Recent Events
Poster Session with Novartis!
We worked with a team at Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR) to set up a poster session for BU graduate students onsite at Novartis in the summer of 2019. It was a fantastic opportunity to present research and get feedback from industry professionals. The poster session was followed by a networking reception.
Chemistry Piano and Museum of Science!
Members of the Beeler lab and some BUWIC members have worked hard on the Chemistry themed “Play me I’m Yours” piano now at the museum of science!
By Boston Women In Chemistry
May 20th, 2015 in Events.
The nominations are in and the officers for the 2015-2016 academic year are:
President: Reem Telmesani
Vice-President: Jessica Biagi
Alumni Liason: Stacy Chin
Outreach Coordinator: Alexis Courtney
Seminar Coordinator: Amanda Vo
Funding Coordinator: Emily Allen
Co-Treasurer: Stephanie Maiocco
Co-Treasurer: Sarah Neville
Secretary: Gabrielle Fleming
Webmaster: Anjeza Beharaj
And thank you to Katie Summo, Diane Hamann, and Gina Kim for their great work as the previous BUWIC Seminar Coordinators and Webmaster!
By Boston Women In Chemistry
May 19th, 2015 in Colloquium Seminar.
Prof. Laura Gagliardi is currently a distinguished professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota and holds a graduate faculty appointment in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Her research interests span areas such as gas separation and catalysis in metal-organic frameworks, modeling excited states with multireference quantum chemical methods, and quantum chemical characterization of catalytic processes.
Thank you to Professor Gagliardi for visiting BU!
By Boston Women In Chemistry
May 2nd, 2015 in Outreach.
Boston University Women in Chemistry- Chemistry Day- May 1st, 2015
The Boston University (BU) Chemistry Department and BU Women in Chemistry (BUWIC) sponsored the seventh annual Chemistry Day on Friday, May 1st, 2015. Through this collaboration, we hosted over 80 high school students, from Brighton (Brighton) and O’Bryant (Roxbury) high schools. The event began by welcoming our high school students with a one-hour demonstration show led by BUWIC’s Outreach Coordinator, Reem Telmesani (BU Chemistry, 2nd year). These demonstrations focus on chemistry concepts regarding pH changes of a solution, sublimation with dry ice, the ideal gas law, crime scene chemistry with luminol, making “Elephant’s Toothpaste,” and the “Methane Mamba.” Afterwards, the students broke off into 8 smaller groups led by our BU undergraduate volunteers to tour different chemistry labs. Students also got to work in groups in our undergraduate teaching laboratory to perform an oxidation and reduction metal experiment (a variation on a CH101 undergraduate lab experiment) and also use glow sticks to investigate different antioxidants in common vitamins and foods. Experiments were led by the following graduate students: Kathryn Summo (Officer), Alexis Courtney-Young (Secretary), Stephanie Maiocco (Treasurer), Gina Kim (Webmaster), and Stacy Chin (President). Before returning to their high schools at the end of this half-day event, the students enjoyed a BBQ lunch sponsored by the Chemistry Department.
BU Chemistry Day is the conclusion of an outreach program coordinated by Reem during the 2015 spring academic semester. Throughout the course of the program, 7 BU undergraduates visited multilingual chemistry classrooms at Brighton and O’Bryant, weekly or every other week to mentor students, assist teachers with instruction, and perform demonstrations.
BU Chemistry is grateful to all of those involved, with special thanks to:
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BUWIC- Stacy Chin (President), Reem Telmesani ( Outreach Coordinator), Alexis Courtney-Young (Secretary), Kathryn Summo (Officer), Jessica Barnes (Vice President), Diane Haman (Seminar Coordinator), Stephanie Maiocco (Treasurer), Emily Allen (Social Coordinator), and Gina Kim (Webmaster).
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Teaching lab coordinators: Boris Bezverkhny
and Alex Golger
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Graduate Student and Post-doctoral Teaching Fellow Volunteers: Randolph Escobar, Steven Hannigan, and Amanda Vo
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Undergraduate “Outreachers”: Sharon Chityat (Brighton), Kelly Demeo (O’Bryant), Jeremy Weber (O’Bryant), Elizabeth Golden (Brighton), Abby Eichelman (Brighton), Grace Ferri (Brighton), Delaney Doran (Brighton),Tessa Lynch-Colameta (Brighton)
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Undergraduate Volunteers: Rachel Rosen, Zambeta Tsapos, Blake Jardin, Marlee Quinn, Kyle Bannon, Will Blessing, Thuy Duong Le
By Boston Women In Chemistry
May 2nd, 2015 in Events, Lunch Q&A.
