Student researchers Madison Genslinger, Eva Kinwel, Paige Robbins, and Jose Ruiz with Professor William Wetzel, Ph.D., in Pennsylvania.

Chemistry student researchers present at 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Madison Genslinger, Eva Kinwel, Paige Robbins, and Jose Ruiz – students from the Thomas More University Chemistry Department, gave poster presentations of their chemistry research projects at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 9, 2025. The students discussed a variety of research results at the conference, including the chemical composition of various tequila samples (Madison Genslinger); the design of 3D-printer devices for chemical titrations (Eva Kinwel); the synthesis of novel platinum and palladium complexes (Paige Robbins); and a description of the synthesis and characterization of cubane, a stable molecule with unstable bonds (Jose Ruiz). This work was supervised by Chemistry Department faculty members Dan Esterline, Ph.D., Tyler Green, Ph.D., and William Wetzel, Ph.D. Dr. Wetzel says, “The four of them did an excellent job sharing their work in the poster session. They were very impressed with both the quantity of the posters and oral presentations, and the diversity of topics from a wide range of disciplines. I’d estimate there were easily 150-200 poster presentations in their session, which was just one of eight.”

Thomas More student researchers Madison Genslinger, Eva Kinwel, Paige Robbins, and Jose Ruiz with their poster presentations.
Professor William Wetzel, Ph.D., and Thomas More student researchers Madison Genslinger, Eva Kinwel, Paige Robbins, and Jose Ruiz under the NCUR25 sign.
Thomas More student researchers Madison Genslinger, Eva Kinwel, Paige Robbins, and Jose Ruiz with Professor William Wetzel, Ph.D. take a selfie along the river in Pittsburgh.