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Arcadia University News
September 10, 2020
Hoping to Specialize in Medical Racism, Hurtado ’24 Begins College After Helping Mother Graduate
“It was a challenging cultural shock when I came here [to America],” said Emilia Hurtado ’24 , a first-year Chemistry major who immigrated from Costa Rica with her mother at eight years old. “There were a lot of differences between my school in Costa Rica versus studying here. And I didn't speak...
May 28, 2020
Good Things Come in Threes: Knab Triplets Graduate from Arcadia
Triplets Ed , Kate , and Tori Knab did not plan to attend Arcadia together; on May 15, the three graduated from their "home away from home." Looking back, the trio feels that enrolling at Arcadia together helped with the transition of entering college life, as well to expand their social circles by...
February 14, 2020
Stringer ’20, ’21M Awarded American Chemical Society Grant
Biochemistry major Amy Stringer ’20, ’21M , who is in the 3+2 Forensic Science program, was recently awarded the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) Leadership Development Award, which provided her the opportunity to attend the YCC’s Leadership Development Workshop...
November 18, 2019
Stringer ’20, ’21M Sees New Career Possibilities After Chemistry Lab Experience
Biochemistry major Amy Stringer ’20, ’21M has known since she was a child that she wanted to be a doctor. But after three years in the lab with Dr. Manny Curotto , professor and chair of Chemistry, she’s set her sights on a different career track: pathology. She’s still planning to go to medical...
April 30, 2019
Dr. Curotto, Alumni, Students Publish with Chemical Physics Letters and International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
Dr. Manny Curotto , professor and chair of Chemistry and Physics, and students Gabrielle DiEmma ’19 and Shane Kalette ’19 had their paper, “Classical and quantum simulations of a lithium ion solvated by a mixed Stockmayer cluster,” accepted for publication in Chemical Physics Letters and OA Mirrors...
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April 23, 2019
Arcadia Nationally Ranked Among Forensic Science Programs
Arcadia University’s Forensic Science 4+2 program was ranked in Bachelor Degree Center’s “25 Best Bachelor’s in Forensic Science for 2019.” The rankings note that Arcadia’s program allows undergraduate Chemistry and Biology majors to enroll in the master of Forensic Science degree, as long as they...
April 15, 2019
Students Present at Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Arcadia students presented research at the ninth annual interdisciplinary Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference (RUSRC) on March 23. The event was hosted by Delaware State University, and focused on “Why Academic Diversity in Higher Education Enriches all the Disciplines.” At the...
March 12, 2019
'Philadelphia Inquirer' Tells Story of Dr. Ellington Beavers
On March 4, The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article on Dr. Ellington Beavers , his research in Boyer Hall's laboratories, and his historic gift to Arcadia University. The story has been picked up by the Associated Press and appeared in outlets around the country, including U.S. News &...
August 17, 2018
Jake ’17 Investigates Molecular Potential Energy
Chemistry and Physics alumna Lena C. Jake ’17 published “Hartree-Fock symmetry breaking around conical intersections,” the first segment of her doctoral research, in the prestigious Journal of Chemical Physics , a compilation of fresh perspectives and significant findings in the field of chemical...
August 1, 2017
Dr. Curotto Expands Electronic Structure Research through Monte Carlo Workshop
Dr. Manny Curotto , professor and chair of chemistry and physics, attended the Telluride Science Research Center’s annual workshop on Monte Carlo methods for electronic structure theory this July. The conference gave Dr. Curotto the opportunity to hear from experts in the field and compare their...
May 22, 2017
Reigner ’17 Highlighted for Overcoming Traumatic Brain Injury
Pivot.Today and Delaware County Daily Times profiled Dana Reigner ‘17 , who graduated on May 19 despite the traumatic brain injury she suffered only five years ago. She says her positive experiences in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia “reinforced the Pharmacy career path,” and hopes to work...
October 17, 2016
Dr. Curotto Published in ‘Journal of Physical Chemistry’
Dr. Manny Curotto , professor and chair of Chemistry and Physics, recently published an essay in The Journal of Physical Chemistry titled “Quest for Inexpensive Hydrogen Isotopic Fractionation: Do We Need 2D Quantum Confining in Porous Materials or Are Rough Surfaces Enough? The Case of Ammonia...
June 1, 2015
Dr. Curotto Recommended for $70,000 Research Grant on Lithium Ion Batteries
In May, the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) recommended that a $70,000 research grant be awarded to Dr. Emanuele Curotto , professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics , for his research proposal, “Quantum Simulations of Lithium Ion Solvation Dynamics...
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February 25, 2015
Mikulski Presents at the 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting
Dr. Chet Mikulski attended the 248th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Francisco in August, where he presented a paper titled “Synthesis and characterization of N^6- substituted adenosine derivatives with cooper (II) perchlorate.”
July 17, 2014
Haumesser ’11 and Kinebrew ’90 Named Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellows
Each year, the Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship recruits teacher candidates who have worked or are working in the science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields to complete a master’s program, earn their teaching licenses, and commit to three years of teaching math and...
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March 26, 2013
Beatty Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Lynn Beatty , a star field hockey player who concluded her career at Arcadia University in December 2012, recently was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The NCAA scholarships are awarded to graduating student-athletes in all three Divisions who have demonstrated excellence on and off the...
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December 3, 2012
MarineLink.com: Gulkus ’10 Appointed Senior Admin for Jensen Maritime
MarineLink.com reported on Nov. 29 that Lauren Gulkus ’10 , who graduated from Arcadia with degrees in Biology and Chemistry, is the new senior administrator for Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corporation subsidiary firm. Reporting to General Manager Sergio Fifi, [Gulkus] is the...
November 14, 2012
Beatty ’12 Excels in the Lab and on the Field
By SARAH R. SCHWARTZ ’10 Photography JOSH BLUSTEIN Fall 2012 was full of triumphs for Chemistry major Lynn Beatty ’12 . She earned a place in Arcadia’s Physician Assistant program and led Arcadia’s field hockey team to the Commonwealth Conference playoffs for the first time. Given her work ethic...
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September 7, 2012
Mascavage Presents at American Chemical Society National Meeting
Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Linda M. Mascavage participated in the 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition: Materials for Health and Medicine, held in Philadelphia, Aug. 19-23. She presented “Gas Phase Hydrochlorination Reactions of Isoprene: Experimental and...
September 7, 2012
Curotto Presents Ring Polymer Dynamics Research at ACS National Meeting
Dr. Manny Curotto , Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Physics, presented his research on “Ring Polymer Dynamics in non Euclidean Spaces” at the 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition: Materials for Health and Medicine, held in Philadelphia, Aug. 19-23. An extension of...
August 29, 2012
Wolf and Curotto Present Research on 'Ring Polymer Dynamics in Curved Spaces'
Dr. Manny Curotto , Professor and Chair of Chemistry and Physics, and Sarah E. Wolf , a junior Chemistry major who has been doing research with Curotto for two years, presented their work on “Ring Polymer Dynamics in Curved Spaces” at the 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting and...
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