{"id":149767,"date":"2023-08-09T16:31:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=149767"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T22:31:28","slug":"department-of-chemistry-and-biochemistry-holds-student-research-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=149767","title":{"rendered":"Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry holds student research symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry held its 2023 Department Research Symposium Summer on Aug. 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symposium gives presenters the opportunity to share research highlights. Most of the presenters were undergraduates students showcasing their summer projects, which were a variety of educational and laboratory research in chemistry and biochemistry. Each speaker gave a brief summary of their accomplishments and work from their summer term to an audience of fellow students and faculty from the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Undergraduate research is known to be a high impact practice and is designed to launch lifelong learners and researchers for in-depth exploration in their field of interest and expertise,” said Allen Schoffstall, professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research presentations topics included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n