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When Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nicole Crowder<\/a> attends national conferences, her peers often mistake her University of Mary Washington students for master\u2019s or Ph.D. students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are shocked at the caliber of our undergraduate students,\u201d Crowder said.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Crowder, assistant professor of chemistry, works with Karmel James ’13 on a research project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Senior Karmel James and junior Eric Johnson, chemistry majors and seasoned conference presenters, are two such students. Both James and Johnson are working with Crowder this semester through UMW\u2019s undergraduate research program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Their projects aim to reduce carbon dioxide through manipulating various substances. Johnson is exploring \u201cclick chemistry,\u201d while James is using a different method.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about taking something that is viewed as a waste gas and turning it into something useful,\u201d Crowder said.<\/p>\n

Research like Johnson and James\u2019 can have large potential implications, from turning carbon dioxide into alternate fuel sources to finding ways to remove the gas from the atmosphere. Both students will present their findings at the American Chemical Society\u2019s national meeting<\/a> in April, marking a milestone in several semesters of research.<\/p>\n

Johnson started his project almost two years ago as part of UMW\u2019s annual Summer Science Institute.<\/p>\n

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Eric Johnson ’14 started working with Crowder on his project almost two years ago, as part of UMW’s Summer Science Institute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cStarting as early as I did really helped,\u201d he said. \u201cSince Mary Washington is a small school, all the professors already know who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

James, who keeps a full schedule during the academic year as a resident assistant, editor of the Battlefield Yearbook and an active member of campus clubs, used the Summer Science Institute to devote 100 percent of her time to her research.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to set it up more like grad school,\u201d Crowder said of the summer experience, with one-on-one meetings with professors and presentations in front of small groups. \u201cIt really is a collaborative effort. They are getting real-life skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Karmel James “13 (left) and Nicole Crowder (center) will present at the American Chemical Society national meeting in April.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This summer, Johnson hopes to attend a summer program at a research university, to give a new perspective on his research when he picks up the project in the fall.<\/p>\n

He said his undergraduate research experience at UMW has inspired him to pursue graduate school in chemistry.<\/p>\n

For James, the one-on-one work with professors like Crowder will prove invaluable as she graduates in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch opened my eyes to what chemists really do,\u201d she said. \u201cIt tied in all the things we do in class.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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