Nine students were inducted into the Phi Lambda Upsilon national chemistry honor society on Sept. 27.
On Sept. 27, 2019, eight Elon student were inducted into the Phi Lambda Upsilon national chemistry honor society who purpose is “the promotion of high scholarship and original investigation in all branches of pure and applied chemistry.”
The society’s name originates from the three eminent scientists who inspired its creation: Carl Fresenius (P), Justus von Liebig (L) and Jacobus van’t Hoff (U). Inductees were selected based on their excellence in scholarship and character as exhibited in the classroom and research.
This year’s nominees were:
Jordyn Cowan (biochemistry)
Daniel Heintzelman (chemistry)
Margaret Hughes (biochemistry)
Savannah Kile (biochemistry)
Seth McKee (chemistry)
Natalie Salerno (chemistry)
Kevin Scott (biochemistry)
Connor Smith (biochemistry)
The Gamma Alpha chapter hosted at Elon’s current officers for the 2019-20 academic year, including: Bailey Gilmore (president), Christopher Adamik (vice-president), Cailee Mehta (secretary), and Annaliese McFarlane (treasurer).