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- Students Travel to ACS National Meeting in New OrleansIn March, seven members of the Emmanuel College Department of Chemistry and Physics had the opportunity to attend the 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting in New Orleans. Members of Dr. Gerdon’s research group including seniors, Krista Meserve, Jason Miech, and Robert Tzepos, all had the opportunity to present their ... read more
- Krista Meserve ’18 – the end of an eraAs the semester comes to a close, the seniors’ undergraduate research experience does as well. For senior Krista Meserve it is a bitter sweet end. Over the past three years she has learned to love the ups and downs of research and has made awesome friends with students on the ... read more
- Jason Miech ’18 – Another Streetcar…Another Streetcar, another ACS National Meeting! Senior Jason Miech is thankful for one more opportunity to travel the country and present his undergraduate research. The post Jason Miech ’18 – Another Streetcar… appeared first on Gerdon Research Group Blog. ... read more
- Opening August 2018In less than 6 months, Emmanuel's campus will be transformed and students will be living in the New Residence Hall - a beautiful, state-of-the-art building. Let the countdown begin! The post Opening August 2018 appeared first on New Residence Hall Blog. ... read more
- Price Research Group Presents at the Biophysical Society Conference
In February, Dr. Price and his research group attended and presented their research at the Biophysical Society Conference in San Francisco, CA. The group that attended included, Raquel Ferreira 18’, Sadie Piatt 18’, and Stephen Parziale 17’. The research that the three presented on was entitled, “Measuring the kinetics of ... read more - ACS New Orleans!Congrats to Bobby, Jason, and Krista on great poster presentations at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans. We had a great time in the city and presented phenomenal research: Robert Tzepos - "Cobalt protoporphyrin IX nanoparticles provide signal amplification in anodic stripping voltammetry for protein ... read more
- Congratulations to Dr. Sean McHugh ’11!A belated congratulations to Dr. Sean McHugh '11 who successfully defended his PhD thesis in chemistry at Tufts University. Sean is the first alum of the Gerdon Research group to earn his PhD after his undergraduate degree at Emmanuel College. Sean is blazing new trails for Gerdon Research group members ... read more
- Un giorno a VigevanoIn attesa del nuovo governo, e della primavera, vi presentiamo una bellissima città lombarda, Vigevano. "Bella, colta e situata a soli 35 km da Milano, Vigevano è la “città ideale” immaginata da Leonardo Da Vinci. Al genio rinascimentale, che qui soggiornò a lungo presso la corte di Ludovico il Moro, ... read more
- Alumni After Emmanuel: An Interview with 2015 Graduate, Sarah Faulkner
It is always inspiring and advantageous to hear about what alumni of the Department of Chemistry and Physics are up to and how they got there. This week I got a chance to speak with alumni Sarah Faulkner who graduated from Emmanuel College in 2015. First I asked Sarah what ... read more - Alex Paige ’20 – Repairing microfluidic devicesAfter completing experiments to test the effect of gold nanoparticles on calcium phosphate mineralization in solution with a microplate reader, Alex has moved on to microfluidics as a new analytical tool. Microfluidics provides more quantitative data than the plate reader and Alex plans to test the same concentration of nanoparticles ... read more
- Nella mente dei pianisti20 GENNAIO 2018 Lo studio di Roberta Bianco, neurobiologa diplomata al conservatorio, svela le differenze nella mente di jazzisti e musicisti classici. Mostrando come la loro mente sia perfetta per capire i segreti della neuroplasticità umana. Anni e anni di esercizio, infatti, la rendono un ottimo terreno d'esame L'ammirazione ... read more
- Emma Duffy ’19 – Next experiment? QCM!Emma is continuing with the affinity project and is always looking for new ways to evaluate the DNA aptamer affinity for calcium phosphate materials. While giving a presentation for the Introduction to Research Methods class last semester she made a connection between her research and the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM). ... read more
- A Message from the President: On the Shooting in Florida
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Two days ago, Ash Wednesday, we heard of yet another horrific school shooting in our country. By the time it was over, 17 people, both students and educators, lay dead inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The confessed gunman, a 19-year-old former ... read more - 360-Degree Views of Model Unit
- A Chemist’s Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day. What does it mean to you? After a quick chat with senior Chemistry Major, Bobby Tzepos, we were able to learn that Valentine's Day means, “a quick trip to Tasty Burger to treat yourself.” Senior Biology Major, Tanner Rogers, says “Valentine’s Day is a day where you appreciate ... read more
