Fall 2026

Senior Honors Thesis

CHEM 681 is a mentored research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.

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CHEM 681

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AARON HOSKINS is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ALAN ATTIE is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ARUN YETHIRAJ is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHARLES LAUHON is recorded teaching in Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRISTINA REMUCAL is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAN WEIX is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DANIEL FREDRICKSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID SCHWARTZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HELEN BLACKWELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2016, Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IVE HERMANS is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2018, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFFREY MARTELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JENNIFER SCHOMAKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN BERRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN WRIGHT is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSHUA COON is recorded teaching in Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JUDITH BURSTYN is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KYOUNG-SHIN CHOI is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LIAN YU is recorded teaching in Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LINGJUN LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LLOYD SMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LUIGI PUGLIELLI is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

M RECORD is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARTIN ZANNI is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2012, Fall 2018, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PUPA GILBERT is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RANDALL GOLDSMITH is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT MCMAHON is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2013, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAMUEL GELLMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHANNON STAHL is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SILVIA CAVAGNERO is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SONG JIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSANNA WIDICUS WEAVER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TEHSHIK YOON is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

THOMAS BRUNOLD is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TIMOTHY BERTRAM is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

TINA WANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEIPING TANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YING GE is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ZOE TODD is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Mentored research for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.

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CHEM 681 · Fall 2026

Senior Honors Thesis

Recorded 2026-09-07
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    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring"
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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