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John May and Sara Gonske

John May, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Sara Gonske, Biochemistry, co-authored the article "Insights into Mechanisms and Significance of Domain Swapping from Emerging Examples in the Mog1p/PsbP-like Fold" in "Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications," published on March 1 by Elsevier.

Submitted on: Mar. 3

Heather Walder and Kristofer Rolfhus

Heather Walder, Archaeology & Anthropology and Kristofer Rolfhus, Chemistry & Biochemistry, presented "Contemporary Archaeology, Indigenous Communities, and the French Absence from the Upper Mississippi Valley" at the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) 2025 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology on Jan. 10 in New Orleans, LA. Their paper provided background and preliminary results from a collaborative examination of soil chemistry for evidence of 17th and 18th century French fur trade activities near Trempealeau, WI.

Submitted on: Jan. 21

Jeff Bryan

Jeff Bryan, Chemistry & Biochemistry, presented "Nuclear Waste" at University of Alaska Fairbanks chemistry department seminar series on Oct. 24 online. The presentation covered both reactor and defense wastes.

Submitted on: Oct. 26, 2024

Connor Haindfield, William Cerbin, Heather Schenck and Douglas Baumann

Connor Haindfield, Chemistry Education; William Cerbin, Psychology; Heather Schenck, Chemistry & Biochemistry; and Douglas Baumann, Mathematics & Statistics; co-authored the article "Flipping the script in organic reaction mechanism instruction: Using generative pedagogies instead of lecture to improve learning outcomes" in Chemistry Education Research and Practice published on Aug. 8 by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The article describes two new instructional designs that improve student mastery of reaction mechanisms in first semester organic chemistry coursework. When used in combination, the new designs supported greater student abilities to propose mechanisms for unfamiliar reactions. The combined methods were also found to deliver improved grade outcomes for first generation college students in particular.

Submitted on: Aug. 12, 2024

William Murphy

William Murphy, Chemistry & Biochemistry student, received the Honorable Mention award for Best Student Poster Presentation from the Midwest Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Murphy competed against other undergraduate, master's and doctoral students for this award. His mentor was Kris Rolfus, professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Submitted on: April 15, 2024