{"id":43,"date":"2019-10-28T20:51:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T20:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:20:33","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-800 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1730\" height=\"1153\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2026\/02\/061725_Chemistry-Research-Group_01-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1730px) 100vw, 1730px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1730px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1730\/1153;\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>2025 Chemistry Summer Research portrait<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each chemistry major has an opportunity to join a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/faculty-staff\/\">faculty member&#8217;s research laboratory<\/a>. These faculty-led research groups expose students to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/facilities-resources\/\">modern technology and instrumentation<\/a>, and help them develop problem-solving skills in the chemical sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Our faculty are experts in every major area of chemistry, ensuring our students will be challenged and intellectually engaged in their projects. We recruit faculty based on their enthusiasm for working with undergraduate students and sustaining active research labs. Under the guidance of these dedicated teachers and researchers, our students gain a partner in data collection and analysis, and receive guidance on how to communicate their findings.<a id=\"summer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Summer Research Projects<\/h3>\n<p>Please review descriptions of the summer research projects<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Anderson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Elizabeth Anderson<\/a>: Analytical, Inorganic, Materials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Breen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meghan Breen<\/a>: Biological<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Buchmueller.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karen Buchmueller<\/a>: Biological<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Daub.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Beth Daub<\/a>: Organic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/furman-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/r\/personal\/tbridwell_furman_edu\/Documents\/Desktop\/Mac%20Gilliland.docx?d=w51340dcbb29c48b998c64cb21ccc0504&amp;e=4%3adc1fda737b9d4450bfe7767da71b803e&amp;sharingv2=true&amp;fromShare=true&amp;at=9\">Mac Gilliland <\/a>: Analytical<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:415236f0-ed3d-4fe6-857b-924e28bb3a59\">Brian Goess<\/a>: Organic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Hanks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Hanks<\/a>: Organic, Materials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Jarocha.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lauren Jarocha<\/a>: Physical<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Petty.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Petty<\/a>: Physical, Biological<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Shields.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Shields<\/a>: Computational, Structural Biochemistry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Wagenknecht.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Wagenknecht<\/a>: Inorganic, Materials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/11\/2021_Research_Statement_Wheeler.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John and Sandy Wheeler<\/a>: Analytical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Faculty-Student Publications<\/h3>\n<p>Our focus on undergraduate research provides an experience that is rare among universities. Our students conduct and collaborate on independent research projects that are often reserved for graduate students at other schools. In fact, our students often present their research alongside faculty and graduate students from other institutions. In the past five years alone, we have sent more than 150 students to present at national research conferences. And since 2010, our undergraduates have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/student-experiences\/publications\/\">co-authored many peer-reviewed manuscripts<\/a>, including articles in prestigious journals such as <em>Analytical Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, The Journal of Chemical Education, The Journal of Organic Chemistry<\/em>, and <em>The Journal of Physical Chemistry<\/em>. This experience ensures our graduates are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/program-overview\/career-opportunities\/\">well prepared for pursuing careers or earning advanced degrees<\/a> in chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Chemistry Summer Research portrait Each chemistry major has an opportunity to join a faculty member&#8217;s research laboratory. These faculty-led research groups expose students to modern technology and instrumentation, and help them develop problem-solving skills in the chemical sciences. 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