September 15, 2023
The Group Takes a Hike
On September 14, 2023, the group traveled to Deception Pass for our annual group hike. We walked along the beautiful beaches in the state park, stopped for ice cream in Coupeville, and even saw a pod of orcas on the ferry ride back!
September 1, 2023
Congratulations to Jacob for successfully defending his thesis!
Dr. Jacob Finney defended his thesis entitled “Combining Research in Theoretical Chemistry and Chemistry Education: Part A: The Development and Use of Guided Diffusion Monte Carlo to Study Molecules that Undergo Large Amplitude Vibrational Motions Part B: Using Marzano’s Taxonomy to Classify Multiple-Choice General Chemistry Exam Questions” on July 17, 2023. Congratulations Jacob!
Congratulations to Rachel for successfully defending her thesis!
Dr. Rachel Huchmala defended her thesis entitled “Using Reduced Dimensional Models to Interpret Spectral Signatures of Large Amplitude Motions of OH Bonds” on May 16, 2023. Congratulations Rachel!
July 18, 2022
The Group Spends the Summer at Conferences!
The entire McCoy group (Mark, Rachel, Jacob, Fenris, Mickey & Anne!) all attended and gave talks at the 75th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. They were too busy having fun to take any photos! Two weeks later, Mark, Rachel, Jacob and Anne attended the 12th Triennial Congress of the…
Congratulations to Mark for successfully defending his thesis!
Dr. Mark Boyer defended his thesis entitled “Methodologies for Solving the Vibrational Schrödinger Equation” on June 29, 2022. Congratulations!
June 17, 2022
Congratulations Jacob on becoming a CEI Education & Teaching Fellow!
Congratulations Jacob! He will be spending the Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 quarters as a CEI Education & Teaching Fellow, learning how to be a better educator!
Congratulations to Chloe for earning her Bachelor’s in Chemistry!
Congratulations to Chloe for graduating with distinction and her bachelor’s degree in chemistry!
Congratulations to Ryan for successfully defending his thesis!
Dr. Ryan DiRisio defended his thesis titled “Development and Analysis of Computational Methods to Study Hydrogen Bonding in Molecular Clusters” on February 2, 2022. Congratulations! We miss you, sorry for the late post!
September 18, 2020
Congratulations to Victor for successfully defending his thesis!
Dr. Victor Lee defended his thesis titled “Approaches in Deciphering Zero-Point Energy Effects for Molecular Clusters Using Diffusion Monte Carlo” on May 28, 2020. Congratulations! We’ll miss you!
February 13, 2019
Anne and Meredith Interview with the ACS to Celebrate The International Day of Women and Girls In Science
Feburary 11th was the United Nation’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To celebrate this, the American Chemical Society published a collection of interviews with female ACS journal editors and female scientists to whom they have been a mentor. Be sure to read Anne and Meredith’s interview!