Student Successes
Chemistry students manufacture biodiesel
Three students are receiving a lesson in energy conservation through a project that has them developing biodiesel from used vegetable oil.
Chemistry student wins award for inspiring youth
Laura Thomas earned the Pittsburgh Conference Extra Effort award for leading and organizing outreach events involving green chemistry demonstrations.
Chemistry students conduct soil testing at 6 local playgrounds
Chemistry students Hunter Fontenot, Robert Hartsock, Ashley Melancon, and Mary Spulak volunteered to collect and prepare soil samples for heavy metal testing. The soil samples came from the future playground sites of six area elementary schools.