LSU NOBCChE

05/19/2023

Congratulations to our very own LSU NOBCChE Treasurer Macallister. She will be graduating tomorrow with a BS in chemistry and alongside with a double minor. She will be continuing her journey as graduate student at Rice University. Lets congratulate her and wish her the best 💜💛💜💛

Graduate spotlight: ✨ 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 ✨
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, May 2023

"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦!" – 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀: Macallister will be attending Rice University to pursue a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry in the Fall 2023.

05/10/2023

Congratulations to our current Vice President and 2023-2024 incoming President on becoming a GEM Fellow! We are proud of you and you wish you the best on your summer internship!

Congratulations to LSU Chemistry graduate student Lucinda Boyd for being named a 2023 GEM Fellow. The National Consortium of Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) connects graduate students to a national network of universities, corporations, and government laboratories, enhancing diversity in the technical workforce and shaping the nation's ability to remain a global leader in innovation.

Lucinda will participate in a summer internship at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab as part of the GEM Fellowship. She will investigate the key metabolomics elements of Rhodosporidium toruloides cultured in lignin-derived aromatic compounds to develop feedstock for jet fuel.

As a graduate student in the Rivas research group, Lucinda designs novel liposomal drug delivery systems for steroidal natural products to be used in breast cancer research, particularly triple negative breast cancer. After earning a PhD, Lucinda plans to pursue an industry career focusing on metabolomics and/or drug discovery.

04/19/2023

Come join us at LSU MARC special seminar with NOBCChE and SACNAS to learn about a chemists journey to academia LSU Department of Chemistry LSU College of Science

03/21/2023

Wow, look at LSU Department of Chemistry Alumni doing great things. We love to see it, Congrats Dr. Lyles 💜💛💜💛

Dr. Venetia D. Lyles is SC State's overall Professor of the Year.   March 17, 2023 For immediate release SC State Professor of the Year: Work ethic, not perfection, required to succeed in chemistry

02/24/2023

What a wonderful article showcasing LSU NOBCChE and the contributions to the community. Happy Friday!

For almost 30 years, LSU NOBCChE has provided service and professional development to those interested in any STEM field at LSU and the surrounding area, building a cadre of successful, diverse global leaders.

Learn how the chapter started and continues to support and empower students and local community members > https://www.lsu.edu/science/chemistry/news/2023/feb/nobcche.php

01/23/2023

Join LSU NOBCChE for their first meeting of 2023. Yes you read it right, we will be having a GAME NIGHT-Murder Mystery theme ‼️

You don’t want to miss out! Food and drinks will be provided.

See you all tomorrow!

01/20/2023

Congratulations to our very own historian Samuel on the 2022 teaching award. We are proud of you!

The LSU Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the 2022 Chemistry Graduate Research and Teaching Awards recipients.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗝𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Dinushini Siddhiaratchchi
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗦. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Bailee Barrett
𝗛. 𝗗𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Xin Zhou
𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗞𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Mengyi Yang
𝗗𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Meng Zhang
𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Ruchika Sharma
𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗚. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Caroline Ndung'U

𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴
𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝟰𝟱𝟱𝟯 𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Elizabeth Thomas
𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝟮𝟯𝟲𝟰 𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Samuel Owoso
𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮 𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Achala Deenamula
𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝟭𝟮𝟭𝟮 𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Suliat Alli
𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗠 𝟭𝟮𝟭𝟮 𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Maria Martinez

For more information about the awards, visit: https://www.lsu.edu/science/chemistry/academics/graduate/graduate-student-awards.php

09/26/2022

Come October 11th, as we host Dr. Claude Davis who shares his knowledge on “SELLING YOURSELF” Seeyou there!!!

05/03/2022

LSU NOBCChE chapter advisor Dr. Tyrslai Williams-Carter recently shared Tips for students’ success in the Chemistry lab in the latest inchemistry article.
Here’s the link to the article:

Worried about messing up in the lab? You will feel much more confident with these tips from professors and TAs on successful lab practices.

04/20/2022

The NOBCChE chapter at LSU proudly repping at the just completed 2022 NOBCChE Southeast and Southwest Joint Regional Meeting held at the University of Mississippi (April 14- 17).