art, Creative Writing
Black and white microscopic image with a haiku: Find me in the sea,/or deep within the mountains,/even on your fries.

NanoPoetry, a Creative Approach to Chemistry

In Nanomaterials Chemistry, a 300-level course, students’ microscopic musings become poster-worthy poetry and art.

humanities, research
Aerials May 2016

Paid Summer Research Enables Faculty-Student Collaboration

Over the summer, Lewis & Clark offers students paid, hands-on research experiences that rival those of graduate-level institutions.

Rogers

2023 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks

Student-faculty collaborative research

Honoring Black History Month through the Sciences

Students enrolled in CHEM 330 during Fall 2022 present their research in the poster exhibit “We are all the same, but we are all different”.  In collaboration with Dr. Jean-Philippe Gourdine, Mia Hernandez ’23 discusses the Diversity of Human Hair & Methods of Categorization, and Lara Koyshman ’23 and Maryam Al-Ghezi ’23 present on Tracing Human Migrations with the Microbiome, in and out of Africa.  The posters will be on display in the Watzek Library atrium through March 3.

Rogers Science Research summer 2022

Summer Research, Direct Experience

The summer gives students the chance to devote their full attention to research while learning from and collaborating with professors.
Chemistry Major, Mathematics Major

Liz LeJeune BA ’22 Receives AAUW Senior Woman Recognition Award

Liz LeJeune BA ’22 is this year’s recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Senior Woman Recognition Award, which honors outstanding scholarship as well as significant contributions to campus and community life.

Rogers

2022 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks

Student-faculty collaborative research
Portrait of Drew Blauth BA '23

Drew Blauth BA ’23 Wins Goldwater Scholarship

Blauth is one of 417 students selected from a pool of more than 5,000 nationwide for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent award for undergraduates in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

Chemistry Major
2021 Rena Ratte Award recipient Jordan Gonzalez

First-gen student-athlete is UCLA bound

Jordan Gonzalez BA ’21 is this year’s winner of the Rena J. Ratte Award, Lewis & Clark’s highest academic honor. This fall, Gonzalez will begin a five-year PhD program in chemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Rogers

2021 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks

Student-faculty collaborative research
faculty, Mathematics Major, Physics Major
Sean Richardson BA '20

National Science Foundation Honors Two Alumni

Two recent Lewis & Clark alumni have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Three other L&C alumni have been given honorable mentions.

academic awards, baseball, Chemistry Major, Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics Major, First Generation, Goldwater Scholar, Mathematics Major, Pamplin Fellows, Rhodes, student-athlete
Jordan Gonzales

Mathematics and Chemistry Double Major Named Rhodes Finalist

Jordan Gonzalez BA ’21 advanced to the final round of interviews for the Rhodes Scholarship, widely regarded as the most prestigious international scholarship program in the world. The scholarship allows exceptional, leadership-driven students from around the world to pursue higher degrees at the University of Oxford. Gonzalez is the fourth Lewis & Clark student to be named a Rhodes finalist in the last five years.
biology, Chemistry, faculty research, Giving, molecular biology, NSF, Sponsored Research, summer internship

Chemistry Professor Awarded $297,000 NSF Grant

Professor of Chemistry Nikolaus Loening was recently awarded a $297,000 research grant by the National Science Foundation to support studies related to the “molecular underpinnings of life.” Loening’s combined grant efforts have aided the college in purchasing a new 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer, built to study a wide range of chemical and biological processes.

Loening Secures NSF Research Support

Professor of Chemistry Nikolaus Loening was awarded a three-year National Science Foundation research grant for his project, RUI: Exploring the Structural Basis of Dynein Regulation

Pamplin Fellows announce 2020 Teacher of the Year

Pamplin Society of Fellows announce the 2020 Teacher of the Year
biology, Chemistry, faculty, Goldwater Scholar, overseas and off campus, Pamplin Fellows, student athletics, student-athlete

Two Students Awarded 2020 Goldwater Scholarships

Two undergraduate students have received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship for excellence in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Students are recognized based on a commitment to intellectual intensity and dedication to future research.
Chemistry, feature

STAR Award to Julio de Paula

The Research Corporation for Science Advancement presents STAR Award to Professor of Chemistry Julio de Paula.
Chemistry, Fall-2019, feature

Blending Art and Science

Lewis & Clark researchers bring ancient artisans to life through archaeology and chemistry.
A.Bentley

Anne Bentley Receives Rising Star Award

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Chemistry Anne Bentley has received the 2020 Rising Star Award from the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Women Chemists Committee (WCC).
Chemistry, collaborative research, faculty, feature, mathematics, Sponsored Research, teaching excellence
Chemistry Professor Anne Bentley, in the lab with undergrads.

