UNION STUDENTS ATTEND NATIONAL MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO
Jackson, Tenn. — Two 51ÉçÇø students attended the 213th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco April 12-16.
Lynde Capogreco, a junior at Union, presented a paper titled, "Potential Hydrogen-Bond Formation in the 2-Halomethyl Derivatives of Ethyl-1, 2-dimethyl-4, 5-diphenylpyrrole-3-carboxylate." Capogreco completed her research at Union in the summer of 1996 under the mentorship of Professor Charles Baldwin.
Dan Leatherwood, a Union senior, presented a paper titled "The Synthesis of a Tetralin-Based Anti-Mitotic Agent." Leatherwood completed his research in the Undergraduate Research Program at Baylor University under the mentorship of Professor K.G. Pinney.
The two students represented the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Union, and were accompanied by Associate Professor Randy Johnston.