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Several other faculty members in the department also received recognition through the Thank-A-Teacher program.

Undergraduate summer research experiences can be life changing. A seven-to-ten-week experience frequently blossoms into something larger — a senior thesis, a pathway to graduate studies, or even a lifelong pursuit.

With funding from the prestigious program, biology major Jenna Jablonski ’26 and chemistry major Sarah Foster ’27 will undertake intensive research projects, obtain invaluable laboratory training, present their findings to colleagues and gain access to a wide professional network.

The new appointments reflect A&S faculty members’ achievements in scholarship, teaching, student mentorship and service to their fields and the university.

This slate of awards, conferred by both Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Provost, reflects A&S faculty members’ exceptional commitment to their students, to the campus community and to the ideals of a liberal arts education.

On Saturday, May 11th Professor Randy Coleman gave his retirement lecture, "A Walk Down Memory Lane with Professor Coleman: Reflections on a Career of Connections." It culminated his 54th year of teaching at William & Mary and introduced his plans for life in retirement.

Chemistry faculty Nathan Kidwell is awarded the 2024 Flygare Award by the ISMS.

More than 30 undergraduate presenters took part in the 4th annual, day-long William & Mary Undergraduate Research Experience (WMSURE) Research Conference in Sadler April 12.

The Nontargeted Separations Laboratory is part of the College of William & Mary’s Department of Chemistry. The group’s tagline is “Separations in Service of Society,” which emphasizes the group’s focus on using comparative data obtained from chemical analysis to understand and solve challenges plaguing the life science industry.

Professor Tyler Meldrum, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Research for Chemistry was recognized for his new study abroad program.

For Chemistry majors Kaleea Korunka '25 and Kyle Lewis-Johnson '25, a summer research project on microplastics has taken on a life of its own.

In November, a group of William & Mary undergraduates attended the annual Commonwealth of Virginia Cancer Research Conference, and two of members of the Class of 2023 came back to Williamsburg bearing “best presentation” honors.

William & Mary’s undergraduate iGEM team won a Gold Medal and was nominated for a major award at the iGEM Giant Jamboree, the annual conference and award ceremony of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation.

For New Yorkers, Upper Manhattan is known as the site of Grant's Tomb, the Apollo Theater, The Cloisters, Sylvia's Restaurant and Sugar Hill. For W&M chemist Rachel O’Brien, the slice of city is the ideal marine-urban interface to study changes in the Earth’s atmosphere and its potential impacts on air quality and climate.

Learn about the teaching experience and energy Dr. Kumas brings to Tribe Chemistry.

Undergrads Daniel Costantino and Natalie Warren Awarded Dreyfus funding for Summer Chemistry Research.

Chemistry congratulates Jeff Molloy on earning his MBA from the Mason School of Business.

It took a pandemic for the world to understand the importance of something Rachel O’Brien has been researching for the better part of two decades.

Chemistry congratulates Professor Rachel O’Brien for her recent NSF CAREER award.

A digital showcase of undergraduate accomplishment will roll out throughout the month of April.

Work that began in 2017 as a spring break assignment for members of a William & Mary freshman seminar unexpectedly blossomed into a serious investigation into the presence of a radioactive isotope in honey in the eastern U.S.

Three William & Mary students have been named Goldwater Scholars, joining a select group of undergraduates studying the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

A William & Mary chemist is a member of an international team that found a way to easily synthesize 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone and a series of derivatives in the lab, and subsequently conducted a series of biological tests on the molecules.