Better Learning Through Chemistry

How do you teach an introductory course to a field that is both vast in content and fundamental to understanding inorganic chemistry? Associate Professor of Chemistry Anne Bentley is helping lead an innovative study funded by the National Science Foundation that unites a group of 20 professors and researchers from across the country to develop a groundbreaking inorganic chemistry course.

Chemistry, feature
Nikolaus Loening

NSF Grants Second Consecutive Award to Dr. Loening

Dr. Nikolaus Loening, Professor of Chemistry and Director of the BCMB Program, is the recipient of a second consecutive Research Opportunity Award (ROA) from the National Science Foundation.
Chemistry, feature, Spring-2019

It’s a Small World

Students from Nanomaterials Chemistry share their dramatic electron microscope images.

Chemistry, feature, Spring-2019

The Crucial Element

Louis Kuo’s research may help reverse the world’s impending phosphorus shortage, but many say his true legacy is his mentorship of students.
Chemistry, feature
2019 ACS Meeting

Lewis & Clark Chemists Present Research at National Conference

Lewis & Clark students Sara Worku Alebe ’19, Selina Ibarra ’19, and Genie Rose ’20 traveled to the American Chemical Society’s national meeting in Orlando.
Chemistry, feature
Dr. Louis Kuo

Dr. Kuo Receives Outstanding Scientist Award

The Oregon Academy of Science (OAS) has awarded the 2019 Outstanding Oregon Scientist Award to Dr. Louis Kuo, Professor of Chemistry.
alumni, Chemistry, collaboration, collaborative research, English, faculty, feature, student research, watzek library

Student Research Illuminates Manuscript Mysteries

At first glance, chemistry and English have little in common. Yet two courses from these disciplines are now intertwined, thanks to a rare tome acquired in 2014 by Watzek Library’s Special Collections: an illuminated 15th-century book of hours.
feature

Free Online Textbook Development

The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) has awarded Professor of Chemistry Julio de Paula a $25,000 Cottrell Plus SEED grant.
feature

Chemistry Professor Unlocks Sixth NSF Grant

Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo has been awarded a $249,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund Kuo’s ongoing student-supported research into environmental toxin remediation and phosphorus recovery. The research he and his students are doing aims to better degrade neurotoxins found in pesticides and chemical weapons.

Support for Phosporus Recovery

Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo has received another National Science Foundation grant
feature

Three Seniors Honored With Fulbright Awards

Bradley Davis BA ’18, Caia Jaisle BA ’18, and Kelley Koeppen BA ’18 have been chosen to participate in the Fulbright program, a highly competitive award which fosters international scholarship and understanding through travel and research.

ACS Funding Supports New Student Research Opportunities in Chemistry

Dr. Louis Kuo, Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a $70,000 Undergraduate Research Grant from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund (PRF).

Student Named Finalist for Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Award

Max Clary ’18 has been using his education and skills to advocate for social change throughout his time at Lewis & Clark, and now he’s secured a nomination for the 2017 Wyatt Starnes Battle of the School Award. Given by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, the prize recognizes young leaders committed to improving the world through entrepreneurship.

Team of Scholars Collaborate to Improve Teaching and Learning

A team of scholars from around the country—including Associate Professor of Chemistry Anne Bentley—is embarking on a $1,110,260 project.
Simran Handa BA '19 works with Greg Hermann, professor of biology and department chair,  on his cell biology research. Handa is one of se...

A STEM Program Blooms

Lewis & Clark creates pathways to success for first-generation college students interested in science and math.

NSF Invests in Lewis & Clark to Diversify the Science Teacher Pipeline

Recruiting and preparing a workforce of K–12 science and math teachers for an increasingly diverse group of students is crucial to improving science education. A new $125,000 National Science Foundation grant to Lewis & Clark will help to fund its STEM Teacher Pathways Project.

Students Win Grant to Work Toward Peace in Post-Conflict Uganda

A team of three Lewis & Clark students has been awarded a grant from 100 Projects for Peace, an organization committed to supporting student initiatives for conflict resolution. The students will implement a two-month vocational training program in Uganda this summer for the rehabilitation of former child soldiers and young adults affected by war.

Science Illustration Workshop

Are you interested in learning how to draw different types of plants, bugs, and mammals? Do you have an interest in exploring how to tie together the arts and sciences? Then a Scientific Illustration workshop is for you! A Scientific Illustrator will be visiting campus the weekend of April 7-9 to lead three Workshops. If you are interested and want to sign up for one of these sessions, or want to learn more, click here!


