Summer 2013

The Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Program (CSURP), has been developed by the CCHF to provide a mechanism for undergraduates to engage in C–H Functionalization research and engage in research exchange experiences.

Jessica Elinburg, an undergraduate student at Emory University who worked in the MacBeth Group, was the recipient of one of the 2013 CSURP fellowships and travelled to UC-Irvine in the summer of 2013. Jessica spent the summer working in the lab of Prof. Andrew Borovick, exploring the synthesis of first-row transition metal complexes as potential novel catalysts in C–H Functionalization.

During the program Jessica had the opportunity to participate in Center virtual meeting, present her work to the full membership and engage in local REU activities.