CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
STUDENT PRESENTERS
Organized By Discipline
Holden Nelson ‘23
MAJOR: CHEMISTRY & MATHEMATICS
FACULTY SPONSOR: PROFESSOR AARON REYES, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Identifying Sources of Salinity in The Westfield River: A Hydrogeochemical Classification of Natural Waters
This work showcases water quality data and indicators in the Westfield River Watershed collected over the Summer of 2021. This data is used to identify and qualify sources of salinity in the Westfield River.
Holden Nelson ‘23
MAJOR: CHEMISTRY & MATHEMATICS
FACULTY SPONSOR: PROFESSOR KARSTEN THEIS, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Suffocation of The Spirit: Native American Boarding Schools
​We developed a plan to bring attention to laboratory safety while students are gathered outside of the chemistry labs. Our aim is to make laboratory safety an integral part of planning and conducting experiments all the time, not just at the beginning of the semester.
Brianna Toomey ‘24
MAJOR: BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY
FACULTY SPONSOR: PROFESSOR KARSTEN THEIS, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Safety Moments: Fostering Laboratory Safety Culture at WSU
We developed a plan to bring attention to laboratory safety while students are gathered outside of the chemistry labs. Our aim is to make laboratory safety an integral part of planning and conducting experiments all the time, not just at the beginning of the semester.
Daniel Lanctot ‘23
MAJOR: CHEMISTRY
FACULTY SPONSOR: PROFESSOR KARSTEN THEIS, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Safety Moments: Fostering Laboratory Safety Culture at WSU
We developed a plan to bring attention to laboratory safety while students are gathered outside of the chemistry labs. Our aim is to make laboratory safety an integral part of planning and conducting experiments all the time, not just at the beginning of the semester.
Luke Mathewson ’23​
MAJOR: CHEMISTRY
FACULTY SPONSOR: PROFESSOR KARSTEN THEIS, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Safety Moments: Fostering Laboratory Safety Culture at WSU
We developed a plan to bring attention to laboratory safety while students are gathered outside of the chemistry labs. Our aim is to make laboratory safety an integral part of planning and conducting experiments all the time, not just at the beginning of the semester.
Patrick Mantos ‘24
MAJOR: CHEMISTRY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FACULTY SPONSOR: PROFESSOR KARSTEN THEIS, CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
​Safety Moments: Fostering Laboratory Safety Culture at WSU
We developed a plan to bring attention to laboratory safety while students are gathered outside of the chemistry labs. Our aim is to make laboratory safety an integral part of planning and conducting experiments all the time, not just at the beginning of the semester.
