Group

Current undergraduate students:

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Natalia Bertolotti, ‘23

 

Michael Corbett, ‘23

 

Emma Mircovich, ‘22

 

Allison Smolinsky, ‘21

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Previous students:

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• William J. Kelly ’08 (CH398, Fall 2007, M.D. Georgetown University; Internal Medicine Physician in Galveston, TX)

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• Cristina M. Pires ’08 (CH398, Fall 2007, M.S. degree in Forensic Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (Currently Forensic Scientist New York City Crime Lab, New York, NY))

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• Lorraine Lampe ’08 (Honors Thesis, CH398 Fall 2007 and Spring 2008, Market Specialist at Inolex Chemical Company, Philadelphia, PA)

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• Anthony M. Martinez ’10 (Summer 2008, Ph.D. Organic, Chemistry, University of Chicago).  Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major Award.  Working at Boston Consulting.

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• George P. Lisi, ’09 (CH398 Fall 2008, Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Currently a post-doctoral fellow at Yale University with Dr. Patrick Loria.).    Will begin as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Brown University in September 2018.  Recipient of College of Arts and Sciences Award for Distinguished Work in the Sciences, April 2009.  Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major Award.

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• Lauren C. Keilich, ’11 (CH398, Spring 2009, CH398, Fall 2009, and Summer 2010, CH398 Spring 2011)  (M.S. bio-organic chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Currently, a research scientist at Avon Products, NJ).  Phi Beta Kappa.

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• Daniel J. Kwiecien, ’09 (CH398, Spring 2009) Physician Assistant at Auburn Dermatology, (Auburn, MA).

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• Brianne O’Loughlin ’11 (Summer 2009, CH398 Fall 2009, CH398 Fall 2010, CH398 Spring 2011) (M.B.A. Senior Accountant at Union Savings Bank)

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• Amanda P. DiMarzio ’11 (Summer 2009, CH398 Fall 2009, CH398 Spring 2011) (Technical Quality Lead Specialist at Unilever Corporation, Trumbull, CT)

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• Kathleen M. Foley, ’10 (CH398, Fall 2009) (Research Technician, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA)

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• Nathan F. Kloczko, ’12 Middlebury College (Summer 2010) (M.P.H., Yale University) Currently working as an environmental scientist at Green Seal in Madison, WI.

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• Kaitlyn Morio, ’11, Greens Farms Academy, Westport, CT (high school student) (Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011) (Georgetown University, Washington, DC, B.S. Biology).  Currently working in New York City, NY at inVentive Health in healthcare communications.

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• Elizabeth E. Butrick, ’13 (Summer 2011, CH398 Fall 2012, Chemistry and Biology Teacher, Providence Public Schools,  Rhode Island Teaching Fellows Program).  Recipient of College of Arts and Sciences Award for Distinguished Work in the Sciences, April 2013.

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• Erin Powers, ’12 Colby College (Summer 2011) (Medical Student, University of California at Irvine (M.D. Degree)).  Currently, pediatrics resident at Emory University Medical Center.

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• Anne Elise R. Drozdoski, ’12 (CH398 Fall 2011 & Spring 2012) (Medical Student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O. degree)).  Currently a Family Medicine Resident in Pennsylvania.

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• Kerry A. Archer, ’13 (CH398 Fall 2011, Summer 2012, MAGIS Scholar, received DPharm from SUNY Buffalo). Currently, Pharmacy Resident at VA Hospital in Albany, NY.  Recipient of College of Arts and Sciences Award for Distinguished Work in the Sciences, April 2013.  Phi Beta Kappa.

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• Christine E. Villa, ’14 (Summer 2012, Honors Program, MAGIS Scholar). (CH398, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014).  Recipient of College of Arts and Sciences Award for Distinguished Work in the Sciences, April 2013.  Northwestern University Physician Assistant School, PA degree May 2018.

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• Elise G. Lemons, ’13 (CH398, Honors Program, Fall 2012, Success Counselor at Bottom Line, Boston, MA.).  Recipient of College of Arts and Sciences Award for Distinguished Work in the Sciences, April 2013.

