In the latest episode, Julie Pollock, associate professor of the chemistry, and colleagues from other institutions test which method is best — deep fry, air fry, or pan fry. Dr. Pollock leads a lab that studies breast cancer and inflammatory disease development and progression.
"Chemists in the Kitchen" is a YouTube series by the National Academy of Science that follows a rotating cast of chemists who cook, experiment, and tinker with all types of recipes and ingredients.
Dr. Pollock was also featured on the Quick Pickles and Fermentation episode.
Faculty Members with External Research Grants
Students Co-Authored Publications in the Past 5 Years
Undergraduates Performing Research During the School Year
Undergraduate Presentations at Regional or National Meetings Last Year
Chiles Wade Downey, professor of chemistry and Clarence E. Denoon Jr. Chair in Natural Sciences, along with students Katie Marchione, ‘25 and Karmen Smith, ‘25, published “One-pot enol silane formation-alkylation reactions of ketones promoted by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate: Direct access to β,β-diarylated ketones and related compounds” in Tetrahedron Letters.
Jonathan Dattelbaum, professor of chemistry, published "Isolation and Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Alcaligenes and Chromobacterium Strains with Antimicrobial Activity Against ESKAPE Pathogen Relatives" in Journal of Genomics along with Hannah Lwin, ’25.
Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry and Beth Zizzamia, Spatial Analysis Lab GIS operations manager, along with Hannah Parker '23, published "An Online Interactive Map of Human Metabolic Pathways and Associated Genetic Disorders as a Tool for the Biochemistry Classroom" in the Journal of Chemical Education.
Jeff Seeman, visiting research scholar, published “Eureka Moments Shared by Chemists. Hints at Enhancing One’s Own Creativity (and Even One’s Joy)” in ACS Central Science. The article was highlighted in Chemistry World, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Richmond has once again been named to The Princeton Review’s list of “Best Value Colleges” for 2025. Richmond has been included on this list since 2013.
Biology professor Omar Quintero-Carmona, a senior education advisor at the Allen Institute, is featured.
Chemistry professor Julie Pollock is featured.
Research by Jeffrey Seeman, a historian of science and visiting research scholar in chemistry, is featured.
In this YouTube series, chemistry professor Julie Pollock cohosts a show with fellow chemists to teach STEM lessons through cooking.
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Department Chair: Dr. Jonathan Dattelbaum
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Pat Coleman