Laurawas born in Staten Island, NY and grew up in Middletown, NJ. She attended Marist College where she earned her B.S. in Chemistry. While there, she worked with Dr. Jocelyn Nadeau synthesizing and studying the photophysical properties of solvatochromic compounds containing fluorene-quinoxaline donor-acceptor chromophores. Laura graduated from the Giri group in 2022.
Ava is from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Currently, she is a third-year undergraduate student at Penn State majoring in chemistry. She joined the Giri research group in the summer of 2021 as an REU student to gain experience and knowledge in chemistry research. In her free time, she enjoys the arts, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family!
Aaron is an undergraduate chemistry major from State College, PA. He joined the Giri group in summer 2022 in order to gain experience in an organic synthesis lab. In his free time, he enjoys tennis, origami, chess, and spending time in nature with friends.
Anurag was born in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Franklin Regional high school in 2018 and currently an undergraduate student at Penn State majoring in chemistry. Anurag joined the Giri research group in 2020 to expand his experience in chemistry research. He enjoys tennis, soccer and watching movies.
Nick is from Mount Pleasant, PA. He completed his bachelors degree in chemistry at Penn State in Spring of 2022. He has since begun work at Millipore Sigma. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, hunting and fishing!
Elaf was originally from the Middle East. She graduated from Highland high school in 2011 and currently an undergraduate student at UNM majoring in chemistry. She joined the Giri Group in Fall 2015 to develop advanced laboratory skills and enhance her learning experience as a chemistry major. In her free time, Elaf likes reading novels, dancing, working out, and snow boarding.
Max was born in Fountain Hills, Arizona in 1992. He moved to New Mexico in 1996, where he attended high school at Albuquerque Academy. Graduating in 2011, Max began attending the University of New Mexico in the fall of 2011. He spent a year on the National Student Exchange at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for 2012-13 and returned to spend the remainder of his undergraduate career at UNM. Max joined the Giri research group for the summer of 2015. When Max is not in the lab, he enjoys playing golf, skateboarding, cycling, and playing the guitar.
Jamie was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated from La Cueva high school in 2016 and is currently an undergraduate student at Dartmouth college. She is studying biochemistry and cultural anthropology with an emphasis on Asian and Middle Eastern studies in the hopes of attending medical school and furthering her research in both disciplines. She joined the Giri group in 2018 to hone her laboratory skills and begin to develop techniques for my own future research projects.
Christine graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, located in Virginia in 2013. She is currently an undergraduate student at Washington University in St. Louis. She joined the Giri group as a REU student for the summer of 2015. In her free time, Christine likes to read, spend time with family, and play ultimate Frisbee.
Adam graduated from Espaola Valley High School, located in Northern New Mexico, in 2010. Currently in his fourth year attending UNM, Adam joined the Giri research group in the summer of 2014. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, playing guitar, and visiting his family back home.
Patrick was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1994. He graduated from Del Norte high school in 2012. In the spring of 2014 Patrick joined the Giri Research group. Outside of taking classes and being in the lab, he enjoys reading, cycling and watching films. Patrick is currently a graduate student at the University of New Mexico.
Amanda is originally from Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Volcano Vista H.S. in 2012. She is currently an undergraduate student at UNM. With passion for research, Amanda joined the Giri research group in Spring of 2015. In her free time, Amanda likes to do yoga, spend time with family and friends, and play the violin.
I was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and graduated from Cibola High School in 2017. I am currently an undergraduate student at UNM studying Biochemistry and Psychology. In my free time I am an avid runner, and I also enjoy biking and hiking.
Adarsh Vangala was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1995. He attended high school at Albuquerque Academy, and after graduating he started attending the University of New Mexico in the fall of 2012. Adarsh joined the Giri group during the summer of 2013. In his free time, Adarsh enjoys reading and playing tennis.
