Chemistry

The Chemistry discipline welcomed six new members into the Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society at virtual induction ceremony held on April 23, 2021. The ceremony was hosted by GGC Chemistry faculty member Dr. Charmita Burch. In addition to Dr. Burch, speakers included Dr. Michelle Huang, Dr. Ajay Mallia, President Jesurebor Ivbaze, and current member Madeline Faass. The new members are: Tracy Michelle Conrad Jean Michel Kabeya Kadiamba May Myatnoehnin Breen Elizabeth Riley Nya S. Ross Minahil Saeed Gamma Sigma…

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On April 8, 2021, the GGC School of Science of Technology held its annual Science, Technology, and Research Symposium (STaRS). The purpose of this event is to promote science, math, and technology for our STEM students, and to provide opportunities to showcase the scientific research and other STEM activities that take place at GGC.  This year, the event was all virtual and included several student research posters, interactive activities, a graduate school fair, and a T-shirt design contest.  We are proud…

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The GGC SACNAS chapter will be co-hosting a “Virtual Graduate School Prep Club (V-GSPC)”.  These events will start taking place at the start of May and will go into the summer. It’s a great opportunity for any of our students interested in learning about graduate school.  Students may also be paired with a graduate student mentor! Flyer pdf: Graduate Student Panel and Mentorship Flyer 2020

With the move to virtual learning, other events that GGC SST and Chemistry are known for were forced to move online this semester as well.  One of these was the Super Saturday Series (S3).  S3 is a multi-day, hands-on workshops for middle school and high school students to learn more about technology and science. In the past, these workshops have been for girls only, but this spring the opportunity was expanded to include middle school boys as well.  The Chemistry…

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Congratulations to GGC student, Oliver Aniekwe, and his research advisor, Dr. Ajay Mallia!!!  Oliver has been selected for an American Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division National award. This award is given to undergraduate students at PUIs (Primarily Undergraduate Institutions) who have exhibited excellence in nanomaterials, surface chemistry, colloids, or biomaterials research.  As part of this award, Oliver was invited to present his STEC 4500 research at the upcoming ACS National Meeting during the symposium on Basic Research in…

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