Come to Hollins and do meaningful research

Every chemistry major presents her research at Hollins’ annual spring Science Seminar. Most students also present their work at one of the special meetings of the Virginia Blue Ridge section of the American Chemical Society. The top chemistry and biochemistry majors from each institution in the section receive the prestigious James Lewis Howe Award. Recent recipients of the award include:

• Laura Strausberg (2008): "Attempted Synthesis of a Macromolecule from Iron Phthalocyanine and a Dirhenium Complex"
• Melanie Craig (2009): "Fluorescence Studies of a Small Isometric Virus"
• Allyson E. Stephens (2010): "Synthesis and Characterization of Substituted Aniline Imines of Benzoylacetone and 1-Phenyl-1,3,5-hexanetrione and Their Transition Metal Complexes"
  
  

Our students have also made presentations at the regional and national meetings of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Some recent presentations are listed below:

• Amelia B. Campbell '11 and Emily R. Klein '11 (copresenters), Bansi L. Kalra, H.E. Jessica Yi, and David K. Lewis: "Kinetics of the Thermal Isomerization and Decomposition of Ethylcyclopropane." Poster presentation at the 61st Southeastern regional ACS meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Oct. 2009).
• Brittany M. Neumann '10, Bansi L. Kalra, Angela K. C., John Meade, and David K. Lewis: "A Study of the Thermal Isomerization of Cyclopropylbenzene." Poster presentation at the 60th Southeastern regional ACS meeting, Nashville (Nov. 2008).
• Vesper Hubbard '07 and Dorcas Mudzingwa '07 (copresenters), Bansi L. Kalra, David K. Lewis: "Thermal Isomerization of and HX Elimination from Hydrochlorofluro-ethanes and Propanes." Poster presentation at the 229th national ACS meeting, San Diego (March 2005).