It’s summertime, which is prime research time here in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Many faculty are working on research with students, writing manuscripts, or traveling to conferences to present their research findings.
With over a month still left in the summer, there is still time to get research work done before we focus again on teaching (although research continues during the school year too!).
Summer is also a good time for new students to join a lab so that they can focus on learning new techniques before class starts in the fall. If you are interested in joining a research lab this summer, read over the professor bios on the department page. Find a professor whose research is interesting to you and reach out to them via email to see if and when they are accepting students. A good thing to do is read recent publications from the professor’s lab to understand what kind of research they do.
Speaking of recent publications, we highlighted some in a previous post this year, but there are other recent publications we wanted to mention too:
The Catalyst 