Department Accomplishments

Student Prizes

Fulbright Scholarship to Erin Davis '07, for study in Germany.
American Chemical Society/Organic Chemistry Award: Alice Reznickova '10.
American Chemical Society/Analytical Division Award: Jennie Brown '08.
American Institute of Chemists/New England Division Award: Vida Chen '08.
C.Pauline Burt Prize: Jennie Brown '08, Paninya Masrangsan, '08
Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Award: Kasia Komecki '08.
CRC Press Introductory Chemistry Achievement Award: Mallery Olsen '11, Caitlin Adams '11, Sophia Bampoh '11 and Hannah Dym '11.
Hause-Scheffer Memorial Prize: Seiko Fujii '08.
Hellmann Award in Biochemistry: Nicole Kuchyt '08.
Rosenfeld Award in Organic Chemistry: Alice Reznickova '10 and Su Fu '10.
Iota Sigma Pi Undergraduate Award Nomination: Jennie Brown '08.
Iota Sigma Pi Gladys Anderson Emerson Award Nomination: Aileen Novero '09.
Smith Scholar Athletes: Rachel Dorset (swimming), Vida Chen (tennis), Seiko Fjuii (tennis), and Alice Reznickova (squash).

Chen, V., Olson, J., Shea, K. M."Synthesis of Steroid Derivatives" (poster), 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposium of the Conneticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, Smith College, Northampton, MA, April 26, 2008.
Reznickova, Alice, Linck, R. G."The Effect of Conformation on Bond Length", 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposium of the Conneticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, Smith College, Northampton, MA, April 26, 2008.
Brown, Jennie, and Queeney, Kate, "Understanding Biofilm Formation: Polylysine-Mediated Adsorption of Alginate to Functionalized Silicon Surfaces." 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposium of the Conneticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, Smith College, Northampton, MA, April 26, 2008.
Reilly, Maureen K., and K. Shea, "Synthetic Utility of Carboncations Stabilized by Cobalt-Complexed Alkynes" (poster), Celebrating Ten Years of Beckman Scholars in Chemistry, 235th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Oreleans, LA, April 6, 2008
Olson, Julie A. and K. Shea, "Women's Contributions to Named Organic Reactions" (poster), 40th National Organic Chemistry Symposium, Duke University, Durham, NC, June 3-7, 2007.

Shea, K. M."New Applications of Cobalt-Alkyne Complexes in Organic Synthesis" Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, April 28, 2008.
Queeney, Kate"The Synergy of Etching and Oxidation: Aqueous Chemistry of Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon." University of Deleware, April 2008.
Queeney, Kate"What do You Get When You Mix Together Si, H₂O, O₂, HF, and Undergraduates? Research in Surface Chemistry at a Liberal Arts College." Harvard University, April 2008.

For more complete publication lists, please visit department members' individual web pages.

Chinyengetere, Fadzai, Jamieson, Elizabeth R. "Impact of the Oxidized Guanine Lesion Spiroiminodihydantoin on the Conformation and Thermodynamic Stability of a 15-mer DNA Duplex," Biochem. 2008, 47, 2584.
Closser, K.D., Vogelhuber, K.M. Hsieh, S., "Vibrational-torsional excitation and direct overtone photodissociation of ethyl hydroperoxide at 5vOH," J. Phys. Chem. A 2008, 112, 1238.
S.Hsieh, B.J. Miller, A.H. Sŏdergren and H.G. Kjaergaard, "Vibrational overtone spectroscopy of three-membered rings," J. Phys. Chem. A 2007, 111, 5415.

Kate Queeney, "AEMES: Focus on Chemistry" from The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Elizabeth Jamieson, Maureen Fagan, Robert Newton, Amy Rhodes, and Linda Jones, "MRI: Acqusition of Aqueous Biogeochemical Facilities.
Elizabeth Jamieson, "Research Rewards Grant from Trilink Biotechnologies.

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