July 2023 The research team heads to UW's Pack Forest conference center for the Nanocrystals NW conference. There, we heard about a lot of exciting research in the Pacific Northwest, made connections with other research groups, and honed our pine cone tossing skills. Dr. Bentley gave a talk about lattice planes, crystal facets, and nanoparticle shape control based on this recent article in the Journal of Chemical Education.
May 2023 Rogers summer research interns Zane Mullally, Kenzie Stewart, and Abi Ramirez all join the group. Welcome!
May 2022 Congratulations to Rachael Rice '22, who earned her BA in chemistry from LC this month. Later in the summer, Dr. Bentley heads to Indiana U. for a year-long sabbatical.
May 2021 A big congratulations to Jessica, who graduates from LC this month. Rachael Rice '22 joins the research group as a summer Rogers intern.
May 2020 Syrah, Yikun, and Saraí graduate from LC after weathering the spring 2020 disruption. Congratulations!
March 2020 The college moves to online instruction, and research is paused.
February 2020 Saraí is selected for an
ACS Bridge Project travel award to support her travel to the Spring 2020 ACS meeting in Philadelphia. Syrah, Yikun, and Jessica are all supported by LC SAAB travel grants.
September 2019 Saraí Miranda '20 joins the research group - welcome, Saraí!
August 2019 Syrah, Dakota, and Dr. Bentley head to the inaugural Nanocrystals NW conference at UW's Pack Forest near Mt Rainier (see photos).
May 2019 Sara, Selina, and Dakota all graduate with honors - congratulations! Syrah Starnes ' 20 and Yikun Hu '20 join the group as Rogers summer research students.
April 2019 The Fall 2018 Nanomaterials Chemistry class is featured in the spring 2019 issue of the LC alumni magazine. Check it out here.
April 2019 Sara, Selina, and Genie head to Orlando to present posters at the ACS national meeting. See photos!
September 2018 Dakota Kennedy ' 19 joins the group to study gold and silver nanoparticles immobilized on ITO substrates.
May 2018 Congratulations to Zach on the successful defense of his thesis! Zach and Kelley graduate from LC with their BA's in chemistry. Sara Worku '19 and Genie Rose '20 join the lab for Rogers summer research.
March 2018 Zach and Dr. Bentley made a quick trip to New Orleans for the ACS meeting (see photos). While there, we got to catch up with Stephen Kubota '13 and Lauren Heald '16.
January 2018 Selina returns from a semester in Berlin and picks up her study of Ag/Au nanoparticle interactions, joined by Jessica Doan '21. Kelley Koeppen '18 and Sara Worku '19 will spend the spring semester adapting a ZnO nanorod synthesis for Chem 120 lab.
July 2017 The department was deeply saddened to learn that Erin Carlson '17 passed away in late July. Erin was a delight in the classroom and the laboratory: eager to learn, strong and steady in the face of a challenge, and supportive of her fellow students. We are grateful to have known her and will cherish all that she taught us.
May 2017 Jack Bergamini ’18, Zach Schonrock ’18, and Selina Ibarra ’19 come on board for a summer of Rogers research. Welcome! The lab also relocates upstairs to work in a teaching lab for the summer while our research space is renovated. (See photos.)
May 2017 Ben and Erin graduate with honors in chemistry – congratulations to both!
April 2017 The group heads to San Francisco for the spring ACS meeting (see photos).
March 2017 Riley Coulthard ‘15 wins an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to support her PhD work in environmental engineering at Yale University. Congrats!
July 2016 Riley Zickel ’17 took off on a solo backpacking trip in late July and did not return. Riley was remembered at a sunny outdoor gathering on campus in September which drew a large number of his friends, faculty, and staff to listen to tunes from his jazz combo, snack on food from his favorite Cuban restaurant, and share memories.
May 2016 Chemistry major Riley Zickel ('17) joins returning students Ben Hohman ('17) and Erin Carlson ('17) for the Rogers summer research program. Cody takes a position in physics.
April 2016 Group alumnus James Miyasaki ('13) is awarded an honorable mention in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship competition.
March 2016 A record-setting number of LC students (9, including Ben and Erin) travel to San Diego to present posters at the ACS national meeting.
September 2015 Cody Winkleblack ('19) joins the research group to study Au and Ag NP interactions. Welcome, Cody!
May 2015 Riley C. graduates from LC (congrats!) and Erin Carlson ('17) and Ben Hohman ('17) join the group.
August 2014 Dr. Bentley moves east to spend a sabbatical year in Sang Bok Lee's group at the University of Maryland, College Park.
May 2014 Congratulations to Lucky on his graduation from LC.
March 2014 Riley C. is one of three LC students to win a Goldwater scholarship, the most prestigious undergraduate science honor.
November 2013 Riley C. and Lucky present posters at the Murdock Undergraduate Science Conference.
October 2013 Riley C. presents a poster at the Pauling Award Symposium at the University of Portland. (The award was given to Chad Mirkin.)
May 2013 Stephen successfully defends his chemistry honors thesis. Congratulations to both Stephen and James as they graduate from LC. Luciano Santino (’14) and Riley Coulthard (’15) join the group.
April 2013 Dr. Bentley, James, and Stephen travel to the spring ACS meeting in New Orleans, where each student presents a poster.
Summer 2012 James Miyasaki (’13) joins the group and Stephen returns from New Zealand. The supergroup meets at PSU in mid-July.
January and February 2012 Safe travels and buen viaje to Stephen and Katie, who are studying abroad this semester in New Zealand and Chile, respectively.
November 2011 Dr. Bentley visits the Linfield College chemistry department to give a seminar. Stephen and Katie give a presentation at the Murdock Undergraduate Science Conference in Seattle. And, we all gather with the supergroup (Goforth group from PSU and Geselbracht group from Reed) at Reed College.
June 2011 The group attends the regional ACS meeting held in Portland.
May 2011 Stephen Kubota (’13) and Katie Murphy (’13) join the group.
April 2011 Supergroup meets at Lewis & Clark.
Robin Osofsky (’11) defends his senior thesis and graduates with honors.
March 2011
Dr. Bentley presents a research seminar at Pacific University.
February 2011 Students in Nanomaterials Chemistry (Chem 415) collaborate with students in 3D Design (Art 103). For more info, see the photos page.
Supergroup meets at PSU.
June 2010
Dr. Bentley departs to spend a semester of sabbatical leave in Cathy Murphy’s group at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Chris Untiedt (’12) leaves for a year abroad in Germany.
The new Rigaku Ultima IV powder diffractometer is installed at PSU.
April 2010
Cam Zachreson (’10) defends his thesis project and graduates with honors.
March 2010
Eric Randall presents a poster at the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Francisco.
Supergroup meeting is hosted by the Goforth group at Portland State.
January 2010
Lewis & Clark receives a $250,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to support nanomaterials curriculum development.
Robin Osofsky (’11) leaves for a semester abroad in Australia.
December 2009
Chem 100 students contribute to the environmental studies department’s poster session. Some of the best student posters are now on display in Olin.
October 2009
The Bentley group hosts a supergroup meeting at Lewis & Clark. Cam and Robin give presentations about their work.
Dr. Bentley visits the Oregon Graduate Institute to give a research presentation.
September 2009
Cam Zachreson (’10) gives a departmental seminar about his proposed honors project.
Chris Untiedt (’12) joins the group.