present his research at the Spring 2011 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, CA.

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Annual Lake Party

Chemistry Club — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:46:50 +0000

This year wasn’t exempt from the annual Chemsitry Club Lake Party at Lake Sherwood. Dr. Angel provided the boating and tubing experience while burgers and hot dogs were cooked up by Dr. Schmidt. All and all, students could relax and enjoy some out-of-the-classroom interactions with fellow students and faculty.

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N2 Ice Cream

Chemistry Club — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:09:39 +0000

Starting off the school year, WU Chemistry Club spent the afternoon meeting and greeting incoming Freshmen from the biology and chemistry departments. Students had the opportunity to participate in making ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Once made, students also had the opportunity to reap the rewards and enjoy a cup of the frozen treat.

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Forensic Science: Spring Open House

Chemistry Club — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:12:08 +0000

As graduating seniors, you are probably beginning to think about life beyond the Undergraduate degree. As you know, the challenging field of forensic science offers a wide array of career choices – from forensic chemists and biologists to firearms analysts.

The Department of Forensic Science at Virginia Commonwealth University is holding a Spring Open House for all interested students on February 27, 2009, from 9am to 2pm, in the Richmond Salons of the University’s Student Commons. A PDF version of the flyer is available on our website at http://www.has.vcu.edu/forensics/index.html.

Students will learn about the Department’s Masters degree program in Forensic Science. Research posters and hands-on demonstrations will also be available to promote discussion about internship opportunities within the Department and in the forensic science community.

Faculty of the Department of Forensic Science will be available to answer questions about our degree programs and about careers in forensic science. Current students will be available to meet with prospective students to answer their most pressing concerns about what the program is like from a student perspective. We will also have available representatives from Financial Aid, Graduate Admissions, and International Education to address any other questions students may have about graduate school and VCU.

Please make this information available to your student body. If students plan to attend they should RSVP to fos@vcu.edu by February 20th, 2009.

For additional information about this Open House and about our forensic science degree program contact:

Tracey Dawson Cruz, Ph.D.
Graduate Director
Department of Forensic Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
804-828-0642
tcdawson@vcu.edu

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Angelica Bega-Hart
Administrative Assistant
Department of Forensic Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
804-828-8420
aebega@vcu.edu

Natural Science Division (NSD) Holiday Party

Chemistry Club — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:01:58 +0000

Appetizers, Snacks and Bottled Water will be Furnished
When: Dec. 5 from 2:00-4:00 pm
Where: Stoffer Vestibule (Lobby by the new front door)

FOR ALL FACULTY, STAFF & STUDENTS!

University of Tennessee General Chemistry Seminar and Web cast

Chemistry Club — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:29:46 +0000

Topic:Hyperspectral Fluorescence Imaging of Biological Systems

Speaker:Dr. David M. Haaland, Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories
Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico

Abstract:
We have developed a 3D hyperspectral confocal fluorescence microscope that can optically section live cells with submicron spatial resolution. For each voxel within the specimen, the microscope records the entire emission spectrum from 500 nm to 800 nm. When coupled with multivariate curve resolution (MCR), the new microscope can “discover,” quantify, and resolve multiple spatially and spectrally overlapped emission components, thereby greatly increasing the number of fluorescent labels that can be monitored simultaneously. The design and operation of the microscope will be discussed and a detailed description of the multivariate methods used to analyze the hyperspectral images will be presented. The utility of the new approach will be demonstrated with a number of hyperspectral images from biological samples. For example, we have imaged live Synechocystis cells with the new microscope. Synechocystis is a cyanobacterium, a class of organisms responsible for a large fraction of carbon sequestration from the atmosphere. In these experiments, cells from wild type cells and from mutants lacking a photosystem or a step in chlorophyll biosynthesis were imaged to better understand relative concentrations and spatial distributions of photosynthetic pigments in these bacteria. Six autofluorescence species were resolved in the cells, and for the first time the heterogeneity of pigment distribution within and between cells was observed. Hyperspectral images obtained from other biological systems including corn plant leaves, HeLa cells interacting with cytokines, multiple fluorescent proteins in macrophage cells, and Rat Basophilic Leukemia cells labeled with multiple-color quantum dots will also be presented. The new microscope and associated multivariate analyses constitute an enabling new technology for cell imaging and for understanding a variety of molecular and physical processes occurring in live cells.

Sandia is a multi-program laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy under Contract DE-ACO4-94AL85000. A portion of this work was supported by the Microscale Immune Studies Laboratory Grand Challenge LDRD.

When: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Where: Buehler 415, University of Tennessee Main Campus.

All students and faculty are invited to attend.

Web cast: http://www.chem.utk.edu/seminars.html (link active up to 10 minutes prior)

Viewers who miss the live webcast can view the archived webcast, which is usually posted within 24 hours, and can be viewed up to 6 months, at http://www.chem.utk.edu/seminars.html

Web cast set up:

You must have Real Player to view the Chemistry webcast. Instructions for downloading are at this link:
http://oit.utk.edu/dst/realdownload.php

If you are having difficulty contact Pam Roach at roach@ion.chem.utk.edu or (865) 974-3260 or 974-3141. Leave a message with your contact information. A technical person will then be in touch with you.

Family Day Success

Chemistry Club — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:28:29 +0000

Family day was a success this year for the ChemClub. We actually ran out of supplies to make ice cream; so I think people really enjoyed us being there and making the ice cream.

ChemClub Bowling

Chemistry Club — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:59 +0000

Our annual Chemistry Club bowling party/fundraiser will be Thursday, May 1, 2008 from 7PM to 9PM. Tickets cost $10 and include shoe rental and two hours of cyber bowling at Gage Bowl. Find a ChemClub officer to buy a ticket. This is an open event, so invite everyone! Friends, family, you name it… come and enjoy some bowling and fun before finals.

Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting – Abstract Deadline

Chemistry Club — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:00:56 +0000

The deadline for abstract submission for the KAS Annual Meeting is February 29, 2008. If you plan on presenting at the meeting, don’t forget to submit your abstract on time (the deadline is fast approaching!)

http://www.washburn.edu/kas/meeting.html

The meeting will be held on Friday evening (March 28) through Saturday afternoon (March 29) at Emporia State University.

2008 Premedical Student Conference

Chemistry Club — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:04:24 +0000

REGISTER NOW for the 2008 Premedical Student Conference being held at the KU School of Medicine in Kansas City on Saturday, March 1!

http://www.kumc.edu/som/psc.html
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS February 20th!

Join premedical students and advisors from across the state to learn more about student life at the School of Medicine and how you can best prepare your application.

Our key note speaker is nationally known Oncologist, Dr. Gary Doolittle – http://kmcri.kumc.edu/doolittle.html
Dr. Doolittle serves as professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, specializing in melanoma malignancies. He has been instrumental in developing and providing consultation services for KUMC’s Center for Tele-medicine and Tele-health through the Tele-oncology program.

Also, take advantage of the opportunity to talk to current medical students, learn about how technology is used in the new curriculum, receive an overview of the new curriculum, have a mock patient encounter, learn how you can study abroad while you are in medical school and much, much more!! Check out the list of topics.

The registration fee is a non-refundable $15.00. The fee includes your conference packet and lunch. The registration deadline is Wednesday, February 20th — REGISTER NOW!