Aerial view of campus with Williamsport, the Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Mountain as a backdrop

Chemistry News

Local research on new bourbon aging process aided by $64,955 economic development grant

A faculty-student research team at Lycoming College has spent the summer working closely with nearby, alumnus-owned Four Birds Distilling Co., to help advance innovation in speeding the time required to age American bourbon. The manufacturing project was made possible by a $64,955 grant awarded by The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Wertz Scholar finds career, community at Lycoming College

Sylphrena Kleinsasser ’23 of Muncy Valley, Pa., entered Lycoming College during the fall of 2019 with a major in chemistry. As a Wertz Scholar, she was awarded a stipend of up to $5,000 to help support the costs of global study or completion of an internship or research experience – something that played a central role in Kleinsasser discovering her passion for software engineering.

Lycoming students complete summer chemistry research fellowships

This summer, five Lycoming College students had the opportunity to work alongside faculty in research labs as part of the department of chemistry and biochemistry’s Endowed Summer Research Fellow program. From synthesis of iron coordination complexes and production of proteins to inventing new chemical reactions, students worked on a variety of research projects utilizing advanced technologies and techniques.

Lycoming students co-author organic chemistry research publication with faculty

Chriss McDonald, Ph.D, Frank and Helen Lowry Professor of Chemistry, along with Associate Professor of Chemistry Holly Bendorf, Ph.D., six Lycoming students, and a Lycoming alumnus recently published research in the highly regarded journal Organic Letters.

Biochemistry captures the attention of medical school hopeful

It hasn’t taken long for the new biochemistry major at Lycoming College to spark interest among students. Launched in the fall of 2018, the lab-based science that marries biology and chemistry is becoming a popular choice for students who aspire to work in academia, industrial settings, pharmaceuticals, health professions, and more. For Nicholas Russello ’20 of Guilford, Conn., it was a biochemistry course that ignited in him a curiosity in research that hadn’t existed before.

Donation enables purchase of $300,000 spectrometer for faculty-student research

Owing to the generosity of loyal alumni and faculty, Lycoming College has purchased an Agilent Liquid Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (LC/MS) at a cost of $300,000. The new instrumentation has already been utilized by College faculty and students in the classroom, as well as for research and publication.

Chemistry student honored at national convention for research

Lycoming College chemistry major Lydia Yorks ’20 of Jersey Shore, Pa., received a John F. Conn Award at the Gamma Sigma Epsilon (GSE) Biennial Convention, held Nov 8-10, 2019 in North Carolina. She earned the award for her research poster, “NMR Studies of Ruthenium Complexes with Nitrogen-Containing Phosphine Ligands,” which she presented at the convention.

page: 1 of 1