Clubs
*see Happenings page for club meeting dates
SPS (Society of Physics Students)
SPS (Society of Physics Students) has a new chapter on campus. Dr. Scott Hawley is the faculty advisor.
Pi (Π) Day was celebrated on March 14, 2008 by the Society of Physics Students (SPS) club with a fundraiser "Pi (Π) A Professor". In the Photo Dr. Scott Hawley is surrounded by Physics students.
Beta Chi
This student organization's purpose is to promote research in the area of biochemistry and molecular biology through seminars and laboratory opportunities, while providing a social setting for networking and volunteering. Dr. Rachel Rigsby serves as the faculty advisor for this organization.
SAACS (Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society)
SAACS (Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society) has an active chapter on campus and was selected to receive a Commendable Award for its activities conducted during the 2007-08 academic year! Lists of award winning chapters will be published in Chemical & Engineering News and in in Chemistry. These chapters will also be honored at the 237th ACS National Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT in March 2009. Dr. Alison Moore and Dr. Rachel Rigsby are the faculty advisors. Students involved in SAACS have participated in the following activities:
- attended regional and national ACS (American Chemical Society) meetings
- visited local high schools to present Chemistry demonstrations
- offered convocation programs on campus as part of National Chemistry Week
- participated in Explorations in Chemistry --- High School Chemistry Day at Belmont
- participated in CSI Week at Belmont and CSI: Belmont......Whodunnit?
National Conference of the American Chemical Society
Chemistry professors Dr. Alison Moore and Dr. Rachel Rigsby took four students to the National Conference of the American Chemical Society in Chicago, IL March 25-29, 2007. Chris Bowman, Jordan Fritz, Beth Repasky and Dr. Moore presented a poster featuring Belmont's Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) chapter titled: Reaching Out to the Campus and Beyond: SAACS Events that Spark Interest. Lauren Hight presented a research poster titled: Chemical Combinations for Curing of Marine Mussel Adhesives. Beth Repasky presented a research poster titled: Experiment vs. Computation: What does Nature think of Human Designed Proteins?
