Five Hollins students presented posters at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), held in March in Indianapolis.

Megan Brown, Nupur Sehgal, Cristina Pokhrel, and Uyen Nguyen, all members of the class of 2023, and Tram Nguyen ’24 highlighted the results from three different research projects during the ACS Technical Program.

“Attending the ACS national meeting was a great opportunity for my students and me to showcase our work at Hollins, learn more about research at other universities, and expand our connections with chemists in the fields of carbohydrate chemistry, biological chemistry, and analytical chemistry,” said Assistant Professor of Chemistry Son Nguyen. “Most importantly, we gained information about opportunities for Ph.D. programs or chemistry-related job opportunities with a bachelor’s degree, and opportunities to access research equipment at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech. Some of my students were able to meet faculty from the universities where they will pursue their Ph.D. studies.”

Nguyen added, “I am immensely proud of my students’ work, their presentations, their development, and their achievements, and the fact that some of them have been accepted into Ph.D. programs at esteemed graduate schools.”