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Dr. Renã Robinson Recognized by Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center

Mar. 29, 2019—Dr. Renã Robinson, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow, received the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center Mentoring Award for her in work supporting women in research, grant application consulting, and tenure track advising. The award recognizes members of the Vanderbilt community who foster the professional and intellectual development of Vanderbilt...

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Katie Kapp Wins Student Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Mar. 22, 2019—Kathryn (Katie) Kapp was awarded a $500 Travel Award for winning the First-Year Chemistry Graduate Student Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). Katie’s research project centered on using mass spectrometry to study proteomic changes in sepsis. The competition is part of her CHEM 6900 Professional Development class taught by Dr. David Cliffel and Dr. Michael Stone. The...

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RASR Laboratory Staff Attends Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, PA

Mar. 17, 2019—Dr. Renã Robinson, David Vassallo, and Kaitlyn Stepler attended the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Philadelphia March 17-21. The conference included a wide range of topics in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy, as well as sessions about teaching analytical chemistry.

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