Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2023

  • Amy Crawford (’20) Starts Graduate School at NYU

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    Gustavus alumnae Amy Crawford (’20) will start graduate school at New York University in the Chemistry PhD program. During her time doing research at Gustavus in the Stoll Laboratory, Amy worked on the development of methods for the determination of musks (fragrance compounds found in personal care products) in lake and river water samples. Leveraging…

  • Aney, Nelson Receive DIIICA Regional Student-Athletes of the Year Honors

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    siewert

    Gustavus Adolphus College men’s tennis student-athlete Nick Aney and women’s track & field student-athlete Birgen Nelson were among 20 individuals from around NCAA Division III to be recognized as regional winners of the second annual Division III Commissioner’s Association (DIIICA) Student-Athlete of the Year awards, the organization announced on Monday.

  • First-Year Gusties Conduct High-Level Research

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    The STEM research students at Gustavus study many things that aren’t easily described in plain English, but two first-year scholars this summer have been experimenting with compounds to see if they can solve a problem anyone can understand: curing cancer. Gabby Stoudt ’26 and Zoya Akhtar ’26 worked with Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Kennedy…

  • Congratulations Dr. Larson!

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    dstoll

    Stoll Laboratory alumnus Eli Larson (’18) defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Wisconsin, Madison a few weeks ago, where he worked with Professor Ying Ge. The title of his talk was: “New Front-End Separation Approaches for Top-Down Proteomics”. Since his successful defense, Dr. Larson has moved to Merck Laboratories in New Jersey where…

  • Abby Alvarado Morales ’25

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    sydneynoel

    “The faculty in LALACS have helped guide me into the correct direction that is needed for my career. They are always open to having a meeting in case there are doubts and will always provide you useful information and resources” Abby Alvarado Morales is from Northfield, Minnesota, and is currently pursuing a double major in…

  • Hailey Vader ’24

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    “The exceptional experiences with my professors and classmates inspired me to pursue a GWS major”.  Hailey Vader, from Williston, North Dakota, found her second home at Gustavus Adolphus College. Graduating in 2024, Hailey has been actively involved in various extracurricular activities on campus, all while pursuing her double major in Political Science and Gender, Women,…

  • Ellie Hartmann ’23

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    sydneynoel

    “The GWSS faculty have helped prepare me for a career by actively opening up opportunities for me to get involved with resume-building work like research and internships.” Ellie Hartmann, a native of Waconia, Minnesota, pursued her passion for English at Gustavus due to the comforting feeling that studying the subject gave her; she also shared…

  • Review article on 2D-LC published by Stoll and collaborators

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    dstoll

    A couple of weeks ago, a review article on 2D-LC was published in Trends in Analytical Chemistry, co-authored by Rick van den Hurk (U. Amsterdam), Dr. Matthias Pursch (Dow Chemical), Prof. Bob Pirok (U. Amsterdam), and myself. Our twist on the usual review article format was that we tried to quantify what we see as…

  • Olivia Norquist ’24

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    “My internships within the Department have given me a lot of real-world experience that has prepared me for what to expect outside of college.” Olivia Norquist is an Art History Major from Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Her decision to attend Gustavus stemmed from the warm welcome she received on her campus tour, along with the endless opportunities…

  • Softball Has 12 Named NFCA Scholar-Athletes

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    Jordan Modjeski

    The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) recently honored 12 Gustavus softball student-athletes as Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athletes for the 2022-23 academic year – Greta Dahlen, Grace Gardner, Olivia Guggenberger, Marah Hulke, Taylor Katzenmeyer, Lauren Lambert, Madi Mueller, Carly Nelson, Caitlin Olafsson, Piper Otto, Kayla Ruud, and Chloe Smallfield.