Chemistry

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Departmental News and Events

Rhodes College has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant in the amount of $180,000 for research conducted by Dr. Larryn Peterson, professor of chemistry and chemistry department chair.
Rhodes College chemistry majors Connor Bronze ’25 (first place) and Kathleen Modder ’26 (second place) were awarded top prizes in the undergraduate research poster competition held at The University of Memphis on April 24.

Dr. Shana Stoddard, associate professor of chemistry, has been named a Leadership and Mentoring Institute Mellon Fellow. The highly selective program is sponsored by the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education and the Mellon Foundation.