VCU Chemistry REU Group

2019 REU cohort with Dr. Ruder and Dr. Arachchige (program coordinators)

2019 NSF_REU cohort at VCU Chemistry!

Mytia Edwards (Howard University) explaining her project to VCU students. Mytia worked on "Asymmetric Cu-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Alleneamides with Ketone and Imine Electrophiles" in Dr. Sieber's group.

Avery Monroe (Virginia State University) discussing his summer research with Dr. Sieber. Avery worked on "Plasmonic Formation of Copper-Silicon Nanostructured Surfaces through Femtosecond Laser Ablation" in Dr. Tibbetts group.

Takisha Jones (Guilford College) explaining her project (Access to Borylated Trifluoromethylalkenes via a Boryl-Wittig Process) to students at VCU. Takisha worked with Dr. Kelly's group during REU program.

Brendan Troesch (Washington and Jefferson College) explains his project to a group of graduate students at VCU. Brendan joined Dr. Arachchige's group for summer research

Shelbe Baird (Stevenson University) discussing the Single-Molecule Analysis of Human Telomere i-Motif with VCU graduate and undergraduate students. Shelbe worked in Dr. Dhakal's group.

REU student (Nathanial Espey, Stevenson University) discussing his project "Bio-inspired Metal Dioxygen Complexes: Elaborate Ligand Architecture Through Ring Variance and Electron Withdrawinand Dr. Sieber.
Espey worked with Dr. Lucas during REU program.

Don McTaggert (REU student from Guilford College) discussing his summer research in Dr. El-Shall's group (Development of Pd Nanoparticle Catalysts Supported on Carbonaceous ZrO2 for Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reactions) with graduate students and Dr. Sieber.

Final poster session of the 2019 REU cohort. We had a great discussion of interdisciplinary projects conducted by a highly motivated group of undergraduate students!!!

Last week of the 2019 NSF-REU program. A junior chemistry major (Brendan Troesch) from Washington & Jefferson College (PA) working on the synthesis of platinum nanoparticles for electro-oxidation of methanol (fuel cell studies).