News:

September 2019

-Molly Dexter and Grace Faulkner join the group!

-The group presents their research at the Parents Weekend poster session.

August 2019

-Pelkey speaks at the 2019 Convocation (see HWS News Page)!

June 2019

-Summer research begins!

-Maddie Filkorn joins the group!

-The group attends and presents at the 46th National Organic Chemistry Symposium in Indianapolis, IN

May 2019

-Nate, Marissa, Alden, Mike, and Johnny graduate!

April 2019

-The group presents at the Annual Collegiate Research Symposium of the American Chemical Society at RIT (see HWS News Page)!

January 2019

-Mike Bruno and Alden Ferrier join the group!

September 2018

-The group presents their research at the Parents Weekend poster session.

-Allie Seminer and Brooke Boyer join the group!

July 2018

-The group presents at SmORS and is highlighted in an article! (see HWS News Page)

June 2018

-Another summer of research begins!

May 2018

-Sophie and Megan graduate!

April 2018

-Sophie successfully defends her Honors thesis!

-Kaitlynn Sockett and Roslyn Patel join the group!

-Sophie is accepted to Johns Hopkins to pursue a PhD in chemistry and is highlighted in an article (see HWS News Page)!

-Lives of Consequence video featured on HWS website, look for a PRG cameo! (video to the left)

February 2018

-The group celebrates its 10th publication with an Aristolactam article published in Arkivoc! (see Publications Page)

January 2018

-Jonathan Thrall joins the research group for a semester of independent study.

September 2017

-Sophie, Marissa, Megan, and Nate present posters at the Parents Weekend poster session.

June 2017

-Pelkey and Sarah welcome Luke Jason Pelkey to the world (and the PRG)!

May 2017

-Fernando and Nate graduate!

-Another summer of research begins!

April 2017

-Fernando and Nate successfully defend their Honors theses!

-Marissa McFadden and Nate Webster join the group!

January 2017

-The group celebrates its 8th and 9th publications with articles in Synlett and Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters!!  (see Publications Page)

December 2016

-Deb successfully defends her Honors thesis (see HWS News Page)!

September 2016

-The group celebrates its 7th publication with an article in The Journal of Organic Chemistry!!  (see Publications Page)

May 2016

-Courtney and Deborah graduate!

-Another summer of research begins!

April 2016

-The group presented their results at the ACS Rochester Section Undergraduate Symposium at St. John Fisher College with one poster (Fernando) and one talk (Nate)!

-Pelkey gives a talk at RIT

-Sophie Melvin joins the group!

October 2015

-Pelkey and Sarah welcome Jack Liam Pelkey to the world (and the PRG)!

June 2015

-The group attends the 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium in Baltimore, MD

May 2015

-Carly and Maeve graduate!

-Another summer of research beings!

April 2015

-Deborah Kwansare and Megan Lafferty join the group!

-The group presented their results at the ACS Rochester Section Undergraduate Symposium at SUNY Geneseo with one poster (Fernando) and two talks (Nate and Maeve)!

March 2015

-Professors Pelkey and Mowery and Carly attend the ASBMB in Boston, MA and present two posters!

-Amy is accepted to the Yale School of Nursing and is highlighted in an article! (see HWS News Page)

-The PRG is highlighted in an article! (see HWS News Page)

January 2015

-Fernando Benales Mejia joins the group and is highlighted in an article! (see HWS News Page)

December 2014

-Carly Rolph successfully defends her Honors thesis (in biology with Professor Patricia Mowery)!

-Courtney is accepted to SUNY Upstate Medical University and is highlighted in an article! (see HWS News Page)

September 2014

-Nate and Maeve participate in the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium Upstate New York Undergraduate Research Conference with a poster and talk!

-The group celebrates its 6th publication with an article in The Journal of Organic Chemistry!!  (see Publications Page)

July 2014

-The group attends the Annual SmORS Conference at Colgate University, Nate and Courtney lead off the afternoon with presentations

June 2014

-The group is highlighted in an article about the Patchett Grant! (Patchett Grant Funds Chem Research - see HWS News Page)

-Katie Downey was mentioned on HWS “recent grads” http://www.hws.edu/alumni/youngalums/index_new.aspx?awardID=1&personID=1198

May 2014

-Amy, Guanqun, and Katie graduate!

-Courtney Franceschi and Nate Truax join the research group

-Another summer of research is underway

-HWS releases Happy video - look for a Pelkey appearance!

April 2014

-The group attends the WNY ACS conference at SUNY Buffalo and Carly gives a research talk - she is awarded second runner up in oral presentations!  (HWS Success at ACS Symposium - see HWS News Page)

September 2013

-Katie Delaney joins the research group for a semester of independent study

July 2013

-Pelkey gets promoted to Full Professor!

June 2013

-Another summer of research is underway

-The group attends the 43rd National Organic Chemistry Symposium in Seattle, WA (Pelkey and Chem Majors Present - see HWS News Page)

May 2013

-Stephen, Taryn and Katie graduate!  Taryn is off to St. Louis University to pursue an MD and Katie is off to SUNY Buffalo to get a law degree!

-Carly Rolph joins the research group

April 2013

-The group attends the WNY ACS conference at Niagara University and Katie gives a research talk

-Katie successfully defends her honors thesis!

March 2013

- Jess presents at William Smith Alumni speaker series

January 2013

1. -Stephen Bruening rejoins the research group for a semester of independent study
   

2. -Guanqun Li joins the research group for a semester of independent study
   

July 2012

- Jess was mentioned on HWS “recent grads” http://www.hws.edu/experience/youngalums/

May 2012

1. -We are very proud of Jess for being awarded the NSF grant!
   

2. -Maeve Holton joins the research group for summer research
   

3. -Nate and Scott graduate
   

September 2011

1. -PRG publishes an article in JOC on the synthesis of 3,4-diaryl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones (see publications)!
   

2. -We welcome Amy van Loon to the lab for the Fall semester
   

May 2011

1. -Another summer of research is underway
   

2. -Jess graduates and is off to UC Irvine to pursue a PhD in Chemistry!
   

April 2011

1. -Taryn White joins the research group
   

January 2011

1. -Katie Downey joins the research group
   

May 2010

1. -Nate Bechtold and Scott Flewelling join the group for summer research
   

2. -Jake and David graduate! Jake is off to UC Davis to pursue a PhD in chemistry and Dave is headed to St. John Fisher to get his PharmD
   

April 2010

1. -Jess successfully defends her Honors project!
   

May 2009

1. -Jack MacDonald and Dave Degan join the group for the summer
   

2. -Sarah, Chris, Tom, Malory and Brian graduate!
   

April 2009

1. -Sarah successfully defends her Honors project!
   

May 2008

1. -Jess Greger joins the group
   

2. -Kailey graduates!