Dr. Jason Ritchie is the 2023 recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award! UM Teacher of the Year, Dr. Ritchie has been an integral part of the SMBHC for several years. Whether he’s leading a Welcome Week session on cupcake decorating, teaching students in chemistry and Hon 101/102, snapping fun pictures of LOU […]
Dr. Eden Tanner, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is our Crossword Puzzle Winner! Dr. Tanner is the first person to submit all correct answers to the 2022 Honors Report’s The Crossword, and she wins a $100 Square Books gift card. FUN FACT: Dr. Tanner has a 1,336-day streak on the New York Times Crossword! […]
Tomorrow, February 5th, Anh Hoang, Olivia Maurer, Kaden Spellman, and MyKayla Williamson will present their research at the Mississippi Honors Undergraduate Conference! The virtual conference is available for all to stream here. We are proud of our SMBHC citizen scholars! Anh HoangLC-MS Identification of Serum Proteins Adsorbed onto Ionic Liquid-Coated NanoparticlesThesis Advisor: Dr. Eden Tanner, […]
The Office for National Scholarship advisement is thrilled to announce that Ivy Li and Austin Wallace have been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater is one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in STEM. It supports exceptional sophomores and juniors who show promise in becoming the next generation of research leaders in […]
This month, Journal of Physical Chemistry A’s cover features a peer-reviewed research article based upon Yasmeen Abdo’s honors thesis work, under the direction of and co-written by Dr. Gregory Tschumper, Professor and Chair of the UM Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Currently, Yasmeen is an M2 at the University of Mississippi’s Medical Center. Congratulations to […]
Congratulations to GENEVIEVE VERVILLE (SMBHC 20), who has been selected as one of only four Portz Scholars from around the nation by the National Collegiate Honors Council. Genevieve completed her degree in chemistry with minors in mathematics, biological sciences, and psychology, and she will present her honors thesis, “Raman Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Investigation of […]
Congratulations to honors junior Addison Roush! Addison Roush is a chemistry major with an emphasis in biochemistry and a minor in mathematics, originally from Water Valley, Mississippi, who attended Lafayette High School. His family had only a dial-up internet connection until he was well into high school and he volunteered at the local library in […]