Worcester State University - Chemistry

06/16/2026

Dr. Dilip facilitated the Student and Postdoc workshop at the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in San Antonio on Monday. Participants explored sustainable design principles and systems thinking while gaining practical tools for impactful science communication.

📷: Meghna Dilip
1. Workshop attendees at the conference.
2. An arch over the river.
3. A decorative scene in tiles.
4. Headshot of Dr. Dilip in a green top.

06/04/2026

We see you Dr. Murphy!

06/01/2026

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05/19/2026

Congratulations to our graduates! 🎓🥳

📷: Jeff Nichols, Jeremy Andreatta, Lauren Lachapelle
Image descriptions:
1. A selfie of our Chemistry faculty at the DCU Center on Saturday.
2. Our soon-to-be Chemistry graduates are all smiles waiting for the ceremony to begin.
3. Lauren Lachapelle, Biotechnology graduate, gives Dr. Dilip a hug.

05/14/2026

Dr. Jaber made ice cream with nitrogen for his class. 🍨 Sorry I didn’t save you any. 😬
Image description: An empty cup with a spoon and remnants of chocolate ice cream around the edges.

05/06/2026

We were proud to celebrate our Chemistry students following their internship presentations!

Lina Tran – Prana Biosciences
Jordyn Poirier – ETR
Syeda Faatima Adnan – UMass Chan, Worcester

Internships like these provide invaluable real-world experience and help shape future career paths in chemistry and beyond.

A wonderful afternoon of presentations—and celebration (yes, cake included!)—as we also recognized our soon-to-be graduates.

📷: Meghna Dilip
Image descriptions:
1. Lina presenting her internship.
2.-3. Soon-to-be graduates cut the cake at the End of the Semester Celebration.

04/30/2026

Thank you to our Chemistry Advisory Board Members for sharing your insight on industry and potential directions for program development at our annual Chemistry Advisory Board Meeting on Tuesday! We appreciate your time and expertise!

📷: Kerry Popp
Images: Chemistry faculty, staff, and students meet with Advisory Board Members:
Anita Mattson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jonathon McGee, CEM Corporation, WSU Alumni
Michael Romanelli, Flexcon
Nunzio Sciammetta, Merck
Ken Spizuoco, Qnity™ Electronics
Victoriano Tamez, MarathonLS

04/29/2026

Congratulations to Xin, Sean, Agathon, and Sophia for winning the Library Research Award for their presentation at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity! Their poster is titled, "Design and the Development of Protein Kinase C Inhibitors as Anticancer Agents."
Image description: Agathon Malik, Dr. Xu (faculty advisor), Xin Xiong, Sophia Westort, and Sean Furlong stand in front of their poster at the recent Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity.

04/27/2026

Congratulations to Christian Biadasz on winning 3rd Place in Chemistry at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity poster competition! The title of the poster: “Comparing Detection Limits of GC-MS and GC-FID Using Caffeine as a Model Compound” with Dr. Murphy as Faculty Advisor.
Image descriptions:
1.-2. Christian explains his research to attendees in the Competition Gym of the Wellness Center.

04/24/2026

Congratulations to Emily Walls on winning 1st Place in Chemistry at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity poster competition! The title of the poster: “The Chemicals in the Snow that Surround Us” with Dr. Dilip and Dr. Reynolds as Faculty Advisors.

📷: Meghna Dilip
Image description: Emily and Dr. Dilip stand in front of a second poster in the Competition Gym of the Wellness Center.