Lewis-Clark State Chemistry

LC State alum, Cornelius Sia, Dr. Nancy Johnston, LC co-authors and U of I collaborators published "Comparison of volatile organic compounds in wildfire smoke in a dairy farm and nearby cities"" in Atmospheric Pollution Research in February. Congrats!

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2026.102941

Dr. Nancy Johnston and her laboratory group of 8 students from LC State attended and presented at American Chemical Society’s spring meeting in Atlanta this week.

From left to right: Nancy Johnston, Erica Stryker, Jacob Liapis, Kaitlynn Butler, Grace Tiegs, Ben Vernon, Miccael Sonner-Cranney, Rayana Shah, and Gautam Balakrishnan.

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/5/591
Congrats to 4 undergraduate authors and Dr. Nancy Johnston and Dr. Tom Jobson (WSU) on their publication on compost emissions.
Shastine Berger, Rosario Morales, Kylie Wilson and Katherine McCown.

Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds from Compost Many US states have adopted regulations to divert food waste from landfills to composts. While this may lower greenhouse emissions from landfills, volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from compost may contain hazardous air pollutants or produce odors, posing potential public health concerns. Ef...

Our outstanding science gradate at Lewis-Clark State 2025: Stevie Fuchs!

Finally, better late than never, some Commencement 2025 Photos!

Gautam Balakrishnan delivers a lightning talk at the ICUR '25 Conference.

Kaitlynn Butler, Rayana Shah, Dr. Nancy Johnston, Gautam Balakrishnan, and Erica Stryker at the ICUR '25 Conference.

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