Chemistry Newsletter Summer 2018

Homecoming Affinity Reunion
October 5-6, 2018

During Homecoming Weekend, various departments and affinity groups host gatherings for alumni to re-connect with one another and the campus. This fall, the Chemistry program is hosting such a gathering. Information on the full Homecoming schedule is here: https://www.geneva.edu/homecoming/. The second floor lobby of S&E Building will be open all through the weekend, with a display of historic and current information about the program. The time from 1 – 2:30 pm on Saturday, October 6 is designated as the reunion... continue reading >>

Current State of the Chemistry Program

Depending on when you attended Geneva, you may have very different memories and impressions of the Chemistry Department and science programs. You may have taken chemistry labs in any one of three “versions” of the Science and Engineering Building, which was renovated in 1967 and again in 2003. You may have studied under different faculty members. The departmental website (http://www.geneva.edu/dept/chemistry-math-physics/) has a variety of information on our program... continue >>

Graphene Anyone?

One of the highlights of the Chemistry program’s week is the Friday noontime class, CHM 421 Current Topics Seminar. Each semester we choose a topic and examine a series of research papers related to that topic. We also seek to bring in a guest speaker sometime during the semester. The topic for this fall is “Graphene,” the single-layer sheet form of carbon which has been the focus of much attention over the past fourteen years. If any alumnus reading this article has research or applications experience with graphene or graphene derivatives AND would be interested in giving a 30-40 minute guest lecture to our CHM 421 class on Friday, October 5, please contact John Stahl as soon as possible to discuss this (jwstahl@geneva.edu, 724-847-6705).

Geneva Chemistry Timeline

The Geneva College Chemistry Department has a long history. We've put together a selected timeline of seminal events (dates are approximated).

1946: Dr. Roy Adams hired.

1948: Dr. Phil Coon oversees an addition onto the east side of S&E including the first chemistry lab with a hood for ventilation.

1958: Chemistry program achieves the “Approved” status of the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training.

1962: Dr. Richard South hired to teach Physical Chemistry (and later almost everything in physics, math and computer science!).

View the complete timeline >>

Musings from the Department Chair

God has used Geneva College in the lives of thousands of students for 170 years. My own experience with Geneva began when I met Roy Adams at summer orientation in 1975 as an incoming Chemistry student. Like many others, the next four years of my life were marked by great growth and love for Chemistry, but even more by great spiritual growth and love for the savior Jesus Christ. My eventual return to Geneva as a faculty member in 1985 has given me an even greater appreciation for the value of our educational community... more from Dr. John Stahl >>

For additional information, please contact the Department of Alumni Relations at 724.847.6590.

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Chemistry Newsletter Summer 2018