Thank you to SAAB, the Biology Department & the Watzek Library for supporting this event.

Lunch with a Leader- Register for Free Lunch with Industry Leaders

Lunch with a Leader provides opportunities to converse with industry leaders in a casual setting.  Learn more about career paths and industry trends while you enjoy a free lunch.  This semester’s guests include, Emma Mcilroy of Wildfang, Marcus Harvey of Portland Gear, Documentary Filmmaker, Brian Lindstrom ’84, and Kazi Huque of Grameen-Intel.  Registration is required.

New Senior Project Site

Today Watzek Library is launching the new and improved Senior Projects site. The site contains electronic theses and studio art capstone images submitted to Watzek Library over the past several years.

Recognizing Louis Kuo

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has awarded Honorable Mention for the 2016 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award to Dr. Louis Kuo, Professor of Chemistry.

Another Year, Another Rhodes Finalist!

Kristina Dill BA ’16 is the latest Lewis & Clark graduate to earn a spot as a finalist for the internationally regarded Rhodes Scholarship. If she wins, she will be one of 32 students honored nationwide and Lewis & Clark’s third alumni to attain this prestigious award, which funds pursuit of a graduate degree at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
NMR structure of U5-Sth1a

Chemistry professor publishes venom peptide research

Collaborative research article published

Discovering Berlin

Lewis & Clark launches its first overseas study program to Berlin, with a special focus on attracting science students.

Science With Heart

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones works with students in her lab to improve cardiovascular devices.
alumni, Chemistry, science
Keira Roberts '14 and Luciano Santino '14 with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Anne Bentley

Chemistry alumnus wins graduate scholarship

Chemistry alumnus Luciano Santino ’14 has has been named the Homeyer Scholar for 2015-2017 at Washington University in St. Louis. 

Summer student research: Designing crystallographic labs

Owen Phillips ’16 is working with Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo to design exciting lab assignments for chemistry students, while also studying crystals. He reflects on this experience in the following Q&A.
Julian Harris '16, Kenzie Batali '15, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones

Summer student research: Red wine and heart disease

Kenzie Batali ’15 and Julian Harris ’16 spent the summer working with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones to find a potential treatment in red wine for coronary heart disease. They reflect on this experience in the following Q&A.

Dr. Louis Kuo, Professor of Chemistry

NSF to support Dr. Kuo pesticide research

Professor of Chemistry Louis Kuo has been awarded a $220,116 National Science Foundation grant in support of his research on the degradation of organophosphate (OP) pesticides.

Chemistry Admissions Presentation 2014

See what the Chemistry Department has been up to over the last year, and what it’ll be doing in the coming one!

Alumni Profile: Emily Deichsel ’09

Meet Emily Deichsel ’09, a former member of the women’s basketball team and a Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow in Cusco, Peru.

2014 SCIENCE WITHOUT LIMITS SYMPOSIUM

September 16 - 17, 2014


  

 

 

Alumnus honored for contributions to science education

Charlie Morgan B.A. ’08, a graduate student in the chemistry and chemical biology Ph.D. program at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), recently won one of the school’s public service awards for outstanding service to the community.

2014 Rogers Science Research Brown Bag Presentations

Students discuss their research projects during a series of brown-bag talks on Tuesdays in June and July. Each presentation is 15 minutes; there are generally 3-4 talks per session. For more information about projects see project descriptions.

L&C Collaborative Research

We’re excited to announce the launch of a new web site, profiling student-faculty research and creative activities at the College of Arts & Sciences. In addition to fostering awareness of these activities, we hope the projects on this site will spark the interests of students and encourage them to pursue the many opportunities available for student research at Lewis & Clark.
Colin Gavin '15

Three students honored with Goldwater science awards

Colin Gavin ’15, Sarah Lowenstein ’15, and Keira Roberts ’15 received prestigious scholarships for their exceptional work in the sciences. The three students are among the 283 recipients of Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships this spring, selected from a field of 1,166 applicants nationwide.
Reuben Peterson '14 and Amaya Lucas '15 conduct research with holographic optical tweezers.

Students present research findings at Northwest conference

Lewis & Clark students presented a diverse array of research findings to an audience of more than 500 people at the Murdock College Science Research Program’s recent Conference on Undergraduate Research.

Powerful microscope provides new focus for sciences

With a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Lewis & Clark has acquired a laser scanning confocal microscope for research use by students and faculty in the biology, chemistry, and physics departments.

NSF Grant Expands Research & Training Capabilities at L&C

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Lewis & Clark College a $306,119 grant to purchase a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM).
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones

Faculty Profile: Casey Jones

Get to know Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Jones, who joins the faculty this fall.