Jackson is currently a student at Albuquerque Academy, class of 2015. He has lived in New Mexico for his whole life, and loves to play and watch soccer. His favorite teams are Arsenal and Barcelona. Jackson also ran track and cross country while in high school. He will be attending Colorado State University and intends to major in Mechanical Engineering, and minor in Aerospace Engineering. He is also highly interested in all the different types of sciences and Chemistry has always been something very interesting to him.
Jasmain Rodriguez is currently a high school student. She attends South Valley Academy and is part of the class of 2016. Jasmain was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She loves being with family and friends and she enjoys going out to different places. Jasmain has always been interested in science but her high school chemistry class was quite different and more interesting to her.
How we communicate complex ideas, from comic books to journal articles: exploring effective scientific communication through graphic novels: Clear and concise communication is highly valued in many STEM fields. Whether conveying the technical details of an experiment for a colleague or translating the impact of a study for the public, scientists need to discuss complex ideas with different audiences. This course analyzes the goals of scientific writing by examining texts that represent different levels of communication, including how to use the visual language of comic books for conveying complex scientific ideas.
Over the past 20 years, nanotechnology has been a booming area of research in chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, and medicine. Modern techniques have allowed scientists to better study small materials, and the nanotech we read about in science fiction novels can now become real products found in our world. In this seminar, we will discuss what is so special about the size range of 1-100 nm (the nanoscale) and why particles of this size have such a unique niche in nature and technology. We will explore the properties of these materials and why quantum mechanical effects allow for this scale to be so important. Discussions of medicines, electronics, catalysts, additives, and imaging agents that include nanoparticles will allow us to explore the wide range of current directions of nanotechnology. As we look to future applications, we will debate the implications of these materials on the environment, human health, and safety. Regulatory bodies in the United States and around the globe have discussed the ethical and social impact of nanomaterials, and we will investigate their role is assuring the nanomaterials we use leave a positive impact on the world.
Solution strategies for traditional word problems and their application to basic chemistry quantitative problems: dimensional analysis, chemical equations, stoichiometry, limiting reagents, gas laws, and thermochemistry.
Quantum mechanics, electronic structure, periodic properties of the elements, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, intermolecular forces, properties of solids and liquids, special topics in modern chemistry. Must be taken concurrently with the Chem 141-0 laboratory course.
Solutions and colligative properties, chemical equilibrium, aqueous solution equilibria, chemical kinetics, metals in chemistry and biology, oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemistry, special topics in modern chemistry. Must be taken concurrently with the Chem 142-0 laboratory course.
Chemical analysis of real samples using basic laboratory techniques including titration, colorimetric analysis, density measurements, and atomic spectroscopy. Planning, data collection, interpretation, and reporting on experiments. Must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 131-0 lecture course.
Prerequisite: CHEM 110-0 (C- or better). Students may not start the sequence in this course. All General Chemistry course sequences start in Fall Quarter.
Quantum mechanics, electronic structure, periodic properties of the elements, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, gas laws, intermolecular forces, properties of solids and liquids, and special topics in modern chemistry. Must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 161-0 laboratory course.
Solutions and colligative properties, chemical equilibrium, aqueous solution equilibria, chemical kinetics, metals in chemistry and biology, oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemistry, special topics in modern chemistry. Must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 162-0 laboratory course.
Prerequisites: CHEM 151-0 and CHEM 161-0 (C- or better in both courses). Students may not start the sequence in this course. All General Chemistry course sequences start in Fall Quarter.
Chemical analysis of real samples using basic laboratory techniques including titration, colorimetric analysis, density measurements, and atomic spectroscopy. Planning, data collection, interpretation, and reporting on these experiments. Must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 151-0 lecture course.
Chemistry laboratory techniques applied to materials science and nanotechnology, acid-base chemistry, and chemical kinetics. Planning, data collection, interpretation, and reporting on experiments. Must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 152-0 lecture course.
Prerequisites: CHEM 151-0 and CHEM 161-0 (C- or better in both courses). Students may not start the sequence in this course. All General Chemistry course sequences start in Fall Quarter.
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