Beverly K. Fine School of the Sciences News
The American Chemical Society (ACS) student club is making liquid nitrogen in the MAC today in celebration of National Chemistry Week (NCW) 2025. This is a culmination of a week of events, including a mole scavenger hunt and a scented…
Malik Naanaa is a Chemistry and Master of Forensic Science Graduate of Stevenson. He has also been teaching as an instructor in the Forensic Science Master’s program for five years. Malik’s full time job is as a Forensic Chemist II…
The students in Chem 310, Analytical Chemistry, visited the Pompeian Olive Oil company on Friday September 26th. The students and faculty in attendance received a tour of the bottling factory, the quality assurance laboratory and a tasting session. Students are…
Biochemistry alum (BS’18) Angelica Lackey has been honored with the Brett J. Pearce and Lauren K. Brown Memorial Award, at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, “which honors a senior medical student who shares their qualities of generosity…
The new NMR instrument continues to make news at Stevenson. It’s been quite a while since the Chemistry and Biochemistry department has had a functioning NMR, so it’s kind of a big deal. Not only will students benefit from the…
Biochemistry major Alyssa Reddy spent 10 weeks of her summer doing skills training at Towson University and research rotations at the University of Maryland in their SUMMIR (Supporting Undergraduate Members in Microbiology and Immunology Research) Program. The work culminated in…
Congratulations and thanks to Dr. Matt Hudson who head-authored a major research instrumentation grant -not once, but twice- to the National Science Foundation. Because of these efforts, SU Chemistry and Biochemistry has an NMR for the first time in more…
Senior biochemistry major Riley Schap was selected for the Society of Applied Spectroscopy Undergraduate Student Award in May, 2025. She traveled to Pittsburgh with her Mom, and Professor Tracey Mason to attend the annual awards banquet. There, Riley was presented…
Six chemistry and biochemistry majors, Cara Guagenti, Mackenzie Redding, Alyssa Reddy, Riley Schap, Chloe Seluchins, and Marisa Sloan, traveled to San Diego, CA to present their research at the 2025 Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. The students…
The Math Escape Room was once again a huge success! Participants were transported to the fictitious Dr. Fechner’s toy shop, where their mission was to discover his newest toy invention to save the shop from bankruptcy. This year’s escape room…
To celebrate Halloween, students and faculty gathered at a recent AWM meeting to make paper pumpkins and explore a bit of topology.
At the October AWM Math Chat, students and faculty engaged in a meaningful discussion about why it is essential to address issues affecting women in mathematics and the sciences.
Get ready for a brain-bending experience as the Math Escape Room returns for 2024! Created by Math Faculty Professor Amy Tucker and Dr. Ben Wilson, this year’s escape room promises to be full of challenging and fun puzzles. Teams of…
The Stevenson Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) recently hosted a meeting to explore current issues facing women in mathematics and the sciences. The event provided an opportunity for students and faculty to learn more about…
Three faculty members from Stevenson University’s Department of Mathematics attended MathFest in Indianapolis, an annual conference hosted by the Mathematical Association of America. The event brings together mathematicians from across the country to share research, teaching innovations, and outreach efforts.…
Amber (Woodruff) Wilson, a chemistry alumna (BS’10/MS’11) has been featured in the American Chemical Society (ACS) Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) Blog. Amber is employed by Green Analytics, LLC, a which performs “testing for state compliance, research and development, gender determination,…
The S3RP students are on another field trip! This trip was to visit two Biomedical Engineering Labs at George Mason University, with a side trip to Great Falls, an area where the Potomac River flows rapidly over steep rocks through…
The summer research students visited the Observatory at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County this week where they were able to climb to the top, experience a telescope demonstration, and hear a current research talk about the observatory from undergraduate…
Chemistry senior Tamar Singman is completing her Capstone Internship as part of the Nathan Schnaper Internship Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore’s School of Pharmacy. There Tamar is taking part in an ongoing translational cancer research project aimed at…
Paige Leszynski is a Biochemistry senior who is also pursuing the Master’s in Forensic science. Her Capstone internship this summer is at the New Jersey State Police Crime Lab in the Trace Evidence unit. This unit is responsible for the…
Stevenson Summer Science Research Scholars and mentors attended the MidAtlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society last week in Pennsylvania. (L-R) Dr. Tim Dwyer, Alyssa Reddy, Cara Guagenti, Chloe Seluchins, and Dr. Matt Hudson attented the meeting at Penn…
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty (L-R) Professors Dawn Ward, Corinna Carter, Michelle Ivey and Matt Hudson were all smiles at the end of the year celebration for all faculty and staff of Stevenson Univeristy. We are all grateful for another successful…
Congratulations to all of the 2024 Stevenson graduates! You have worked hard and overcome so much to get where you are. A special congrats to our Applied Mathematics grads Chris Villanueva and Jay Whitmon!
The Department of Math and Physics held the Annual MATHY Awards celebrating graduating seniors Jay Whitmon and Chris Villanueva. Congrats to our seniors! We can’t wait to see you graduate.