Westminster STEM students, faculty participate in virtual Pittcon
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Several students and faculty members attended the virtual Pittcon 2021, a leading analytical chemistry conference and exposition, from March 8-12.
Featuring a transnational collection of chemists from the academic, private, and government sectors, attendees were invited to present their research through oral sessions and poster presentations. Networking sessions, as well as virtual exhibitor booths, were available for participants.
Blaine Sorrick, Hiram, Ohio, and
Erin Ward, Euclid, Ohio, presented their poster “An Interdisciplinary Study Involving Chemical Analysis to Assess Economic Value of AMD Sludge” along with
Dr. Helen Boylan, professor of chemistry and director of the Center for the Environment.
Chemistry major s capstone research gets boost from Drinko grant
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Kelsey Kraft with additional lab necessities to study the chemical composition of industrial hemp.
As her senior capstone research project, Kraft analyzed Cannabis
sativa the plant commonly known as hemp and its chemical constituents cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
“Hemp and marijuana are sub species of the plant Cannabis
sativa (L.), and they often get lumped together as one plant. By using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), I am looking at hemp products that consumers can buy from any convenience store and analyzing the THC and CBD in them,” said Kraft, a senior from Warren, Pa.