Chemistry Alumni in Action
Jeff Gwasdacus '18
What are you studying and what do you find exciting about it?
I’m currently studying organic chemistry, specifically organic spectroscopy used to determine the absolute stereochemistry of a variety of molecules. It’s exciting because outside of X-ray diffraction, it’s the only non-empirical way to assign stereochemistry.
How did your GVSU Chemistry degree help you prepare for your current work?
My time at GVSU prepared me for graduate school by giving me a ton of time in the lab. It became pretty obvious to me that a lot of my peers had only read how to use instruments or perform some technique, but I had the opportunity to actually do them.
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