Callisto and Brian presented their undergraduate thesis project results at this past Saturday’s Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference, which was held at the University of Guelph. Callisto won first prize for her talk on covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes with PEG to improve water solubility, and Brian won second prize in the same symposium for his talk on the supramolecular functionalization of carbon nanotubes with conjugated polymers. Congratulations Callisto and Brian!

Nicole Rice successfully passed her comprehensive exam. The traditional celebration with a bottle of champagne followed, with Nicole demonstrating outstanding technique in popping the cork! Congratulations to Nicole!