Previous Programs

Summer 2023

RSCU continued through its 4th summer! The program continues to host exciting researchers, and we had our highest participation to date with 64 different labs and 182 students enrolled through RSCU basecamp. The group spans over 22 different states, and in 2023, with the new “get info here” button on the website, we were able to include students who are not involved with summer research yet, but were looking to hear the research seminars and ask questions to the panels.

RSCU Week	Speaker	Description	Area	Institution
Week 1	Benny Chan	Research Talk	Inorganic Chem Ed	TCUNJ
Week 2	Chantal Stieber	Research Talk	Inorganic Chem	Cal Poly Poma
Week 3	Graduate Student Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 4	Anne McNeil	Research Talk	Materials	U of Michigan
Week 5	Student Flash Talks	Student Work	Professional Development	Professional Development
Week 6	Hoby Wedler	Inclusivity Speaker	Organic chemistry
Week 7	David Nagib	Research Talk	Organic Chemistry	Ohio State
Week 8	Cassie Jarvis	Research Talk	Pharmaceutical development	Merck
Week 9	Career Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 10	Héctor Abruña	Research Talk	Electrochemistry	Cornell

RSCU was thrilled to be back for a third summer, continuing the tradition of connecting undergraduate summer researchers across the country.

Summer 2022 RSCU hosted 28 research groups from 23 PUI institutions.

RSCU Week	Speaker	Description	Area	Institution
Week 1	Vanessa Gonzalez- Perez	Workshop	Fostering Inclusivity	Princeton University
Week 2	Career Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 3	Bil Clemons	Research Talk	Biochemistry/ Structural Biology	Caltech
Week 4	George Shields	Research Talk	Theoretical	Furman University
Week 5	Laura Sanchez	Research Talk	BioAnalytical	UCSC
Week 6	Danica Rankic	Research Talk	Medicinal Chemistry	Pfizer
Week 7	Graduate Student Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 8	Student Flash Talks	Student Work	Professional Development	RSCU students

Summer 2021

In addition to research talks we were excited to continue to include panels in our series as well as add a workshop about lab culture and microaggressions. 

Panels in the career panel included chemists currently working in national labs, Exxon Mobil and Vanderbilt Chemicals. One of our panelists also left the lab and is working in Scientific communication at C&E News.

We were honored to have Dr. Obligacion lead a discussion and workshop about microaggressions and cultures in a laboratory setting. Her conversation allowed many students and professors share stories of their experiences and make sure that the whole community is aware of small ways that we discourage each other

Summer 2021 RSCU hosted 28 research groups from 23 PUI institutions.

RSCU Week	Speaker	Description	Area	Institution
Week 1	Nicholas Ball	Research Talk	Organometallic/ Catalysis	Pomona College
Week 2	Grad Student Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 3	Lynn Hernandez	Workshop	Lab Culture. Microaggressions. Diversity	City College of NY
Week 4	Jennifer Obligacion	Research Talk	Process Chemistry	Merck
Week 5	Career Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 6	Tehshik Yoon	Research Talk	Professional Development	Various
Week 7	Yogi Surendranath	Research Talk	Inorganic	MIT
Week 8	Student Flash Talks	Student Work	Professional Development	RSCU students

Summer 2020

Summer 2020. RSCU was designed as a response to the fact that we were all predominantly still in lockdown from COVID-19.  Most of our universities and labs were still not allowing students or professors on campus, but we still needed to give our chemistry students stimulating.

The inaugural RSCU hosted 18 PUI institutions spanning 14 different states and up to 80 participants logged on each week.

RSCU Week	Speaker	Description	Area	Institution
Week 1	Cathy Drennan	Research Talk		MIT
Week 2	Grad Student Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 3	Amanda Wolfe	Research Talk		UNCA
Week 4	Sarah Reisman	Research Talk		Cal Tech
Week 5	Student Flash Talks	Panel	Professional Development	RSCU students
Week 6	Eric Anslyn	Research Talk		UT-Austin
Week 7	Professional School Panel	Panel	Professional Development	Various
Week 8	Jeff Johnson	Workshop	Price is Right game! (costs of lab materials)	Hope College
Week 9	Career Panel	Panel	Professional Development	RSCU students

Summer 2020