BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry - Graduate

The BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry invites you to the final PhD oral presentation by Callum Flowerday.

Callum will be presenting his research:

"Observational Diagnostics and Spectroscopic Detection of Tropospheric Trace Gasses and Oxidation Processes"

Please join us to support Callum and hear about his research!

📅 When: Thursday, March 19, 2026 – 3:00 PM

📍 Where: C107 BNSN

👨‍🏫 Committee Chair: Dr. Jaron Hansen

Huge congratulations to graduate student Andrew Ralph on the publication of his first first-author paper!

Published in Langmuir, Andrew’s research introduces an innovative ambient pressure spin-coating method for fabricating bimetallic M*F thin films. This work opens new doors for the discovery of surface-mounted materials and advancements in catalysis.

We are so proud of your hard work and this incredible milestone, Andrew!

We are pleased to invite you to the final PhD oral presentation by Siqi Huang as he defends his research:

"Practical, Scalable, and Cost-effective nanoLC-MS Workflow for Single-cell Proteomics"

Please join us to support Siqi and learn about his impressive work in proteomics!

📅 When: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – 12:00 PM

📍 Where: C107 BNSN

👨‍🏫 Committee Chair: Dr. Ryan Kelly

Huge congratulations to Denise Procopio for taking 2nd place overall at today’s university-wide Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! 🥈✨

After winning both the department and college-level competitions, Denise delivered an outstanding presentation at the university finals. In addition to her 2nd place finish, she was awarded $4,000 and received one of the prestigious Presenter Awards.

We are so proud of Denise for this incredible accomplishment and for representing the BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry so well!

You're invited! Join us for the 2026 BYU Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Symposium: Frontiers in Science! 🔬🧬

Come support our amazing graduate students and learn about the cutting-edge research happening right here at BYU. The morning will feature exciting oral presentations and an interactive poster session. Everyone is welcome!

📅 Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:45 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Rooms W111 & W112 BNSN

We can't wait to see you there!

Huge congratulations to our graduate students for their incredible performance at the College-level Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition! 🏆

We are proud to announce our winners:
Denise Procopio – 1st Place ($1,000 prize)
Jhon Sia – 3rd Place ($500 prize)
Sudam Mane – Honorable Mention

A special thank you to Dr. Pam Van Ry for her exceptional mentorship of Denise and Jhon. Congratulations to all on this well-deserved recognition of your hard work and research communication skills!

Congratulations to Samira Jafari on earning her PhD from the BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry! What a fantastic achievement resulting from years of hard work and dedication. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

We had a great group of participants at the 3 Minute Thesis competition yesterday! These students did an amazing job condensing years of complex research into just three minutes.

A huge congratulations to Denise Procopio, Jhon Sia, and Sudam Mane for advancing to the college-level competition! We are so proud of your hard work and can't wait to see you represent the department.

The college competition is on February 20th at 11 AM in room 3380 of the WSC. Come and support our amazing graduate students!

We invite everybody to go and listen to President Dallin H. Oaks' devotional that he delivered this morning! President Oaks focused his remarks on how Jesus Christ is the answer to our questions and the peace we need in our trials.

Take a look at the link below!
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/dallin-h-oaks/coming-closer-to-jesus-christ/