KSC Students Present at American Chemistry Association Meeting

From Colin Abernethy, Chemistry:

Six KSC students recently attended the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C.: Elizabeth A. Neuhardt, Katherine M. Edes, Erika R. Brooks, Anna P. McLean, Kristen K. Bissonnette, and Jeremy A. Zolan. At the meeting, these students worked as interns, introducing speakers and helping in the running of the undergraduate program. In addition, two posters were presented describing the recent results of student research projects performed in the Chemistry Department:

• N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of copper: Syntheses and reactions suitable for an undergraduate teaching laboratory (Neuhardt, E.A.; Edes, K.M.; Glimenakis, K.W.; McLean, A.P.; St. John, J.P.; Zolan, J.A.; Abernethy, C.D.)
• Synthesis of protonated bis(imino)acenaphthene cations (Edes, K.M.; Neuhardt, E.A.; Meier, J.A.; Vasudevan, K.V.; Cowley, A.H.; Abernethy, C.D.)

During the poster session, the KSC students received recognition from the American Chemical Society Committee on Education for presenting research focused on improving chemical education.