The 2025 FOCUS Research Symposium took place April 10th and 11th this year! We have an amazing time hosting Dr. Amanda W. Dombrowski.

We were also very lucky to have Dr. Alicia K. Friedman, Prof. Davita L. Watkins, Prof. Heather C. Allen, and Dr. Amanda W. Dombrowski for our invited academic and industrial career panelists.

We were also very excited for the wide variety of chemistry area achieved this year, having 4 different student talks from Purva Damale (Badu Lab), Sagarika Taneja (Parquette Lab), Emily Doss (Zhang Lab), and Emma Grooms (Hadad Lab), and 30 poster presentations on their research. Thank you all for the great presentations!

FOCUS_ Oral & Poster Presentation List

Lastly, thank you to all the FOCUS members. Without your help, this event would not have been possible!

More photos available under the photo tab on this website.

Come join us for our first meeting of the Fall 2024 semester. We are looking forward to seeing new faces and returning members!

FOCUS is the place for meeting other members of the science community. We offer workshops, networking events, mentorship programs, and even a research symposium. We want you to join the fun!

CBEC room 267, 7-8pm on Tuesday, September 17th for a fun trivia game and introductions. Food and drinks will be provided!

Follow us on Instagram @focus_osu for more updates!

The time has come for the next generation of leaders to be selected for the 2024-2025 academic year!

If you are interested in being more involved in the organization being on the executive board is the way to go as it allows you a deeper insight into how an organization runs and what FOUCS does on campus.

If you have never been on an executive board, do not worry the current board members will help you transition into your new position!

If interested, fill out the google forms below by April 19^th at 5pm!

https://forms.gle/uYUAujLAwB5xZVfB8

Feel free to reach out with any questions!!!!

The 2024 FOCUS Research Symposium took place March 21st and 22nd this year! We have an amazing time hosting our two invited speakers Dr. Angela Hight Walker and Dr. Nicole Goodwin. Thank you to the students who were selected to give oral presentations (Alex Lovins, Aidan Greene, and Ipshita Roy) and all the students who gave poster presentations on their research!

Lastly thank you to all the members of FOCUS because without your help this event would not have been possible!

More photos available under the photo tab on this website.

FOCUS (Females of Chemistry Uniting Scientists) would love to invite you to the 2024 FOCUS Research Symposium! The symposium will be held on March 21^st and 22^nd, 2024, and will include 3 student talks, a poster session, a career panel, and talks from 2 wonderful invited speakers, Dr. Angela Hight Walker from NIST and Dr. Nicole Goodwin from GSK.

Below you can find the map of events; PDF available HERE!

All information can be found on the 2024 FOCUS Research Symposium tab on this website.

FOCUS (Females of Chemistry Uniting Scientists) would love to invite you to the 2024 FOCUS Research Symposium! The symposium will be held on March 21^st and 22^nd, 2024, and will include 3 student talks, a poster session, a career panel, and talks from 2 wonderful invited speakers, Dr. Angela Hight Walker from NIST and Dr. Nicole Goodwin from GSK.

Come see us Thursday at the first ever Chemistry Department Graduate Student Involvement Fair!
Feb 15th CBEC Lobby at 4 pm
All are welcome, you don’t have to be a graduate student!

We are so excited for this year’s annual FOCUS Research Symposium!

Abstracts are due Feb 9th, submit them HERE!

From Monday Dec 4th to Wednesday Dec 20th, FOCUS is asking for donations of winter hats, gloves, scarves, and blankets. These items will be donated to Star House, an organization who operates the only 24/7 drop in center in central Ohio for youth ages 14-24 who are experiencing homelessness. For more information about Star House click HERE! Want other ways to help, click HERE! Donations can be dropped off at CBEC 188 between 9-5 am.

FOCUS (Females of Chemistry Uniting Scientists) would love to invite you to submit an abstract for our Annual Symposium! The symposium will be held on March 21^st and 22^nd, 2024, and will include 3 student talks, a poster session, a career panel, and talks from 2 wonderful invited speakers.

The Call for Abstracts for student poster and oral presentations has officially started! ANYONE from any STEM field is welcome to submit an abstract including undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs.  More information can be found under the FOCUS Symposium tab on this website.

You can submit your abstract HERE!