The Department of Chemistry held the 49_^th Annual Naff Symposium on March 28, 2024. This year’s topic was Energetic Foundations & Futures of Life. 

Speakers:

• Dr. Wolfgang Nitschke – French National Centre for Scientific Research
• Dr. Gary W. Brudvig – Director of Yale Energy Sciences Institute
• Dr. Shelley Minteer – Director of Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability

The Graduate Poster Competition was held in the hallways of the Jacobs Science Building. This poster session is a public celebration of the exciting science our students are conducting. 

• First Prize: Jenna Rector
• Second Prize: Sahar Bayat
• Honorable Mention: Alyson Ackerman
• Honorable Mention: David Lu