Chemistry News Archive
High School Science Day was a huge success for all involved! Thank you to all the teachers and chaperones that attended the 2025 Marshall University High School Science Day on April 7th! Over 500 students from 14 schools across the region attended. This event was made possible in part through the NASA West Virginia Space
Students from Marshall University’s College of Science showcased their groundbreaking research at the Twentieth Annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol in Charleston, WV! This event gives students the invaluable opportunity to present their work to state lawmakers and leaders, demonstrating the real-world impact of scientific discovery. By sharing their research at the Capitol, our
The College of Science Research Expo, held in the Science Building on April 25th, is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research projects conducted at Marshall University. Beginning March 3rd through March 28th, we will accept abstract submissions on topics of interest in: biology, chemistry, criminal justice, forensic science, digital forensics,
Congratulations, Dr. Laura McCunn! Professor Laura McCunn of the Department of Chemistry has published a research article, “Characterization of the pyrolysis products of 2-pyrone via matrix-isolation FTIR,” with a team of Marshall students and recent graduates. The article appears in a special issue of the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy that features work done by undergraduate
Congratulations Dr. Lauren Richards-Waugh and Dr. Rosalynn Quinones! One of their 2024 publications has been selected as a 2024 Noteworthy Article for the Journal of Forensic Science. Journal of Forensic Sciences 2024 Noteworthy Articles An evaluation of the cannabinoid content of the liquid and thermal degradation analysis of cannabis-labeled vape liquids by Dr. Lauren Richards-Waugh,
Congratulations to Our Outstanding Students! We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of five incredible Marshall University students who have been awarded NASA West Virginia Space Grant Undergraduate Fellowships for their research projects! Their hard work and dedication, guided by their faculty mentors, continue to push the boundaries of science and discovery. Grace Ghiz (Anthropology)
Congratulations, Dr. Kim! The co-authored paper by the Kim Group (Eugene Kim and Yongick Kim), in collaboration with Wei Li (School of Medicine at Marshall University), titled “Thymidine Phosphorylase Mediates SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Enhanced Thrombosis in K18-hACE2TG Mice,” has been published in Thrombosis Research. The full paper is available on the Thrombosis Research website.
Soren Tyree gave an oral presentation of her research titled “Structural Analysis of a Metamorphic Protein using AlphaFold2” in the Enzyme Mechanism and Chemical Biology of Protein Posttranslational Modifications session, under the Division of Biological Chemistry, at Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS) 2024 in Atlanta, GA on October 26, 2024. This
Congratulations to Brendin Flinn for successfully defended his thesis and for his recent publication! Brendin, the first author on the publication, developed the idea in CHM 678, Applied Microscopy in Research, with Dr. Norton and David Neff. His co-authors include Marshall undergraduates, Hayden O’Dell and Kara Joseph, and from our UNC Chapel Hill collaboration, Dr.
Professor Laura McCunn has published an article in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A with six undergraduate coauthors from the Department of Chemistry and collaborators from the University of Richmond. The paper is a combined experimental and computational study of the thermal decomposition of 2-cyclopentenone. This molecule occurs during the high-temperature processing of plant matter