Group News

June 2025 — Dermot O’Connor joined the lab to do summer research along with returning student, Eva!

May 2025 — Maya, Theo, James, Sigrid, Elijah, and Olga all graduated from St. Olaf College! Congratulations to all of you!

May 2025 — Olga Zubarieva presented a research seminar at St. Olaf College earning her distinction in Chemistry!

March 2025 — Sigrid Olsen and Olga Zubarieva travelled to San Diego to present their research at the National ACS Meeting.

Maia (Marlier Lab), Sigrid, and Olga all presented their research at the ACS Conference in San Diego.

November 2024 — Pauline Iwerks and Eva McKinney presented their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at Midstates Consortium for Math and Science at the Washington University.

Sarah helps Prof. Marlier make liquid nitrogen ice cream at the end of summer celebration!

June 2024 — Pauline Iwerks, Eva McKinney, Sarah Oppenheim, and Tashani Williams all joined the group this summer through CURI and McNair!

May 2024 — Olivia Hjelm, Harry Olander, and Bailey VanderWilde graduated from St. Olaf! Congratulations!

November 2023 — Maya Ballard presented her research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at Midstates Consortium for Math and Science at the University of Chicago.

September 2023 — Andrea Hanson joined the lab!

June 2023 — Theo Doran, Sigrid Olsen, and Elijah Sonntag all joined the group to do some fun summer research along with Maya and James.

May 2023 — Maya Ballard, Olivia Hjelm, James Lyke, Harry Olander, Jane Spading, and Olga Zubarieva all presented posters on their research at the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Honors Day Poster Session.

February 2023 — Maya Ballard, James Lyke, Jane Spading, and Olga Zubarieva joined the group. Looking forward to working together!

September 2022 — Olivia Hjelm, Harry Olander, and Bailey VanderWilde all joined the group. Welcome everyone!

August 2022 — Prof. Brezny presented at the Fall 2022 ACS meeting in Chicago.

June 2022 — Prof. Brezny moved from Skidmore College to St. Olaf College.

May 2022 — Emma and Oscar graduated from Skidmore! Congrats to you both!!

Photo of Emma Straton, Prof. Brezny, and Oscar Fischer.
Emma Straton, Prof. Brezny, and Oscar Fischer celebrating Emma and Oscar’s graduation from Skidmore!

May 2022 — The seniors shared their research accomplishments at the Skidmore College Chemistry Department Academic Festival. Emma gave a wonderful presentation on her thesis work, and Oscar shared his great research as a poster.