{"id":10394,"date":"2008-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/2008\/04\/28\/chemistry-whiz-kids-share-their-research\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:52:41","slug":"chemistry-whiz-kids-share-their-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2008\/04\/28\/chemistry-whiz-kids-share-their-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry whiz kids share their research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six senior undergraduate students from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science &amp; Engineering, travelled to Kingston, Ont., recently to show off their chemical prowess at the 36th Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Attending the conference were students&nbsp;Alexandra Younes, Stephanie Lombardo, Rosalyne Busca, Endri Gjiri, Christopher Lee and Patryk Wojtal. They were accompanied by Professor Robert McLaren.<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"200\" align=\"center\" summary=\"\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"325\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"450\" vspace=\"8\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20080428\/chemistywhizkids.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Above: York chemistry students at the 36th Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference. Front row: from left, Alexandra Younes, Stephanie Lombardo and Rosalyne Busca. Back row: from left, Endri Gjiri, Christopher Lee and&nbsp;Patryk Wojtal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The conference,&nbsp;held at Queens University on March 15, provided a venue for top chemistry students in Ontario to share the results of their research. 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