OFF-CAMPUS STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
FACULTY AND STAFF ACTIVITIES, PART 2
Introduction
The Carleton Chemistry Department continues to be a rigorous and joyful place to teach and learn. I feel blessed to work alongside such creative, thoughtful, and reasonable people.
In September, we welcomed Ryan Steed to the department as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Ryan taught Chem 123, as well as an advanced course in Biophysical Chemistry and advanced laboratories in Biophysical and Biological Chemistry. Ryan graduated from Centre College in Kentucky and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He did postdoctoral work at Vanderbilt University in biophysics, and now he is starting up his independent research program. He is working with two Carleton students to understand how membrane-bound proteins convert electrochemical energy to do work, such as ATP synthesis and drug transport. Luckily, Ryan will teach at Carleton for another year; he has promised to expand his repertoire of courses taught and co-lead a comps group.
We were also lucky to have Bryan Whiting teach Organic Chemistry II in the Winter Term. Bryan got his Ph.D. at Cornell University, developing new metal catalyzed polymerization reactions. Before coming to Carleton, he taught organic chemistry at Trinity University. Bryan’s students were enthusiastic about his teaching, particularly for introducing them to modern research in polymer chemistry. Bryan is currently a research scientist at 3M. We are grateful that he delayed the start of his job to teach here, and we hope to continue to connect with Bryan in a variety of ways in the future.
We are in the midst of planning a new, integrated science facility for Carleton. This year has involved countless hours of meetings within departments and among departments, to develop our vision for this facility. Carleton hired an experienced and talented team of architects from EYP to lead this planning effort, and we are now close to presenting a schematic design to the Board of Trustees for (hopefully) eventual approval. Most importantly, the changes we are envisioning promise to promote interdisciplinary and collaborative teaching and research at Carleton. Stay tuned for future progress updates!
It is hard to say goodbye to this year’s seniors, but we eagerly anticipate hearing from them in the future, just as we are pleased to learn of the activities of the class of 2005, reported in this edition of the Annual Report of the Chemistry Department. Happy reading!
Gretchen Hofmeister, Chair
August 2015
Off-Campus Student Research Presentations
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING
Katie Blise
Zander Deetz
Aurora Janes
Binh Nguyen (’16)
Christian Olivares
Di Wang
Kiera Wilhelm
ASLO Conference
Laramie Jensen
NORTH STAR STEM ALLIANCE FALL 2014 KICK-OFF
Ernesto Polania-Gonzalez (’17)
SACNAS National Conference
Christian Olivares
Student Honors and Awards
JAMES ADAMS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR POSITIVITY
Nathan Rockey (’16)
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY UNDERGRADUATE AWARD IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Binh Nguyen (’16)
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY UNDERGRADUATE AWARD IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Hikaru Mizuno (’16)
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY UNDERGRADUATE AWARD IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Fa Ngamnithiporn
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHEMISTRY
Kiera Wilhelm
B.A. DEGREE CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Zander Deetz, Connor Hodges, Laramie Jensen, Fa Ngamnithiporn, Runze Si, Di Wang
B.A. DEGREE WITH LATIN HONORS
