The Chemistry department prides itself in offering to every one of its majors opportunities to do research, one-on-one, with a faculty member. This experience gives our students the chance to explore their talents and inclinations for research as well as to experience first hand the practice of the discipline that they study. Students can do research in our laboratories during the academic year with course credit or during the summer with stipend and housing support from the colleges.

Summer Science Research Program - Students in their first, second, and third years may apply for competitively awarded summer research fellowships. Participants work side-by-side with chemistry faculty on a variety of cutting-edge research projects.

Summer 2005 Research Students:

Evan Brown, Hobart ’08, Professor Christine R. de Denus
“Synthesis of Potential Molecular Wire Candidates”

Yim Ling Cheng, William Smith ’07, Professor Justin Miller
 “Investigation of Linkers and Intermediates for the Solid-Phase Synthesis
of Cyclic Depsipeptide Natural Products”

Kathryn J. Dorward, William Smith ’07, Professor Erin T. Pelkey
“Synthesis of 3-Pyrrolin-2-one Analogs of Vioxx”

Matthew J. Garman, Hobart ’06, Professor Erin T. Pelkey
“Palladium-Mediated Synthetic Approach to the Aristolactam Alkaloids”

Nekai Johnson, William Smith ’08, Professor Christine R. de Denus
“Synthesis of Molecular Wire Candidates”

Geoffrey Lippa, Hobart ’07, Professor Justin Miller
 “An Intermediate for the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Potential Anticancer
Agents FK228 and the Spiruchostatins”

Brian F. Ohman, Hobart ’07, Professor Erin T. Pelkey
“Palladium-Mediated Synthetic Approach to the Aristolactam Alkaloids”

Suzanne M. Opalka, William Smith ’06, Professor Erin T. Pelkey
“Synthesis and Reactions of Tetramic Acid Sulfonate Esters”

Leila Saber-Khiabani, William Smith ’08, Professor Christine R. de Denus
“Synthesis of Substituted Terpyridine Ligands for Organometallic Uses”

Zachary Schonfield, Hobart ’08, Professor Justin Miller      
“Toward the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Potential Anticancer Agents FK228 and the Spiruchostatins”

Sarah Weinstein, William Smith ’08, Professor Justin Miller           
“Potential Linkers for the Solid-Phase Synthesis of Native Chemical
Ligation Precursors”

Pria Young, William Smith ’06, Professor Christine R. de Denus
“Synthesis of Substituted Chlorocarbonyl Ferrocene Molecular Wire Candidates”

Student Presentations - Students present their work at regional and national meetings. Travel grants help to support these activities. See a list of recent presentations here. Dr. Paul Pyenta presents his student's research.

Student Publications - Students submit their work, when possible, for publication. See a list of current student-faculty co-authored publications.

Our faculty work hard to support undergraduate research. For more information about grants that we have obtained to support this important endeavor please follow this link:

http://academic.hws.edu/chem/grants.asp