Congratulations to Bijaya Bagale, who successfully defended his dissertation earlier this afternoon! His dissertation title is, "Inter- and Intramolecular Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of α-Alkyl-α-diazoesters."

Congratulations to doctoral student Fatiha Farhana, who passed her oral candidacy exam earlier today! The title of her proposal is, "Single-Molecule Analysis of Non-Fluorogenic Catalysis."

Congratulations to Aftab Mollah, who passed his oral candidacy exam earlier today! The title of his proposal is, "Investigation of binding mechanisms and thermodynamics of hnRNP A1 protein in epitranscriptomic regulation of gene expression."

Register for Job Search Strategies for STEM Students: Register for Exploring the Elements: Register for Chem-O-Ween/Mole Day:

Undergrad and grad students: Are you interested in what you can do with your chemistry degree? Would you like to learn more about networking, resume writing, and interviewing skills? Look no further! Dr. Tubergen will be teaching Pathways in Chemistry this Spring!

Join the SAACS group this coming Thursday for a movie night in 111 Williams Hall! There will be free pizza and popcorn. The event kicks off at 6:00pm.

Chemists: Register today for "Job Search Strategies for STEM Students," an event sponsored by the Akron Section of the ACS. On Oct. 16 at 7pm, speakers will discuss job searching, resumes, interviewing, and much more. Please register today at: ..

Did you know you can participate in hands-on research as an undergraduate student? Join us for Exploring the Elements, Thurs., Oct. 17 @ 5pm in 111 WMH. Please register at . We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to Anthony Bertolino, who successfully passed his oral candidacy examination this past Friday! The title of his proposal was, "Synthesis of Novel S-Heterocyclic Mesogens: Applications in Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals."

The colloquium will begin at noon in room 302 McGilvrey Hall. For more information on Myron's research, visit:

Now a Ph.D. student at Louisiana State University, Myron and researchers from KSU and other nearby institutions worked to assess the environmental impact of the East Palestine Train Derailment throughout August of 2023.

Join us for our departmental colloquium this Thurs., Sept. 19 at 3:30pm in 111 Williams Hall. Dr. Carlos Crespo-Hernandez (CWRU) will present, "Biocompatible Organic Photosensitizers for Application in Cancer Treatment." Refreshments will be served.

Congratulations to Dinesh Marasinghe, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation yesterday! His dissertation title is, "Rotational Spectra, Conformational Structure, and Methyl Internal Rotation Analysis of Biomolecules."

Join our Student Affiliates for their next meeting, scheduled for this Thurs., Sept. 12. Beginning at 6pm in 111 WMH, SAACS will be hosting a game night and making liquid nitrogen ice cream! SAACS meetings are free and open to undergraduate and graduate students of any major.

Congratulations to doctoral student Gourab Acharjee, who passed his oral candidacy exam this morning! His proposal was titled, "Investigating the Influence of Shape and Size on Chirality Transfer in Gold Nanomaterials Using Discotic Nematic Liquid Crystals."

Congratulations to doctoral student Aubree Nolan, who passed her oral candidacy exam earlier today! . Her proposal was titled, “Investigation of Intramolecular C–H Insertion Reactions Utilizing α-Alkyl α-Diazoacetates.”

The 19th annual Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium (NOURS) was held in WMH and the ISB today. Almost 50 undergraduate students from 4 REU sites (KSU Chemistry/Materials Science, KSU Engineering, CSU, and UA) presented posters, and several gave oral presentations!

Congratulations to Rabia Tahir, who successfully passed her oral candidacy exam earlier today! The title of her proposal is, "Single Molecule Mechanochemical Investigation of Tandem Ligand Binding with the Minor Groove of DNA."