BUWIC hosted a wonderful lunch seminar with Lisa Marcaurelle, Discovery Chemistry VP at H3 Biomedicine on Friday, April 24, 2015. Thank you, Lisa!
Lisa Marcaurelle is currently the Vice President of Discovery Chemistry at H3 Biomedicine, a biotech based in Cambridge. After her Ph. D and post doctoral studies, Lisa has undertaken a very exciting career path in drug research and development. First operating as the Lead Senior Scientist at Infinity Pharmaceuticals and then as the Director of the Diversity Oriented Synthesis Platform at the Broad Institute, Lisa has managed early stage discovery focused groups and projects. Please join us for an informal lunch discussion and learning about working as a project manager in the pharma industry.
By Boston Women In Chemistry
April 7th, 2015 in Events, Lunch Q&A.
BUWIC hosted an informal lunch seminar with Amanda Yarnell Managing Editor, Editorial at Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) on Wednesday April 1, 2015. C&EN is a weekly ACS magazine, covering recent news in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering. Amanda has a background in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University (B.A.) and in biological chemistry at MIT (M.S.).
What: Lunch Discussion with Amanda Yarnell
When: Wednesday April 1, 2015
Where: LSE904
Who: Everyone!! Graduate students, post docs, undergrads, and faculty are all invited.
Thank you, Amanda for sharing your career path and experience with us!
By Boston Women In Chemistry
March 25th, 2015 in Outreach.
Alexis, Katie, Reem, and Stacy volunteered at Lincoln High's Science Night on Friday March 20. They did the elephant toothepaste demo, which the kids loved!
By Boston Women In Chemistry
March 15th, 2015 in Events, Panels and Discussions, Resources.
BUWIC hosted an evening seminar on Wednesday February 25 at 5:00 pm in LSEB103, on "How to Use LinkedIn" by Brian Coughlin, President of Coughlin HR Consulting. We learned how to create LinkedIn profiles to build networks in order to land our dream jobs. Thank you, Brian!
Brian Coughlin, President of Coughlin HR Consulting, has twenty seven years expertise in human resource managment, and twenty five years experience as an adjunct faculty member at Fisher College and recently Dean College. He has developed and delivered courses in Human Resource Management, Principles of Management, and Economics classes. Brian has a passion to help those in transitioning between jobs, and recently has assisted PhD Scientists during transition from companies such as AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Merck.
By Boston Women In Chemistry
February 4th, 2015 in Outreach.
Alexis and Reem volunteered at Brighton High School's Freshman Science Fair on Thursday January 22, 2015!
By Boston Women In Chemistry
December 6th, 2014 in Events, Lunch Q&A.
BUWIC hosted a lunch discussion with Lauren Celano, co-founder and CEO or Propel Careers on Friday, December 4 at 12pm in LSEB 103. We had a great turn out, and thanks to Lauren Celano, we all learned a lot about the job application process! Below is the poster for the event and also a PDF of the slideshow Lauren presented.
Overview of Career Opportunties Propel Careers 120514
By Boston Women In Chemistry
October 31st, 2014 in Events.
BUWIC hosted a Resume Seminar on Thursday, October 23 at 5:30 pm in LSE103. The seminar featured guest speakers with a variety of experience in human resources and recruiting scientific candidates.
Joyce Ozer is a long time recruiter who has screened, interviewed, and recruited research scientists and administrators for a variety of companies and positions. She currently works at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and has previously held positions at Nova Biomedical, GTC Biotherapeutics, Massachusetts Biologics Laboratories, Toxikon, and Cubist Pharmaceuticals.
Brian Coughlin, President of Coughlin HR Consulting, has twenty seven years expertise in human resource managment, and twenty five years experience as an adjunct faculty member at Fisher College and recently Dean College. He has developed and delivered courses in Human Resource Management, Principles of Management, and Economics classes. Brian has a passion to help those in transitioning between jobs, and recently has assisted PhD Scientists during transition from companies such as AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Merck.
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