MANSFIELD, PA— Eight members of the Mansfield University Chemistry Club attended the Scholes Lecture and Poster Session at Alfred University, NY on April 5.
This was the April meeting of the Corning Section of the American Chemical Society, the highlight monthly meeting of the year, and combined student research presentations from area colleges, outstanding senior awards and a nationally recognized speaker along with a banquet.
Two research posters were submitted by MU Chemistry students and faculty.
The research poster “Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling and Tioga County Water Quality,” by Martin Holdren, Emily Edwards, Megan Terrel, and Joseph Mandeville, under the faculty supervision of the late Shaker Ramasamy, Assistant Professor Michele Conrad and Paul Wendel of Oberlin College, took the second place prize for quality of presentation and research done.
“The Detection of Dissolved Gasses from Water Sources” by Joseph Mandeville, under the faculty supervision of Conrad, was also entered.
Martin Holdren was honored as the outstanding senior for Mansfield. Professor Scott Davis introduced Holdren, who will be attending the Ph.D. program of University of Virginia in the fall.
Following the awards ceremony, the students heard from Sam Kean, author of “The Disappearing Spoon,” who offered an interesting look at the periodic table from his early interest in mercury to the recent addition of four new elements.
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