The Chem Club officers for this year are:
Renae Solko – President
Teresa Burton – Vice President
Nick Hill – Treasurer
Joshua Freeby – Secretary
Laura Blasi – Communications Director
Shaun Schmidt – Club Advisor

The meeting began with an introduction of officers.

Discussion was held about meeting times. Due to scheduling conflicts, the only available times for meetings are Tuesday Noon – 1:00 pm or Thursday 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Continue reading →

Officers were reminded to register with ACS for the 2008 year. Dues were set at $6.00 per semester or $10.00 for the year. Meeting times for the semester were discussed: one meeting a month will be held on Thursday with a second meeting each month at a variable time. Times which will work with scheduling include Friday 1:00 – 2:00 pm and Tuesday 12:00 – 2:00 pm. Meetings are being planned in collusion with all of the science department clubs.The first regular meeting will be held Tuesday, August 26 at 12:00 noon.

A majors fair will be held August 27 with booths open from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Chemistry department will be sharing a booth with Pre- Pharmacy and Pre-Medical. Continue reading →

Last Thursday at the Chemistry Club meeting we were all privileged to sit in on a presentation given by Dr. Kevin Ausman from Oklahoma State University. He enlightened us about his research on “Fullerene Derivatization: From Photophysics to Toxicology.” We are very grateful to him for driving all the way from Oklahoma to talk to our club. Chem Club would also like to thank Dr. Leung for sharing his research with us earlier this month. We have been really lucky to have some great speakers this year. Here is some information about upcoming events before the end of this semester. Our annual Bowling Party is May 1st. Continue reading →