Elizabeth has officially graduated from Michigan Technological University and has returned there this fall to complete an accelerated Masters program. She advanced our knowledge of battery systems and membranes/barriers and did valuable research on redox batteries this summer. Thank you Liz!
Kate Hoegeman is also studying at MSU for her last year of undergraduate study. She worked on synthesizing a promising new donor thianthrene compound. Enjoy your final year at MSU Kate! Thank you for working so hard for us this summer!
Nicholas is a senior at MSU for the 2020/21 year. His project involved oxygen/carbon dioxide catalyst on nitrogen doped graphene. He was out of the lab on the day I actually took pictures, but believe me, he was a very important part of our group this summer. Enjoy your last year at MSU Nick!
Abby is a rising senior at Lee University. Her project involved carbon dioxide catalysis with electropolymerized cobalt phthalocyanine. Ask her about it sometime. Thank you for spending the summer with us, I hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed having you here!
Summer 2020 is in the books and it was UNUSUAL, but productive. The summer of Covid-19 began with a few weeks of off-site research and literature study, and progressed into the lab with much PPE and personal precaution. The feedback from our students was generally good though. They were grateful to be in the lab and there was research progress made toward their projects. To all of our interns this summer, thank you for spending your summer with us and thank you for working so hard toward your (and our) goals. We want you to stay safe as you return to your studies. Be smart and always keep in touch. Stay tuned for highlights of each project.
Please note: Masks were removed for picture, and all researchers stayed Covid negative. What a great group!
Our summer program was featured in an article in MSUToday recently!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Congratulations to Korey Cook and Mike Seymour, our 2019 reindeer games champions!
Below is the flyer for the 2020 summer internship program. Also included is a graphic depicting the kinds of projects available here at the OESL.
If you are interested in applying please provide:
1) Resume
2) Cover letter indicating area of research of greatest interest to you
3) Minimum of one reference
4) List of college level science courses you have completed
Please email applications to Laura Ives at iveslaur@msu.edu.
I am looking forward to receiving your application!
Tulip time will be here soon and that means… internships are starting!
The following students are joining us at the Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute Organic Energy Storage Laboratory for the summer of 2019:
Michael Giurini – Biochemical Engineering student at Hope College
Zachary Lincoln – Graduating with a Chemistry degree from Alma College
Tara Vogel – Physics student at University of Chicago
Isabelle Zelaya – Chemistry student at University of Michigan
Welcome to all of our new researchers. We are very excited about the summer!
Addison Duda has joined our group. He is a full-time Hope College student studying Chemistry and a part-time huge help to our lab.
Welcome Addison!