News and Updates

Theo presents his first poster at GC&E and gets a ton of traction. Theo even got featured in C&EN Mag. (06/24/25)

Prof. Speight goes to Ottawa and presents on the MOF and 3D Printing projects. (06/17/25)

Evan will be starting his summer internship this summer at Merck! Best of luck to him. (05/27/25)

Welcome to the team Cody, Ciarra and Evie! Super excited to have you all on board. (05/27/25)

The Speight Group will be very active this summer with Theo, Bri, Rodney, and Sophia continuing their research. Also, new additions to the team, Ciarra Moore and Lance Cody, will start this summer! (05/27/25)

Amelia Klaus (Mathematics), Kyle Lewis-Johnson (Chemistry), Angela Liu (Chemistry), and Maria Soly (Biology) are all graduates of W&M! CONGRATS! (05/17/25)

Kyle is awarded the Hulon Willis Association award and the Algernon Sydney Sullivan award for his impact across W&M's campus. Congrats Kyle! (05/16/25)

Prof. Speight is recognized by his students for his efforts in the classroom. Special thanks to his students for the recognition! (05/13/25)

Kyle is recognized for his outstanding efforts in W&M Chemistry for his service and support of the community. Go Kyle! (04/25/25)

Both Rodney and Theo have been selected to the Chemistry Department's PRIME peer mentoring program. Theo will return for his second year and Rodney will start his first year!(04/20/25)

Rodney, Vanessa, and Bri have been elected to positions within NOBCChE@WM's eboard. Rodney will serve as President, Vanessa as Vice-President, and Bri as Secretary. Congrats on the leadership opportunities! (04/20/25)

Amelia and Angela go to ACS San Diego to present their research as a part of the CMCC's REU program. Great job! (03/24/25)

Amelia presented her work with the CMCC at the ACS Local Section poster session hosted at Old Dominionl. A lot of folks loved her presentation and poster and she won best poster! (02/22/25)

Vanessa presented her work on 3D printed vessels at NOBCChE. Her work won best Undergrad Poster in Green Chem/Chem Education! Go Vanessa! (10/04/24)

Kyle was awarded the NOBCChE Northeast Undergraduate Rising Star Award! Huge congratulations to Kyle for this achievement! (10/04/24)

Theo gave an end of summer presentation for the Caltech WAVE program. His work with the Nelson group has given us great progress on the MOF project! (8/23/24)

The SP8 Summer Team goes out for a visit to an escape room to round out the summer. We were so close to escaping but we'll get it next time! (7/26/24)

Amelia and Vanessa visit other parts of the CMCC. They spent a week working with the Batteas and Felts group! (7/21/24)

Theo and Prof. Speight take a trip across the pond where Prof. Speight will present and Theo will meet his collaborators in the Friščić Group. (5/20/24)

The SP8 group goes out to celebrate its first year together! (5/4/24)

Prof. Speight and Dr. Wilfried Braje join Green Chem Essentials to discuss the power of mechanochemistry!

Theo will be going to Caltech this summer via the WAVE program!

Kyle presents some of his previous research at the WM SURE conference

Prof. Speight gives a lecture on the importance of community for the WM SURE Conference Closing keynote.

Prof. Speight gives a seminar at the Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM.

Prof. Speight gives a seminar for the Provost's office Research in Progress Seminar Series.

Prof. Speight gives two seminars at ACS, one of which was in the Affordable Green Chemistry Award Symposium!