Summa Cum Laude – Nathan Bamberger, Vayu Maini Rekdal, Kiera Wilhelm
Magna Cum Laude – Tamara Damjanac, Nora Munger, Fa Ngamnithiporn, Di Wang, Joe Willenborg
Cum Laude – Peter Downie, Eliza Green, Connor Hodges, Kit Pavlekovsky
BISCOTTI AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SEMINAR ATTENDANCE
Jake Hassing, Laramie Jensen, Kiera Wilhelm
CHARLES CARLIN PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Eli Danson, Laramie Jensen
CLASS OF 1966 DIVERSITY OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Vayu Maini Rekdal, Billy Moua
CRC PRESS FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Grace Johnson (’18)
DISTINCTION IN THE MAJOR
Nathan Bamberger, Nora Munger, Kit Pavlekovsky
DISTINCTION ON THE SENIOR INTEGRATIVE EXERCISE
Nathan Bamberger, Nora Munger, Kit Pavlekovsky
FRANZ EXNER AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHEMISTRY
Nathan Bamberger, Vayu Maini Rekdal, Di Wang
JAMES FINHOLT PRIZE IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Zander Deetz
FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
Kit Pavlekovsky
HONORS IN INDEPENDENT STUDY
Samantha Chao (’16)
HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Tawakalitou Alabi (’16)
HYPERCUBE SCHOLAR FOR WORK ON COMPUTERS IN CHEMISTRY
Nora Munger
IMPACT COLLABORATORY UNDERGRAUATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Tawakalitou Alabi (’16)
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Nathan Livingston (’16)
JEFFERSON NATURAL SCIENCES TEACHING AWARD
Alexander Polk
KOLENKOW REITZ FUND FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Tawakalitou Alabi (’16), Hikaru Mizuno (’16), Morgan Raffray (’16), Douglas Totten (’16)
BRIAN MARS AWARD FOR LABORATORY SERVICE
Libby McKenna
JERRY MOHRIG PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Zander Deetz, Fa Ngamnithiporn
MORTAR BOARD
Class of 2015 – Peter Downie
Class of 2016 – Samantha Chao, Yun Liu, Courtney Lunger, Margaret Schaff, Douglas Totten, Rahul Uppal
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Vayu Maini Rekdal
JAMES MILLS PEIRCE FELLOWSHIP
Vanyu Maini Rekdal
PHI BETA KAPPA
Nathan Bamberger (elected as a junior), Tamara Damjanac, Natalie Kingston (’16), Vayu Maini Rekdal, Fa Ngamnithiporn, Di Wang, Kiera Wilhelm, Joseph Willenborg
RICHARD RAMETTE TEACHING AWARDS
Zander Deetz, Laramie Jensen, Fa Ngamnithiporn, Kiera Wilhelm
REEVE PRIZE
Nathan Bamberger
SECOND CENTURY STUDENT AWARD
Vayu Maini Rekdal
HARRIET SHERIDAN ENDOWED PRIZE
John Fox (’16)
SIGMA XI
Nathan Bamberger, Kirstin Cook, Zander Deetz, Peter Downie, Connor Hodges, Aurora Janes, Laramie Jensen, Samuel Keyes, Vayu Maini Rekdal, Nora Munger, Fa Ngamnithiporn, Christian Olivares, Kyle Olson, Kit Pavlekovsky, Runze Si, Di Wang, Kiera Wilhelm, Joseph Willenborg
SNYDER SUMMER 2014 RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP
Tamara Damjanac
TECHNOS INTERNATIONAL WEEK FELLOW
Clare Leahy (’17)
WEITZ FELLOWSHIP
Ahna Weeks
Enrollments
Fall Term
| 122, Introduction to Chemistry | 27 | Kohen |
| 123, Principles of Chemistry | 46 | Steed |
| 128, Principles of Environmental Chemistry | 19 | Hollingsworth |
| 230, Equilibrium and Analysis | 38 | Gross |
| 233-1, Organic Chemistry I | 31 | Alberg |
| 233-2, Organic Chemistry I | 40 | Hofmeister |
| 292, 392, Independent Research | 3 | Staff |
| 301, Chemical Kinetics Laboratory | 34 | Chihade, Kohen |
| 343, Chemical Thermodynamics | 34 | Ferrett |
| 345, Statistical Thermodynamics | 9 | Hollingsworth |
| 394, Student-Faculty Research | 14 | Staff |
| 400, Integrative Exercise | 12 | Staff |
Winter Term
| 123-1, Principles of Chemistry | 39 | Calderone |
| 123-2, Principles of Chem. With Prob. Solving | 20 | Kohen |
| 233, Organic Chemistry I | 48 | Alberg |
| 234, Organic Chemistry II | 37 | Whiting |
| 292, 392, Independent Research | 6 | Staff |
