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Faculty member Fehmi Damkaci speaks with students

Chancellor's Award honors Fehmi Damkaci for GENIUS, other service contributions

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Fehmi Damkaci, professor and chair of SUNY Oswego's chemistry department and founder and director of the GENIUS Olympiad environmental competition in Oswego for high school students from scores of countries around the world for nearly nine years, has earned the...
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Casey Raymond listening to students in an honors program class

Chemistry professor earns SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

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The State University of New York has conferred on Casey Raymond, associate professor of chemistry at SUNY Oswego, the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, based on his consistent, beyond-the-call care for the performance and success of his students, his...
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Science beckoned at an early age for sophomore Sarah Rappleye (Rapple-ee), who majors in chemistry, minors in biocultural anthropology and forensic science, and is poised to present her research at a regional conference -- all while participating year-round in NCAA athletics.

Sarah Rappleye

Chemistry and cinema studies students working on lab safety video

Creative writing, chemistry, cinema studies students collaborate on safety films

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A spirit of collaboration led to SUNY Oswego’s creative writing, chemistry and cinema and screen studies programs working together to create a series of short films on laboratory safety.
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Vadoud Niri was honored for his mentorship of student researchers

Mentorship award winner encourages early start to lab work

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SUNY Oswego chemistry faculty member Dr. Vadoud Niri recently was named recipient of the 2018 Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity.
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Casey Raymond

Positive reactions support teaching award for Casey Raymond

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The 2017 SUNY Oswego President's Award for Teaching Excellence will honor chemistry faculty member Dr. Casey Raymond, who garnered praise in more than a dozen letters of support from colleagues and alumni for his 14 years of challenging, supporting and...
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Oswego professor, students explore green solution for air quality

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Vadoud Niri of the SUNY Oswego chemistry faculty and his undergraduate assistants worked steadily—and quietly—for three years researching five common houseplants as agents for removing potentially hazardous chemicals such as acetone from the air. Then the American Chemical Society took...
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Paid-vacations study sharpens student research skills

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SUNY Oswego chemistry professor Dr. Kestas Bendinskas and his student researchers recently shared in a grant for a preliminary study of stress markers and related effects among workers who take paid vacation time and those who leave some or all...
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Oswego grad student lands dream job using skills in education, chemistry

Joy Logan

Chemistry professor, Fehmi Damkaci in lab with student

Chemistry professor to receive mentorship award

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Dr. Fehmi Damkaci, a SUNY Oswego chemistry faculty member long active with his students in lab research, journal publications, conference presentations and career guidance, will receive the 2015 Provost’s Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity.
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Graduate chemistry student summer research in Athens

Tamara Nsouli

Chemistry student earns full scholarship to pursue Ph.D.

Damaris Rivera-Santos