Summer research has begun
Excited to begin our 8 week summer research season with two new members, Frida and Sonja, as well as returning members, Nejc, Troy, Autumn, Hasham, and Max!
We are featured in the Amherst College News
Check out the article here: New Grant Funds Student-Faculty Research on Alternative Energy
Spring 2021 is off to a good start
We have hit ground running this semester with five students in the lab and weekly zoom meetings. We also welcome new member, Troy Colleran 22′.
Final group meeting of 2020
We have wrapped up research for the fall semester as students head home for the winter break. But that didn’t stop us from having one last virtual group meeting, with Read More …
We have received funding!
The Olshansky lab is happy to announce that we have received an Undergraduate New Investigator Grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF). We will be studying Read More …
Fire and ice quantum dots
Nejc made some fluorescent orange quantum dots, then added some zinc and they became fluorescent blue! Research is off to a colorful start.
First group meeting of Fall semester
The group has grown! We will have four students working in the lab this semester, and one working remotely. Excited to make some quantum dots.
The lab is ready for chemistry
Lab renovations are nearly complete. The lab space is eagerly waiting to be equipped with a glovebox and a variety of other equipment.
First group meeting
The Olshansky Lab celebrated its inaugural group meeting last week! It is not feasible to do experiments in lab, but our virtual summer research is off to a great start. Read More …
Lab News
Lab opening is six months away! Equipment is being ordered, lab renovations are being negotiated, and research ideas are being brainstormed.