| 302, Quantum Spectroscopy Laboratory | 29 | Ferrett, Hollingsworth |
| 344, Quantum Chemistry | 27 | Hollingsworth |
| 353, Organic Chemistry III | 7 | Hofmeister |
| 363, Biophysical Chemistry | 12 | Steed |
| 364, Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory | 6 | Steed |
| 391, Independent Study | 1 | Staff |
| 394, Student-Faculty Research | 12 | Staff |
| 400, Integrative Exercise | 39 | Staff |
Spring Term
| 123, Principles of Chemistry | 48 | Steed |
| 230, Equilibrium and Analysis | 69 | Gross |
| 234, Organic Chemistry II | 51 | Chihade |
| 290, 390, Independent Reading | 2 | Staff |
| 291, 391, Independent Study | 2 | Staff |
| 306, Spectroscopic Char. Chem. Compounds | 7 | Alberg |
| 320, Biological Chemistry | 38 | Calderone |
| 321, Biological Chemistry Laboratory | 24 | Calderone, Steed |
| 351, Inorganic Chemistry | 13 | Cass |
| 352, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 9 | Cass, Hofmeister |
| 354, Lasers and Spectroscopy | 6 | Hollingsworth |
| 355, Lasers and Spectroscopy Laboratory | 5 | Hollingsworth |
| 392, Independent Research | 1 | Staff |
| 394, Student-Faculty Research | 23 | Staff |
| 400, Integrative Exercise | 31 | Staff |
Faculty Bibliography
Publications:
McClellan, M. J. and Cass, M. E. “Improved Syntheses and Expanded Analyses of the Enantiomerically Enriched Chiral Cobalt Complexes Co(en)3I3 and Co(diNOsar)Br3,” Manuscript accepted for publication (June 2015), Journal of Chemical Education.
Cass, M. E. “Structural and Spectroscopic Ramifications of 1 electron oxidation in CpMn(CO)3, A Problem Set Based on a Literature Example | VIPEr,” https://www.ionicviper.org/problem-set/structural-and-spectro-scopic-ramifications-1-electron-oxidation-cpmnco3-problem-set (accessed June 2015), published March 4, 2015.
Cass, M. E. “Computational Exercise to Determine the Relative Energies of the Four Ligand Twist Confomers of [Co(en)3]3+ |
VIPEr,” https://www.ionicviper.org/problem-set/computational-exercise-determine-relative-energies-four-ligand-twist-confomers-coen33 (accessed June 2015), published February 20, 2015.
Gunn, E.; Grice, K.; Rossiter, C.; Habgood, L. G.; Cass, M. E.; Madrahimov, S. “Utilizing the PDB and HSAB theory to under-
stand metal specificity in trafficking proteins | VIPEr,” https://www.ionicviper.org/class-activity/utilizing-pdb-and-hsab-theory-understand-metal-specificity-trafficking-proteins (accessed June 2015), published July 17, 2014.
Grice, K.; Rossiter, C.; Gunn, E.; Habgood, L. G.; Cass, M. E.; Madrahimov, S. “Literature Discussion of “Mechanisms Controlling the Cellular Metal Economy” | VIPEr,” https://www.ionicviper.org/literature-discussion/literature-discussion-mechanisms-controlling-cellular-metal-economy (accessed June 2015), published July 17, 2014.
Cass, M. E. “An end of term problem set based on the literature paper. “A Diamagnetic Dititanium(III) Paddlewheel Complex with No Direct Metal-Metal Bond” | VIPEr,” https://www.ionicviper.org/problem-set/end-term-problem-set-based-literature-paper-%E2%80%9C-diamagnetic-dititaniumiii-paddlewheel (accessed June 2015), published July 16, 2014.
Euro, L.; Konovalova, S.; Asin-Cayuela, J.; Tulinius, M.; Griffin, H.; Horvath, R.; Taylor, R.W.; Chinnery, P.F.; Schara, U.; Thorburn, D.R.; Suomalainen, A.; Chihade, J.; Tyynismaa, H. “Structural modeling of tissue-specific mitochondrial alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS2) defects predicts differential effects on aminoacylation,” Frontiers in Genetics 2015, 6, 21. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00021.
Gross, D. S.; Manduca, C. A.; Iverson, E. A. R.; Willett, G. A. “Broadening Access to Science with Support for the Whole Student in a Residential Liberal Arts College Environment,” J. Coll. Science Teaching 2015, 44, 99-107.
