Students take Action in the Gulf
This past Labor Day weekend, five chemistry students accompanied Professor Larsen on a tour of the coastlines of Mississippi and Louisiana to learn more about the effects of the BP oil spill. They brought back samples of the beach sand and water to study back at St. Mary's and to further their understanding of the many environmental issues facing the gulf.
Chem majors in San Francisco
From left to right: Brian, JP, Dr. Leah Eller, Rob, Nick, Danielle, Mike, Bertrand, Anita, Janice, Dr. Andy Koch, Tabitha (Now Dr. Clem), and Taylor. Emilie and Kristina couldn't make the photo.
Last Spring, 12 St. Mary's students attended the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Fransico. Eight presented their work and we all met after Tabitha Clem's ('05) talk. Tabitha was just finishing up her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley.
St. Mary's American Chemical Society Student Affiliates
SMACS
SMACS is an organization dedicated to helping people, both on campus and in the community, enjoy chemistry. We meet every other week to discuss the different activities we are involved in, and others we might be interested in doing in the future. We usually have a fun demonstration in the second half of the meeting. Anyone interested in chemistry is welcome to join us.
2007 - 2008 SMACS Officers
Christina Falk: President
Rachel Flurie: Vice President
Shinhee Park: Secretary
Ann Kim: Treasurer
Mike Kessler and Gameli Agbleze: Demonstrations Coordinators
Dr. Andrew Koch, Faculty Advisor
Meeting Schedule
Watch for signs in Goodpaster Hall! We meet in the Shaefer Conference Room
Upcoming Events:
- The national Chemistry Week theme this year is "Kitchen Chemistry"--so watch out for our demonstrations
- Our new t-shir logo: (front)(back)
