College Grants & Sponsored Programs
Mary K. Carroll ‘86, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry
$18,500; The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.; Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions
Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions for 2021
Project Director: Mary Carroll ’86, Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry; Co-Project Director: Joanne Kehlbeck, professor and chair of chemistry
The Department of Chemistry was awarded The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.’s 2021 Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions. Jean Dreyfus Lectureship awards provide an $18,500 grant to primarily undergraduate institutions to bring a leading researcher in the chemical sciences to campus and to support the summer research of two undergraduates.
Joanne Kehlbeck, professor and chair of chemistry
The Jean Dreyfus Lecturer will give at least two public presentations: one geared toward a technical audience and the other accessible to and promoted to the wider community. The invited lecturer will spend at least two days on campus and interact substantially with Union undergraduates and faculty during the visit. Additionally, the award will provide two undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry students with stipends to support their summer research, as well as additional funds to defray costs associated with their work and/or scientific advancement, including travel to scientific meetings.
Union was one of seven recipients of the 2021 Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions. The 2021 recipients include: College of the Holy Cross, Fairfield University, Lewis and Clark College, Macalester College, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Willamette University.
