Research Opportunities in Chemistry

Please note that these are subject to change

Focus: Computational Studies of Model Systems for Atmospheric Fine PM
Current openings in your research lab: Yes. but the student will need to apply for A&S Summer Funding.
Opening available for summer research: Yes, but the student will need to apply for A&S Summer Funding.
Length of summer research: 6-10 weeks
Required student skills: Organization skills, willing to work hard. no previous research experience is required.

Focus: Hypothetical Protein Identification and characterization; Antibiotic Discovery from Environmental Microbes
Current openings in your research lab: No
Opening available for summer research 2023: No
Length of summer research: 6-10 weeks
Required student skills: work ethic; persistent positive attitude.

Focus: Applying Computer Modelling and Mathematics to Solve Problems in Chemistry. Our Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Research Group resolves key questions in chemical bonding, structure, and reactivity for molecules and materials of elements from across the periodic table.
Current openings in your research lab: Yes
Opening available for summer research: Yes
Length of summer research: 8-10 weeks; 10 weeks preferred.
Required student skills: A joyful thinker, hard worker, CHEM141, no fear of high school math, loves Chemistry and curious. Good if you know a Mahalia Jackson or Bob Marley song, but not required.

Focus: New Synthetic Methods with impact on pharmaceutical research
Current openings in your research lab: no spots until Fall 2022, which will be open to current first-years only.
Opening available for summer research: Yes
Length of summer research: 10 weeks required
Required student skills: Chem 205 preferred, willingness to commit to multiple years of research. Third-level spells (e.g. fireball, fly, remove curse, speak with dead) and ability to speak ogre, orc, and/or bugbear are a plus.

Focus: Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis
Current openings in your research lab: Yes (Spring 2023)
Opening available for summer research: Yes
Length of summer research: 9 to 10 weeks
Required student skills: Work ethic, interest in science, excitement for discovering new things, commitment to safety and ethical conduct.

Focus: Bioanalytical and Nanomaterials - Sensor Design (Forensic, Industrial, and Biomedical applications)
Current openings in your research lab: No
Opening available for summer research:2023 research: possibly but must join lab in Spring 2023 for training
Length of summer research: 7-10 weeks (need 8 weeks to meet research requirement for the major); At least one summer expected/required and/or minimum of 4 consecutive semesters of research (students are still able to study abroad)
Required student skills: Work ethic, organization, commitment to having meaningful research experience.

Focus: Determining trends in the biosynthesis of natural products with medicinal properties
Current openings in your research lab: Yes
Opening available for summer 2023 research: No
Length of summer research: 8-10 weeks
Required student skills: Desire to learn and ask questions, organized, committed to engage in meaningful research experience.

Focus: Catalyst synthesis and design, CO2 reduction, alternative energy, collaboration - killing cancer
Current openings in your research lab: Yes
Opening available for summer 2023 research: No
Length of summer research: 8-10 weeks
Required student skills: None required, but willingness to fail (multiple times) preferred.

Focus: Computational Chemistry; projects are available using quantum mechanics to better understand how potential anti-cancer drugs function. There may also be projects available using molecular dynamics to design drugs for treating various diseases.
Current openings in your research lab: Yes
Opening available for summer 2023 research: possibly but must join lab in Spring 2023 for training
Length of summer research: 10 weeks
Required student skills: Organization skills, willing to work hard. no previous research experience is required.

Focus: Chemical Biology of diseases such as cancer, inflammation, and antibiotic resistance; students will develop different technical skills in organic synthesis, protein biochemistry, and mammalian cell culture depending on their interests and previous experience.
Current openings in your research lab: No
Opening available for summer research: Potentially for summer 2023
Length of summer research: 8-10 weeks, preferably 10 weeks
Required student skills: Commitment to and enthusiasm for having meaningful research experience, organization. No previous research experience is required.

Focus: Organic synthesis and peptide science.
Current openings in your research lab: Yes, for current first-years and sophomores.
Opening available for summer research: Yes
Length of summer research: 10 weeks
Required student skills: Chem 205 preferred, excited about scientific discovery, hard working.

Focus: Bioinorganic Chemistry - Lanthanide metals potential as antimicrobial agents and studying these metals involvement in motility and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas putida.
Current openings in your research lab: Yes
Opening available for summer research: Yes
Length of summer research: 10 weeks
Required student skills: Desire to initiate things independently, work well in a team, maintain a detailed lab notebook, not afraid to make and learn from mistakes, contribute to the overall morale of the lab.

Ryan Coppage

Focus: Ceramics and Nanomaterials - glazes and color mechanism
Current openings in your research lab: Yes
Opening available for summer research: TBD
Length of summer resesearch: 6-8 weeks (minimum of 4 consecutive semesters of research (students are still able to study abroad)
Required student skills: Work ethic, organization, commitment to a substantial research experience

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