Gross, D. S.; Van Ryswyk, H. “Examination and Manipulation of Protein Surface Charge in Solution with Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry,” J. Chem. Educ. 2014, 91, 1240-1243. doi: 10.1021/ed4005886.
Tang, Y.; Huang, Y.; Li, L.; Chen, H.; Chen, J.; Yang, X.; Gao, S.; Gross, D. S. “Characterization of aerosol optical properties, chemical composition and mixing states in the winter season in Shanghai, China,” J. Env. Sci. 2014, 26, 2412-2422. doi: /10.1016/
j.jes.2014.03.002.
Wang, X.; Ye, X.; Chen, H.; Chen, J.; Yang, X.; Gross, D. S. “Online Hygroscopicity and Chemical Measurement of Urban Aerosol in Shanghai, China,” Atmospheric Environment 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.06.051.
Steed, P.R.; Kraft, K.; Fillingame, R.H. “Interacting cytoplasmic loops of subunits a and c of E. coli F1F0 ATP synthase gate H+ transport to the cytoplasm,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2014, 111, 16730-16735.
Whited, M. T.; Qiu, L.; Kosanovich, A. J.; Janzen, D. E. “Chalcogen Extrusion from Heteroallenes and Carbon Monoxide by a Three-Coordinate Rh(I) Disilylamide,” Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 3670–3679.
Whited, M. T.; Hofmeister, G. E.; Hodges, C. J.; Jensen, L. T.; Keyes, S. H.; Ngamnithiporn, A.; Janzen, D. E. “Crystal Structures of
trans-acetyldicarbonyl(η5-cyclopentadienyl)(dimethylphenyl-phosphane)
molybdenum(II) and trans-acetyldicarbonyl(η5-cyclopentadienyl)
(ethyldiphenylphos-phane)molybdenum(II),” Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E: Struct. Rep. Online 2014, 70, 216–220.
Whited, M. T.; Deetz, A. M.; Boerma, J. W.; DeRosha, D. E.; Janzen, D. E. “Formation of Chlorosilyl Pincer-Type Rhodium Complexes by Multiple Si–H Activations of Bis(phosphino)/Dihydrosilyl Ligands,” Organometallics 2014, 33, 5070–5073.
Whited, M. T.; Hofmeister, G. E. “Synthesis and Migratory-Insertion Reactivity of CpMo(CO)3(CH3): Small-Scale Organometallic Preparations Utilizing Modern Glove-Box Techniques,” J. Chem. Educ. 2014, 91, 1050–1053.
Conference Presentations:
Wang, Xiaodi*; Morrill, Lucas; Alberg, David G.; Hofmeister, Gretchen E. “Synthesis of a Transition State Analog for Mechanistic Study of Catalytic Enantioselective Reactions,” Poster presented at the 249th ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO, March, 2015.
Blise, Katie E.*; Kohen, Daniela L.; Hofmeister, Gretchen E.; Alberg, David G.; Cvitkovic, Milan “Exploring the Mechanisms of Enantioselective Organocatalytic Reactions: A DFT Study,” Poster presented at the 249th ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO, March, 2015.
Drew, Steven M.*; King, Lauren A.*; Grossett, Michael L.* “The SHArK II Scanner and New Sample Preparation Techniques,” CCI-Solar Cybermeeting Seminar Series, Laramie, WY, November 13, 2014.
King, Lauren A.*; Rowley, John G.; Grossett, Michael L.; Kong, Victoria A.; Drew, Steven M.; Parkinson, Bruce A. “Solar Hydrogen Activity Research Kit (SHArK),” CCI-Solar NSF Site Visit Meeting, Pasadena, CA, May 15, 2015.
Janes, A.*; Gross, D. S. “Quantitative analysis of single-particle mass spectra acquired in Northfield, MN,” Poster presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2015.
Gross, D.S.*; Iverson, E. R.; Manduca, C. A. “Building Community in STEM at Carleton College: Cohort Program Components and Evaluation,” Poster presentation at the Washington University Circle Conference on Integrating Cognitive Science with Innovative Teaching in STEM Disciplines, September 2014.
