Sarah Smith (ssmith23)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Jepson Science Center Room 440
ssmith23@umw.edu
540-654-1409

Sarah Smith in the News

Good Vibrations: UMW Summer Science Institute Highlights Intense Undergrad Research

When red milkweed beetles engage in combat, they don’t just fight with their bodies – they communicate through vibrations that travel across the plant. This summer, University of Mary Washington students are investigating whether these fighting vibrations might actually prevent battles rather than provoke them, challenging assumptions about insect behavior. It’s Read more…

Good Vibrations: UMW Summer Science Institute Highlights Intense Undergrad Research

UMW’s Summer Enrichment Program Mixes College-Level Learning With Fredericksburg Fun

From mixing paint pigments to mixing music, high school students in UMW’s Summer Enrichment Program signed up for a week of college-level learning paired with outdoor activities in the Fredericksburg area. By day three in the week-long program, they had visited Ferry Farm and Kenmore, picked up litter along the Read more…

Smith Discusses Spicy Beer Project on With Good Reason Radio

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Sarah Smith '12, senior biochemistry major Valerie Ebenki and Ray Parrish '91, co-owner of Maltese Brewing Co. in Fredericksburg appeared on Dec. 17 on With Good Reason about their work to create the world's spiciest beer and submit it to the Guinness Book of World Read more…

Smith, Student’s Work with Local Brewery Highlighted in The Free Lance-Star

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Sarah Smith's work with junior biochemistry major Valerie Ebenki was recently highlighted in an article in The Free Lance-Star about how the pair are helping Mary Washington alum Ray Parrish '91, co-owner of Maltese Brewing Company in Fredericksburg, who aspires to earn a Guinness World Read more…

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