Winthrop Chemistry Students Experience Summer 2000 Research Fellowships (9/02/00)

A number of Winthrop University's chemistry students were awarded summer 2000 research fellowships.  In nearly all cases, these research positions were nationally advertised and competitively selected--for some, there were over 10 applications for each opening--Congratulations to these individuals and great job this summer!!! 
Melissa Backman, a junior chemistry major, was awarded and completed a radiology research  fellowship at Washington University.

Michael Bagwell, a senior chemistry major, earned an NSF REU fellowship from Clemson University and conducted research in spectrophotometry.

Warren Dukes, a senior chemistry major, was awarded a research fellowship and studied computational chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh.

Stephen Hudson, a sophomore chemistry major, earned a summer 2000 research fellowship at Winthrop University investigating hydrocarbon concentration trends in the Charlotte region.

Lauree Jensen, a sophomore chemistry student, was awarded an NSF REU research fellowship from Clemson University and investigated the effects of solvents on liquid crystal structures that have long-term potential for molecular wire applications.

Terry McAlister, a senior chemistry major, was awarded a second NSF REU fellowship from Clemson University and developed chemical educational software.

Laura McDuffie, a senior chemistry minor, earned a summer 2000 research fellowship and investigated cellular signal transduction at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Gentry Ridgeway, a senior chemistry major, earned a summer 2000 research fellowship at Winthrop University investigating hydrocarbon concentration trends in the Charlotte region.

Hilary Siders, a senior chemistry major, was awarded both Spring 2000 and Summer 2000 research fellowships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  She conducted research is in the field of electrospray mass spectrometry.

Dan Zwiefel, a senior chemistry major,  was awarded an NSF REU research fellowship by Clemson University and conducted extensive research in the field of nanotechnology.