Polania-Gonzalez, E.*; Janes, A.N.; Gross, D. S. “Aerosol Chemistry in Northfield: Single Particle Measurements,” Poster presentation at the North Star STEM Alliance Fall 2014 Kick-Off, September 2014, Minneapolis, MN.
Hollingsworth, Will “Pitching a bigger tent: teaching introductory chemistry with an atmospheric focus facilitates the inclusion of global environmental issues,” Paper presented at 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Grand Valley State University, Allandale, Michigan, August 4, 2014.
Hollingsworth, Will “Adding data workshops to spectroscopic experiments in order to teach students how to puzzle out solution strategies,” Paper presented at 23rd BCCE, Grand Valley State University, Allandale, Michigan, August 7, 2014.
Deetz, A. M.*; Whited, M. T. “Ambiphilic Late-Metal Silyl and Silylene Complexes for Cooperative Activation of Small Molecules,” Oral Presentation at 249th ACS National Meeting, March 2015.
Olivares, C. A.*; Whited, M. T. “Synthesis of ambiphilic nickel-silyl complexes for cooperative small molecule activation,” Poster Presentation at 249th ACS National Meeting, March 2015.
Nguyen, B.*; Whited, M. T. “Synthesis and Characterization of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Hydrosilyl Pincer-Type Ligands,” Poster Presentation at 249th ACS National Meeting, March 2015.
Whited, M. T. “Stoichiometric and catalytic reactivity based on late-metal/main-group cooperation,” Oral presentation at 249th ACS National Meeting, March 2014.
Olivares, C. A.; Whited, M. T. “Synthesis of Ambiphilic Nickel-Silyl Complexes for Cooperative Small Molecule Activation,” Poster Presentation at SACNAS National Conference, October 2014.
Gifts and Grants
Gretchen Hofmeister received a grant of $65,000 from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (2014-2017) for the proposal “Transition State Analogues as Mechanistic Probes for Asymmetric Desymmetrization by Cinchona Alkaloid-Based Catalysts.”
Matt Whited received an Undergraduate Research Award from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund ($70k) for “Stoichiometric and Catalytic Nitrene-Group-Transfer Reactions from Late-Metal Silylamides,” to fund his research during 2015–2018.
Trish Ferrett received a grant from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) to attend a SAIL Faculty Seminar on “Contested Spaces.” Support (continued from 2013-2014) included a $2,500 stipend plus all travel expenses for a 10-day workshop in June 2014 in Colorado at Catamount Institute. It also supported development of a new term-long team student project for ENTS 288 (Abrupt Climate Change) centered on land stewardship and the pedagogy of learning expeditions. Project implemented in spring 2015 with a project that asked student teams to redesign Carleton’s Arboretum Complex through the lens of abrupt climate change.
Trish Ferrett received a Carleton College Curricular Innovation Grant of $1,800 for three weeks of time during the summer of 2015 to develop a new first-year Argument and Inquiry (A&I) seminar titled “Precious Metal Jewelry: The Arts, Mining, and the Environment.”
Steven Drew received a Carleton College Faculty Development Grant of one-third salary to support his 2014-2015 sabbatical.
DOE-SBIR awarded a grant to MSP Corp, with a sub-award to Deborah Gross, for the development of a new aerosol inlet for mass spectrometry.
Matt Whited received internal grant support through Hewlett Mellon and Eugster Fellowships for two terms of paid leave, allowing him to take a year-long sabbatical pursuing new directions in his research program.
Steven Drew received a $3,000 HHMI Curriculum Development Grant for the proposal “Development of Software and Instrumentation for Current-Voltage Characterization of Photovoltaic Devices.”
Steven Drew received a $3,000 HHMI Curriculum Development Grant for the proposal “Construction and Characterization of Perovskite Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices: Development of a New Chemistry Lab Final Project.”
In 2006 Jerry Mohrig made a donation to the college to establish the Jerry and Jean Mohrig Lectures in Chemistry. This endowed fund is intended to bring to campus renowned chemists as part of our comps program. This year’s lecture was given by Christopher Walsh, Harvard Medical School.
