Bovine emissions, circadian rhythms, Alzheimer’s disease, mercury testing, and other important topics were explored at the 2013 American Chemical Society Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference in Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted by the W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College and Scripps College.
The undergraduate research event afforded chemistry students the opportunity to present their research to fellow students and expert faculty from 27 colleges and universities throughout Southern California. The conference’s morning program featured presentations from 37 undergraduates in oral format and in the afternoon, 56 research posters were presented in two sessions including responding to questions about their scientific inquiries and results.
Among the 200 students and faculty participants, three Scripps students presented posters:
- Amine Incorporation into Particulate Matter at a California Dairy. Kopano Ramsav ‘14 and Professor Kathleen Purvis-Roberts, W. M. Keck Science Center, Scripps College, Center for Environmental Research and Technology: University of Riverside (CE-CERT/UCR)
- The establishment and calibration of a method to analyze heavy metals in the air using Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescent Spectrometry. Julia Ritchie ’15 and Professor Kathleen Purvis-Roberts, WM Keck Department of Science, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
- Circadian Regulation of Metabolism in Arabit/opsis Thalialla. Yvonna Leung ‘15, Kayla Kaiser and Bryan Thines, Keck Science Department, Claremont, CA