Grants in Aid

Overview Nominations Past Recipients Events

Overview

The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) will provide Grants-in-Aid of $500 to each of four undergraduates to attend the 267th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, LA, and to present a paper at the Undergraduate Research Poster Session in the Division of Chemical Education. In the event the meeting is held in virtual mode, the Grant will pay the registration fee.

Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from students at colleges and universities within the Northeastern Section of the ACS. The undergraduate student must be a chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or molecular biology major in good standing with at least junior status, and must be currently engaged in undergraduate research. The institutions of the successful applicants are expected to match the awards to their students.

Application: Application forms may be obtained from the NESACS web site at https://www.nesacs.org/award/grants-in-aid/#nominations. The deadline for receipt of completed applications by Professor Matthew Gage, Chair of the Grants-in-Aid Committee, is September 25, 2023. Send all application materials by electronic transmission to email: Matthew_Gage@uml.edu

Notification: Applicants will be notified of the results by e-mail on September 28, 2023. The deadline for the electronic submission of abstracts to the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C., is October 2, 2023, 11:59 PM.

2023 Application Packet

Professor Matthew Gage

Department of Chemistry
University of Massachusetts Lowell
1 University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-3683
Fax: 978-934-3013
Email: Matthew_Gage@uml.edu

The deadline for electronic submission of abstracts to the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C. for the March 2023 National Meeting is October 2, 2023, 11:59 PM. See Call for Papers for details.

2023

Hannah Durante Ramos, Chemistry Major (University of Massachusetts Boston)
- Research Supervisor: Prof. Marian Ismail
- Topic: Preparation of MOF@TiO2 via Self-Assembly Approach
Madison Maiorano, Chemistry and Biochemistry Major (Stonehill College)
- Research Supervisor: Prof. Louis Liotta
- Topic: Synthesis of Pentahydroxylated Casuarine from D-Glucopyranoside
Andrea Koid, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Major (Northeastern University)
- Research Supervisor: Prof. Lori Ferrins
- Topic: Targeting Kinase Inhibitor Chemotypes for Disease Drug Discovery
Tamari Kukhoidze, Chemistry Major (University of Massachusetts Boston)
- Research Supervisor: Prof. Hannah Sevian
- Topic: Asset-Based Supplemental Chemistry: Course Design Aspects that Support Student Success in General Chemistry

2022

Qingzeng Gao, chemistry major (Tufts University)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Rebecca Scheck
- Topic: DJ-1 is a Glycation Antagonist, Not an AGE Eraser
Naksha Roy, chemical engineering major (M.I.T.)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Zachary Smith
- Topic: Sorption-enhanced Mixed-gas Transport in Amine Functionalized Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs)
Jennifer Pierre-Louis, chemistry major (Tufts University)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Ira Caspari
- Topic: Using Epistemology Analysis to Address the Individuality Among Students’ In-the-Moment Learning in Introductory Chemistry and Physics
Jason Wu, chemistry major (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Shih-Yuan Liu
- Topic: Stereoselective Carboboration and Hydroalkynylation of Internal 1,3-Ethynes Enabled by Senphos-Palladium Complexes

2021

No grants awarded this year.

2020

No grants awarded this year.

2019

Stephanie Bryson (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Louis Liotta
Dayanne Carvalho (MIT)
- Research supervisor: Laura Kiessling
Manaswni Dhingra (Boston University)
- Research supervisor: Karen Allen
Johnny Wang (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: James Morken
Annelise Hushka (Boston University)
- Research supervisor: Deborah Peristein
Gregory Reimonn (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Research supervisor: Wan-Ting Chen

2018

Tianyue Gao (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Dunwei Wang
Madeline Karod (Simmons College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Mariam Ismail / Prof. Michael Berger
Sophia Streimer (Simmons College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Mariam Ismail
Chun Li (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Eranthie Weerapan
Julie Pieslak (University of MA Lowell)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Matthew Gage