A few years ago the estate of James D. Morrison gave $10,000 to support the annual Dr. James D. (’30) and Julia P. Morrison Lectureship. The lectureship was held this year by Martin Zanni, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Gretchen Hofmeister (PI), David Alberg, and Matthew Whited (co-PIs) received a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Grant (2014-2017) of $335,465 for the proposal “Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer to Support Research and Undergraduate Research Training at Carleton College and St. Olaf College.”
Deborah Gross (PI), David Alberg, Joe Chihade, Steven Drew, and Gretchen Hofmeister (co-PIs) received a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Grant (2012-2015) of $351,622 for the proposal “MRI: Acquisition of an LTQ-Velos-Pro for Research and Research Training in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Carleton College.”
Seminars
Chemistry Faculty, Academic Civic Engagement and Career Center Staff, Carleton College: You Decided to Major in Chemistry – Now What? Volunteer Opportunities and Career/Grad School Information
Amit Reddi (’03), Georgia Institute of Technology: Metals in Cells: The Inorganic Foundation of Life
Theodore Betley, Harvard University: Radical Frontiers in Catalysis
Student Summer Research Panel: A discussion about research on and off campus
Danica Fujimori, University of California, San Francisco: Positive Feedback Regulation of a Histone Demethylase on Chromatin
Cari Dutcher, University of Minnesota: Interfacial dynamics of atmospheric particles: Cold, complex and charged surfaces
Connie Lu, University of Minnesota: Harnessing Metal-Metal Bonds for Small-Molecule Activation
Kevin Weeks, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Understanding the genetic code, expressed via RNA, using “Orgo 2” and simple physical chemistry
Carleton Chemistry Faculty: Summer Research Recruiting
Sandra Loesgen, Oregon State University: Natural Products in Drug Discovery – Targeting Viral Sweet Spots and Superbugs
Dean Tantillo, University of California, Davis: Walking in the Woods with Quantum Chemistry. The Importance of Inherent Carbocation Reactivity in Terpene Biosynthesis
Jessica DeMott, Texas A&M University: Exploring Ligand Scaffolds for the Isolation of Stable Alkane Sigma Complexes
Chris Bielawski, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology: Externally Controlled Chemistry: New Methods for Manipulating Polymerization and Other Transformations
Ekaterina Kadnikova, University of Wisconsin, Stout: Chemoenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Unsaturated Esters
Buck Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles: How to Use Computers to Understand Chemical Reactivity: Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic C–H Activation
S. Walter Englander, University of Pennsylvania: Protein folding and function by hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry analysis
Martin Zanni, University of Wisconsin, Madison: Targeting the mechanism not the structure: An amyloid intermediate obtained from 2D IR data; The James D. and Julia P. Morrison Lecture
Christopher Walsh, Harvard Medical School: Antibiotics Past, Present and Future: A Molecule-centered Perspective; The Jerry and Jean Mohrig Lecture
Senior Comps Talks:
Arafat Akinlabi, Nathan Bamberger, Molly Burness, Peter Downie, Sam Keyes, Devin Oliver, Kyle Olson, Nikhil Pandey, Kit Pavlekovsky: Melting Hydrates and Melting Permafrost: Is Methane from the Arctic a Climate Time Bomb?
Shant Douzdjian, Eleanor Munger, Rebecca Velazquez, Ahna Weeks, Joe Willenborg, Wanqi Yu: How do Proteins Fold?
Katie Blise, Tamara Damjanac, Eliza Green, Isabel Han, Christian Hansen, Connor Hodges, Aurora Janes, Laramie Jensen, Fa Ngamnithiporn, Christian Olivares, Alex Polk, Kiera Wilhelm, Molly Wootten: Picking Up Good Vibes: Following Structural Dynamics of Fibril Aggregation with Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy
Billy Moua, Eli Danson, Jake Hassing, Libby McKenna, Michael Kane, Vayu Maini Rekdal, Xiaodi Wang: Synthesis of Nature’s Weaponry: Accomplishing Complexity from Simplicity