A paper from the Pinkhassik Group was featured on the cover of Chemical Communications. Drs. Sergey Dergunov and Eugene Pinkhassik — working with collaborators from Saint Louis University — uncovered evidence for freely diffusing ground-state atomic oxygen, an elusive species whose existence in solution was proposed by never proven. This study used hollow porous nanocapsules […]
Undergraduate News
UConn CLAS Alumni Help Undergraduates Navigate the Career Landscape
Alumni Panel Offers Insights in Industrial Career Paths So as to build a bridge between students interested in industrial career paths and professionals in industry, the UConn Department of Chemistry — in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) and the UConn Foundation — offered students an opportunity to network with CLAS […]
Undergrad Advisor Gives Steps for Success
Meet Jill Grakowsky, the Chemistry Department’s new Undergraduate Advisor. Learn more about Jill, her tips for success, and how to set up an advising appointment. About Jill Grakowsky Tell us about your journey — Where did you work before UConn? I am joining the UConn community following three years of advising at Springfield College where […]
McNair Scholars Present Research at Annual Poster Exhibition
When Sarah Beckett Cleveland ’19 (CLAS), a biological sciences major, wanted to get involved in science research, she wasn’t sure she could make it work. She was financing her own education through academic-year jobs, and helping to support her mother in her hometown of Windsor. But she heard about the McNair Scholars program for undergraduate […]
Undergraduate Student Awards
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS) AWARD Presented to the top graduating senior. Vincent Pistritto ACS DIVISION OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD Presented to a student who displays an aptitude for a career in Analytical Chemistry. Lacie Dube ACS DIVISION OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD Recognizing achievements by an undergraduate in organic chemistry pursuing a career in […]
Meet Vincent Pistritto, Class of 2018
Vincent Pistritto BS, chemistry; BA, music Hometown: Woodbury, Connecticut Extracurriculars: Member of UConn Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra; student coordinator with Honors Initiatives for Prospective Students (HIPS) Scholarships: Dr. Victor Rizza Scholarship, Dr. Charles E. Waring Chemistry Scholarship, James L. and Shirley A. Draper Scholarship, William R. Granquist Jr. Memorial Scholarship; William P. O’Hara Endowed Scholarship; […]
Chemistry Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
The following students in Chemistry have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa this year. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most widely recognized honors society, celebrating achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Congratulations to: Halle Barber Nicole Gomez Mark Johnson Aaron Cesar Lopes Jessica Elena Ortegon Ayushi Sanjay Pathak Zachary Daniel Stempel […]
Chem Undergrad Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Vincent Pistritto, a chemistry major and student working in Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater’s group has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Vincent was also featured in CLAS with other members of the Class of 2018. Read More>>>
UConn Chemistry REU Symposium 2017
The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, funded via the National Science Foundation, allows undergraduate students the opportunity to spend their summer conducting research at a REU host institution. Students spend approximately 10 weeks working closely on a research project with faculty members and graduate students. Students will also have the opportunity to utilize the research equipment and […]
Chemistry Abroad – Adventures in Shanghai & Beijing
Sydney Scheirey and Joseph Gorecki, both rising Chemistry seniors, have been doing research abroad at Fudan University in Shanghai since May. In their down time, they have been able to see some of China’s famous landmarks – and shared some of their experiences with us!