2017

Klaudja Caushi (UMass Boston)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Hannah Sevian
Krista Meserve (Emmanuel College)
- Research supervisor: Aren Gerdon
Francis Delano IV (Emmanuel College)
- Research supervisor: R. Bryan Sears

2016

Hailey Butman (Emmanuel College)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Christine Jaworek-Lopes
- Topic: Dermatological Phantom Study of PY74

2015

Wenli Liang (MCPHS University )
- Research supervisor: Songwen Xie
- Topic: Synthesis of the Benztropine Derivative as a Precursor of Fluorescence Labeled Analogs to be Used in Dopamine Transporter Binding Affinity Assays
Saleh Al-Khalifa (Emmanuel College)
- Research supervisor: Christine Jaworek-Lopes
- Topic: Analysis of trace metals in tattoo inks using Agilent ICP MP-AES

2014

No grants awarded this year.

2013

Lauren Gagnon (Emmanuel College)
- Research supervisor: Faina Ryvkin
- Topic: Size Controlled Synthesis of Quantum Dots for Biological and Chemical Detection
Stephanie Murray (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Leon Tilley
- Topic: Preparation of 4-acetylamine-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxoammonium tetrafluoroborate and Exploration of Use for Dehydrogenation of Ketones
Casey Brodsky (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Frank Tsung
- Topic: Pd@Rh Core-Shell Nanostructures for Electrochemical Energy Storage
Bria Pelletier (Gordon College)
- Research supervisor: Joel Boyd
- Topic: The Determination of the Optimal Crosslink Density for the Durability of Acrylic-Titania Composite Photocatalytic Support Materials”

2012

Emily Nicotera (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Maria Curtin
- Topic: Investigation of Aluminum Chlorohydrate by Atmospheric Ionization
  Mass Spectrometry
Stephanie Murray (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Leon Tilley
- Topic: Trifluoromethyl Directed γ-Sylil Elimination in the Cationic Mediated Synthesis of Trifluoromethylcyclopropanes
Eve A. Granatosky (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Louis Liotta
- Topic: Stereochemically Controlled Dihydroxylations in the Synthesis of Polhydroxylated Pyrrolizidines
Kelly McCarthy (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Louis Liotta
- Topic: The Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolidine from a D-Altroise Derivative

2011

Jennifer Bento (Simmons College)
- Research supervisor: Richard Gurney
- Topic: Synthesis characterization and greening of vinylbenzyl thymine monomer, vinylbenzyl thymine, and vinylpyridine copolymer

2010

Vy Nguyen (Emmanuel College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Ryvkin
- Topic: Effects of the Tryptophan Residues Modifications on the Structure and Activity of Copper-Containing Enzyme Lysyl Oxidase
John Sirois (University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Donald Boerth
- Topic: Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions in Hindered Allylic Systems
Thaddeaus Webster (University of New Hampshire)
- Research supervisor: Ihab Farag
- Topic: Enhancing Algae Lipid and Biodiesel Production by Temperature Stressing
Jin Xin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Research supervisor: Alice Ting
- Topic: Site-Specific Targeting of Small Molecules for Live Cell and Super-Resolution Imaging

2009

Daniel Abbott (Framingham State College)
- Research supervisor: Catherine Dignam
- Topic: Design and Synthesis of New Chiral Diketimine Complexes for Asymmetric Catalysis
Natalie Dogal (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Louis Liotta
- Topic: 3-(hydroxymethyl)hexahydro-1H-pyrrolizine-1,2,6,7-tetraol synthesis from D-glucose
Henry Kells (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Research supervisor: Daniel Sandman
- Topic: Polymerization of Ethynylpyridines with Electrophilic Carbohydrate Reagents

2008

Kevin Robbins (Keene State College)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Colin Abernethy, Advisor
- Topic: New Soft Scorpionate Complexes of Vanadium
Jeffrey Garber (Dartmouth College)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Robert B. Grubbs, Advisor
- Topic: Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Precursors to Cobalt Polymer Hybrids
Jonathan Doran (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Donald Boerth, Advisor
- Topic: Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions

2007

Richard K. Hughes, Jr. (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Lawrence T. Scott, Advisor
- Towards the Synthesis of Arm-Chair Carbon Nanotubes
Taryn Palluccio (Bridgewater State College)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Stephen Waratuke, Advisor
- Hydroaminations with Alkynes, Enynes, and Dienes Using Titanium Catalysts
Chaoyuan Kuang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Graham Walker, Advisor
- Regulation of Activity of E.coli Proteins UmuC and UmuD
Paresh Agarwal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Christopher Cummins, Advisor
- An Isolable and Monomeric Phosphorus Radical that is ResonanceStabilized by the Vanadium(IV/V) Redox Couple
Todd Andrade (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Dr. Donald W. Boerth, Advisor
- DNA Adduct Formation from Interaction with Pesticides in Plants

2006

Jessica C. DeMott (Brandeis University)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Oleg V. Ozerov, Adisor
- Hypercoordinate Main Group PNP Pincer Complexes
Tania M. Cabrera (Simmons College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Richard Gurey, Advisor
- Controlling the size, orientation, density, and nucleation of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals using self-assembled monolayers
Jessica N. Falco (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Louis J. Liotta, Advisor
- The Synthesis of Vinyl Pyrrolidine and Subsequent Synthesis of Polyhudroxylated Pyrrolidines from Commercially Available Sugars
James T. Hummel (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Louis J. Liotta, Adviso
- The Synthesis of Vinyl and Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolidines and Subsequent Purification using High Performance Liquid Chromatography

2005

Marcy Keddy (Simmons College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Richard Gurney, Advisor
Alison Erbeck (Bridgewater State College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Edward Brush, Advisor
Ellen Sletten (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Louis Liotta, Advisor
Ryan Smith (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Leon Tilley, Advisor
Yehuda Edo Paz (Harvard College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Gregory Verdine, Advisor
Sarah Fischer (University of Massachusetts, Lowell)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Edwin Jahngen, Advisor

2004

Pasha Mirazimi (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Udayan Mohanty, Advisor
Elisa Miller (Boston University)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Amy Mullin, Advisor
Karen DiBalsi (Bridgewater State College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Edward J. Brush, Advisor
Travis R. Pribusauskas (Bridgewater State College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Steven C. Haefner
Rozalina Grubina (Harvard University)
- Research supervisor: Prof. David R. Liu, Advisor
Claudia Moura (Merrimack College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Anthony L. Fernandez
Renato Bauer (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Louis Liotta
Shaina Byrne (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Leon Tilley
Kristin Felice (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Marilena Hall

2003

Ustin Towigny (Boston University)
- Research supervisor: Warren Giering
Warren Ansaldo (Boston University)
- Research supervisor: Alfred Prock
Andrew Pagano (Boston University)
- Research supervisor: Alfred Prock
Toni Lamoureaux (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Catherine Neto

2002

Andrea Vandross (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Luis Liotta
Patrick Furcolo (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Cheryl Schnitzer
Erik Turnberg (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Research supervisor: Vincent Rotello
Brian Murphy (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Catherine Neto
Matthew Tremblay (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Research supervisor: Edwin Jahngen

2001

John Amara (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Lawrence Scott
Andrea Kurtz (Harvard University)
- Research supervisor: Hongkun Park
Stephen Godin (Bridgewater State College)
- Research supervisor: Edward Brush
Nicholas Greco (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Louis Liotta

2000

Kimberly Dougherty (Boston College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Martha Teeter
Patricia Ong (Boston University
- Research supervisor: Prof. Pericles Stavropoulos
Theodor Agapie (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Christopher Cummins
Suzanne Muggeo (Regis College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Kathleen J. LaChance-Galang
Janelle Comia (Stonehill College)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Maria Curtin
Takuo Hama (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Gerald Hammond
Erin Navin (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Gerald Hammond
Samson Jolly (University of New Hampshire)
- Research supervisor: Prof. Gary Weisman