Blogs
Faculty and students in our department maintain blogs to inform us about their on-going activities, both in the classroom and beyond it.
Helen K White Lab
The lab currently consists of Sarah Choyke ‘10, Casper Hu ‘10, Ori Chegwidden ‘11 and Prof. Helen White. The overarching theme of our research is to investigate how organic compounds (natural and man-made) persist in the environment and move between different reservoirs (atmosphere, terrestrial, marine).
Latest Posts:
- The Gulf in Retrospect: Why it Was More than Busy Posted on July 17 2013
- Tiding you Over Posted on July 16 2013
- … so in conclusion Posted on July 13 2013
Archived Blogs
Check out blogs from chemistry majors from the past as they traveled abroad.
‘Ford Scientists in Southern California
Adam Subhas ‘09, a chemistry/biochemistry student and Ben Pyenson ‘09, a Biology major and Geology minor are participating in separate REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) programs at USC in L.A. for the summer.
Latest Posts:
- Of Catalina Island… Posted on August 7 2008
- Earthquake! Posted on July 30 2008
- “Geobiology”–an introduction Posted on July 9 2008
Research Cruise
Adam Subhas '09 is a senior chemistry major with strong interests in environmental chemistry, and more specifically, applications of environmental chemistry to climate change. This winter break, he will be participating in a research cruise with Caltech professor Jess Adkins '90!
Latest Posts:
- Day 30 – Last day at sea! Posted on January 16 2009
- Day 28 – Some Shorter Dives Posted on January 14 2009
- HD Photos – Round 2 Posted on January 10 2009

