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Lawrence participate in cutting-edge research with devoted faculty mentors in state-of-the-art laboratories while benefiting from the broader liberal arts environment.

Laurentian weekend was full of fun and full of chemistry for both students and families! On Friday some of our chemistry...
10/04/2026

Laurentian weekend was full of fun and full of chemistry for both students and families!

On Friday some of our chemistry majors presented their summer research projects with a poster presentation to friends, family, and faculty! Some projects include; electrochemistry to study dye degradation and battery technology, creating self immolating polymers, carbon dots, and DNA binding!

In addition, friends and family participate in some chemistry shenanigans with a scavenger hunt and a fun experiment in Johnson!

09/29/2026

Somethings never change but clock reactions do! Odessa is studying the kinetics of the stop light reaction. Do you see how it got its name? Students in general chemistry are using a different clock reactions to test their dilution calculation and volumetric glassware skills. The record so far is 72 oscillations!

Students in Dr. Skeels’s Forensic Chemistry class are doing his laundry?! Not quite. These budding forensic scientists a...
09/22/2026

Students in Dr. Skeels’s Forensic Chemistry class are doing his laundry?!

Not quite.

These budding forensic scientists are investigating gunshot residue (GSR) patterns to estimate how far a victim was from the muzzle of a fi***rm.

Using a hot iron, students transfer residue patterns from fabric onto photographic paper, where they’re developed using the modified Griess reagent to reveal the distribution of nitrite residues.

Turns out, an iron and a little chemistry can help reconstruct a crime scene.

Dr. Skeels’s forensic chemistry students recently joined Dr. Pitre’s forensic anthropology class for a hands-on investig...
09/17/2026

Dr. Skeels’s forensic chemistry students recently joined Dr. Pitre’s forensic anthropology class for a hands-on investigation of decomposition — how a body changes over time and how those changes affect the surrounding environment.

Don’t worry: our “victims” were two chickens that died of natural causes!

Dr. Pitre and her students will document the physical stages of decomposition and relate those changes to the number of days since death—an important part of estimating the postmortem interval. Meanwhile, Dr. Skeels’s forensic chemistry students will periodically collect and analyze soil samples to investigate how decomposition alters nutrients, ions, pH, and other chemical markers beneath the remains.

Together, the two classes are exploring how forensic anthropologists and analytical chemists use physical and chemical traces of decomposition to help place remains on a timeline after death-while gaining a real-world look at how these specialists work together as part of a medicolegal investigation team

Classes start today and we’re happy you’re back. Stop by the department to say hi, ask questions about classes, see abou...
08/26/2026

Classes start today and we’re happy you’re back. Stop by the department to say hi, ask questions about classes, see about chemistry jobs….enjoy your first wee back.

The final week of research is upon us🌟Dr. Oldacre’s students have been doing electrochemistry all summer. Ellie is worki...
07/20/2026

The final week of research is upon us🌟Dr. Oldacre’s students have been doing electrochemistry all summer. Ellie is working on a CV of our iron tetrahedron. Peter is polishing an electrode for an echem experiment with environmentally hazardous azo dyes.

07/15/2026

Getting to know the professors… if you were an element what would you be 🤔?

Summer research students and faculty took a day away from lab to hike and swim at Stone Valley. There were dogs, intervi...
07/14/2026

Summer research students and faculty took a day away from lab to hike and swim at Stone Valley. There were dogs, interviews and good vibes.

Six people might be too many for tiny lab but we’re keeping the peace. Syan, Elle and Claire are testing four derivativ...
07/09/2026

Six people might be too many for tiny lab but we’re keeping the peace. Syan, Elle and Claire are testing four derivatives of proflavine for possible anticancer applications. Our main methods are fluorescence titration, Van’t Hoff analysis, viscosity and melting points.

Dr. Lutz running temperature dependent NMR of the reactions made by Owen and Chase. A day with liquid nitrogen is always...
07/07/2026

Dr. Lutz running temperature dependent NMR of the reactions made by Owen and Chase. A day with liquid nitrogen is always a good day in lab.

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