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  • Welcoming the newest graduate student to join our team, Jennifer England. Jennifer is pursuing her Ph.D. in Chemistry, with an emphasis on Chemistry Education Research. (10/2022)
     

  • Dr. Atkinson and Dr. Corrales attended the 2022 SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico to represent and promote UNT STEM graduate education (10/2022)
     

  • Welcoming two undergraduate student researchers to our team: Darien Garza-Lund and Emily Guo. (09/2022)
     

  • Congrats to Drs. Atkinson, Corrales, and Weber on their invitation to submit a full proposal, titled "Equitable or Not? Assessment of the Current Pathways to Foster Transfer from Two- to Four-Year Institutions in Chemistry" in response to the Sloan Foundation's call for Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education. (09/2022)
     

  • Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Collini on a successful dissertation defense of her work titled: "The Development of Attitudes Toward Organic Chemistry Instrument." This is the Atkinson Research Group's first Ph.D. graduate! (05/2022)
     

  • Welcoming several undergraduate student researchers to our team: Vina Doan, Travis Eaves, Sophia Jacob, Julia Kitchen, Neev Mehra, and Claire Zeng. (01/2022)
     

  • Congratulations to Dr. Adriana Corrales on being awarded postdoctoral funding to attend the 2021 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference! SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) is an inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM. (10/2021)
     

  • Welcoming the newest graduate student to join our team, David Hamilton. David is pursuing his Ph.D. in Chemistry, with an emphasis on Chemistry Education Research and an Area of Specialization in Analytical Chemistry. (10/2021)
     

  • Welcoming two undergraduate student researchers to our team: Scarlet Allen and Kristen Miguel. (08/2021)
     

  • Welcoming Dr. Adriana Corrales to our team as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemistry Education Research. (08/2021)
     

  • Congratulations to graduate student Melissa Collini for earning the UNT President's Special Recognition Award for her podcast, Chemistry for Your Life. (06/2021)
     

  • Congratulations to graduate student Melissa Collini for earning the 2021-2022 UNT Department of Chemistry Tina Mewhinney Scholarship, recognizing excellence in Chemistry Education and academic achievement and awarded to an outstanding Ph.D. student with a focus in Chemistry Education. (06/2021)
     

  • Congratulations to undergraduate student Lauren Rocha for earning the 2021-2022 UNT Virgil E. and Catherine A. Rogers Scholarship, awarded to an undergraduate Chemistry major for outstanding research at the undergraduate level. (06/2021)
     

  • Congratulations to graduate student Melissa Collini for earning first place in the organic chemistry division for her research presentation at the 53rd Annual American Chemical Society Dallas-Fort Worth Meeting-in-Miniature (ACS-DFW MiM). Melissa presented on "Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC): An Instrument for Measuring Student Attitudes Related to Learning Organic Chemistry”. (05/2021)

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