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Grosse Pointe North Chemistry Club Research is a project founded during the 2016-17 school year. GPN Chem Club Research allows members to experience advanced chemistry and the work of professional chemists, which prepares them for a career in scientific research, medicine, and other science related careers. In order to mimic a college research enviornement, members conduct their research at the University of Detroit Mercy along side a undergraduate student and Mark Benvenuto, Ph.D. After the research project is completed, students compile their results and conclusions on a scientific poster, which is later presented at the Detroit ACS Regional Meeting, also known as CERM, at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn. Research members who attend the conference are surrounded by undergraduate and graduate students from local colleges and universities. At the conference, Research members are the only high school students, which helps to prepare students for latter research and exemplify how uncommon this type of research and presentation style is among high schoolers. Find all of the GPN Chem Club Research science posters below.
2017-18 GPN Chem Club Research members
Jordan Craighead, Polly Fitzgerald, Stavros Hedglin, Michal Ruprecht, Nicholas Tokarz
Past GPN Chem Club Research members
2016-17 GPN Chem Club Research members
Polly Fitzgerald, Michal Ruprecht, Ben Sliwinski, Ben Sosnowski
Chem Club President Michal Ruprecht and adviser Mr. Kosmas on Fox 2 Detroit News: "Grosse Pointe North student discovers Flint water solution in chemistry class"
Science posters
Production of a new series of ligands with potential to act as water remediators
In this green chemistry research project, we investigated ligands, which are molecules that bind to other molecules, at the University of Detroit Mercy with Mark Benvenuto, Ph.D. and our adviser, Steven Kosmas. Because many Michiganders were affected by the Flint Water Crisis, we focused on creating a ligand that could separate metal ions from aqueous solutions. Our research showed that if our ligand could pull metal ions into a nonpolar solution called monoglyme, it should be able to pull metal ions out of aqueous solution. This ligand could potentially pull metals from tainted water.
After several months of data collection and analysis, we created a science poster. We were fortunate enough to present our poster to professors and undergraduate and graduate students at the ACS Chemistry Regional Conference in Dearborn, Michigan as the only high school group.
As a result of our work, Michal Ruprecht was awarded the 2016 - 2017 Network of Educators in Science and Technology Student Award: "Promise of the Future." In addition, he received the 2017 American Chemistry Society CIBA Travel Award for Green Chemistry Research as the first high schooler recipient. He will learn more about graduate and undergraduate research and present the group's green chemistry research from August 19-23, 2018 at the ACS National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts to over 11,000 chemists, teachers, and graduate and undergraduate students through the travel grant.
The poster below showcases our findings. Find more information on our website.
In this green chemistry research project, we investigated ligands, which are molecules that bind to other molecules, at the University of Detroit Mercy with Mark Benvenuto, Ph.D. and our adviser, Steven Kosmas. Because many Michiganders were affected by the Flint Water Crisis, we focused on creating a ligand that could separate metal ions from aqueous solutions. Our research showed that if our ligand could pull metal ions into a nonpolar solution called monoglyme, it should be able to pull metal ions out of aqueous solution. This ligand could potentially pull metals from tainted water.
After several months of data collection and analysis, we created a science poster. We were fortunate enough to present our poster to professors and undergraduate and graduate students at the ACS Chemistry Regional Conference in Dearborn, Michigan as the only high school group.
As a result of our work, Michal Ruprecht was awarded the 2016 - 2017 Network of Educators in Science and Technology Student Award: "Promise of the Future." In addition, he received the 2017 American Chemistry Society CIBA Travel Award for Green Chemistry Research as the first high schooler recipient. He will learn more about graduate and undergraduate research and present the group's green chemistry research from August 19-23, 2018 at the ACS National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts to over 11,000 chemists, teachers, and graduate and undergraduate students through the travel grant.
The poster below showcases our findings. Find more information on our website.
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