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• Nicholas Bernier, ’16 (CH398, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, and Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, and Summer 2015).   Received the Most Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major Award.   (Goldwater Scholar and Hardiman Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Nu.).  Ph.D. Program-Inorganic Chemistry at University of California Los Angeles.

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• Margaret Siu, ’15, (Summer 2013 & 2014, CH398, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. E. Gerald Corrigan Scholar and Hardiman Scholar).  Valedictorian Speaker at Undergraduate Commencement. Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Sigma Nu.  Received the College of Arts and Sciences Award for Distinguished work in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (2015).  Creighton University Medical School (M.D. Degree), Omaha, NE.  Current:  General Surgery Resident at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA.

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• Camile D. Gomes, ’14 (Summer 2013, E. Gerald Corrigan Scholar).  Sigma Xi. Working at Sun Products Laboratory, Trumbull, CT.

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• Kilee A. Bayne, ’14 (CH398, Fall 2013, Spring 2014). Alpha Sigma Nu. ER Scribe, Westchester Hospital, NY). Liberty Medical School (D.O degree), VA.  Current:  Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery Resident at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Youngstown, OH

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• Christopher A. Van Akin, ’16 (CH398, Fall 2014-Spring 2015).   Most outstanding biochemistry major award.  College of Arts and Sciences Award for having the highest GPA in the natural sciences and mathematics.  Phi Beta Kappa. University of Connecticut School of Medicine (M.D. degree).  Currently, General Surgery Intern at UCONN Health.

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• Adalgisa Varuolo, ’15 (CH398, Spring 2015).  St. George’s University Medical School, Grenada, January 2017 to present.

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• Maura E. Morgan, ’17 (CH398 Spring 2016 – Spring 2017).  Attending medical school (M.D., program at Commonwealth Medical College).  Most outstanding biochemistry major award. Phi Beta Kappa.

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• Sheila C. Bonitatibus ’17 (CH 398 Spring 2016, full time research Summer 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Summer 2017).  Accepted to Ph.D. programs in Chemistry at Boston University, Brown University, Tufts University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  Attending Ph.D. program in Chemistry at Boston University.  Awarded a Dean’s Fellowship.

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• Tyler J.  Ostrowski ’17 (CH398 Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017).  Most outstanding chemistry major award.  College of Arts and Sciences Award for having the highest GPA in the natural sciences and mathematics.  Phi Beta Kappa.   Clinical Research in Pediatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY.  Now, attending Albany Medical College, (MD Program)

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• Michael R. Smith ’17 (CH398 Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017) Accepted to Ph.D. programs at the University of Rochester, Boston University, UPenn, UC-Irvine and Cornell University.  Attending Ph.D. program in Chemistry at Cornell University.  Most outstanding biochemistry major award. Phi Beta Kappa.​

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• Emilse Almanza, ’19 (CH398 Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019).  Most Outstanding Biochemistry Major, Phi Beta Kappa.  Medical Student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

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• Kendra Landy, ’19 (Summer 2017, volunteer 2017-2018 academic year), (CH398 Fall 2018 and Spring 2019).  Pursuing a M.S. in Finance at Fairfield University (August 2020 completion).

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• Rami Kharbouch, ’19 (Summer 2017 and Summer 2018, CH398 Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019).  Sigma Xi.  Chemistry researcher at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT.

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• Amber Smith, ’19 (high school student).  Currently enrolled as an undergraduate at Duke University.

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• Samantha Zygmont, ‘20 (CH398 Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020). Phi Beta Kappa.

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• Nicole Flaherty, ’20 (CH398, Fall 2018, Spring 2020), Most Outstanding Chemistry Major, Phi Beta Kappa.  Currently pursuing a M.A. in Secondary Education at Fairfield University

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• Donald Ciampi III, ’21.  (CH398, Fall 2019).  Economics Major and Chemistry minor at Fairfield University.

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