January Chem Club Meeting

Hi from the DePaul Chemistry Club!

We are reviving Chem Club and looking for members! As a club, our mission is to bring awareness of and a greater appreciation for the wonders of chemistry. We also hope to encourage and support those who wish to broaden their knowledge of chemistry.

All DePaul students interested in chemistry are open to join our organization, not only chem majors or minors! If you like chemistry, think it’s cool, or want to learn more, please check us out.

Our first meeting is planned for Wednesday, January 24 at 6:00 in McGowan South, 104. If you’d like to join us or have questions, please email us at dpuchemclub@gmail.com.

We hope to see you the 24th!

-Chem Club

Chemistry Seminar – Amanda East Thesis Defense Friday, Jan 26th

Our 2nd installment of the 2018 Chemistry Seminar series is this Friday from 1-2 pm in McGowan South 103. Amanda East, a student in Dr. Karver’s research lab, will be giving her undergradate CHE398 Thesis Defense. We are excited to hear about all of the work she has done and what she has learned!

Here’s a facebook event page where you can RSVP for the talk.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

New Chemistry Seminar Starts This Friday!

We are very very excited for the start of our new bi-weekly Chemistry Seminar Series, organized by Dr. Charles Rubert Perez! Presentations will be made by professors from DePaul and other universities, as well as by students who are defending their theses. The first seminar will be a crash-course on Cryo-EM, the powerful technique that was central to the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

TEM is a powerful technique capable of taking images of biological samples at the micro and nano-level scale. With the development of cryogenic sample preparation and molecular modeling software, this method can now elucidate structural information with low armstrong resolution, similar to x-ray crystallography. This talk will cover a short introduction on cryo-TEM and how it works, highlighting the contribution of Dr. Frank, Dr. Dubochet and Dr. Henderson, the winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Here’s a facebook event for the seminar to share with your friends.

The next seminar will be Jan 26th, where a CHE398 Undergraduate thesis defense will be presented. We’ll post the title and info for that seminar when it gets closer.

Following that, we will have guest seminars from Loyola professors on Feb 9 and 23rd, all in McGowan South 103 at 1 pm. Put the dates on your calendar!

 

Study Abroad Infosession Jan 11th

Drs. Kyle Grice (Chemistry) and Jason Bystriansky (Biology) are running their study abroad program this coming spring and summer. If you want to learn more, come to the infosession on January 11th from 6-7pm in McGowan South 104. Applications to the program are due by February 1st through the Study Abroad Website.

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2018!

Hello Students, Alumni, and Friends!

We’ve been quiet for a while, but that’s because we were very busy then took a much-needed break.

Welcome to 2018! We hope you had wonderful Holidays with friends and family!

Something new and exciting is a Seminar series that has been organized by Dr. Charles Rubert Perez. 

The seminars will be every other Friday, starting with January 12, 2018. For the first seimar, Dr. Rubert Perez will be giving a presentation on Cryo-EM, a very powerful technique that won the Nobel Prize.

The seminar on January 26 will be a student thesis defense, and the following seminars will be talks from professors at Loyola. A schedule will be posted soon, along with the time and room for the seminars. All students and faculty are welcome, and the seminars will be especially valuable for students doing research and/or looking to go into graduate school!

Classes start tomorrow, and we will see you then!

-Dept. of Chemistry