Chemistry
For all students, whether through coursework or research, the Chemistry Department fosters the development of creativity, rigor, and flexibility in problem solving along with the ability to communicate ideas and processes with clarity and precision in the context of chemistry.
The Senior Program
All senior chemistry students work collaboratively with faculty members on research projects as part of the Senior Program. This intensive two-semester project combines original scientific research with reading and understanding the scientific literature. It culminates in a Senior Thesis that is defended in a public presentation to departmental faculty and student chemistry majors.
Recent projects in chemistry include:
- Brush Polymers to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
- Uniform, Nanostructured Copper Electrodes for CO2 Reduction
- Toward the Synthesis of Peptidomimetics Related to AFP Useful Against Breast Cancer
- Metal-Organic Framework Synthesis for TcO4- Extraction
- Synthesis & Characterization of Y2O3:Tb3+ Core Shell Nanoparticles
- Rare Earth Nanophosphor and Semiconductor Nanoparticle Sol-Gel Incorporation and Analysis
- The Investigation of Alkenes and Alkyl Halides in a Nickel-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction
- Nickel Catalyzed Conjugate Additions of Boronic Acids to Alkenes
- Fabrication of Silver Dendrites for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
- Developing Methodology in Alkaloid Synthesis
- Competitive Ring Opening of a Series of 2,3-Diaryl-substituted Cyclopropylcarbinyl Radicals
Contact
Department Name
Chemistry Department
Contact Name
Karen Brewer, Chair
Clinton, NY 13323
