Rebekah Adams
I grew up in the humid state of Minnesota where the love of science began with my mom providing science experiments for me and my brothers. The anticipation waiting to find out what chemical response would occur never ceased through junior high and high school. My freshman year of college I had the joy learning with probably the most enthusiastic professor who taught me a deeper love for chemistry and also the great calling to guide learning rather than melerly to teach. I will graduate with a Chemistry Education degree and continue on to teach high school science adn hopefully med school later on.

Treanna Anastasia
My name is Treanna Anastasia and I grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado and now attend Colorado State University. I attended Poudre High School and graduated in 2005 with an International Baccalaureate Diploma. I was always chemistry rather interested in chemistry and all that it brings into the field of science, especially because my father is a chemistry teacher at Fossil Ridge High School. Growing up, dinner conversations consisted of questions about what was really in our food and the boiling point of water versus salt water and what makes cooking pasta in salt water better. going into college, I was not entirely sure what to major in so I began with a double major in chemistry and economics. I love economics, however I feel even ore in love with chemistry. Finding myself involved with the outreach program of the colorado State Chemistry Club, I realized that teaching was a passion of mine and soon changed my major to Chemistry Education. I have learned so much over the past several ears and am so excited to test these skills this semester during my student teaching. I will be student teaching at Sedgefield Middle School in South Carolina, so I have an adventure ahead of me. I want to thank the Hach Scientific Foundation for helping me achieve my professional dreams and goals.

Amanda Bayless
I grew up in Denver, Colorado where I attended Denver School of the Arts for high school. While there, I took lessons and focused on violin performance in addition to academic classes. A couple years in, I realized that I was enjoying my science classes more than any of my violin classes or lessons. So I packed my schedule with extra science classes. In my senior year with guidance from my chemistry teacher, I decided to major in chemistry in college. I am now a sophomore chemistry major and I could not be more confident that I made the right decision.

Rebecca Caylor
I lived outside of Cleveland, Ohio until I was fifteen. I then moved to Chesapeake, Virginia where my interest in chemistry, specifically, developed. My high school chemistry teacher, Judy Mosher, first sparked my interest in chemistry where it then continued to grow as I attended the University of Mary Washington. At the University of Mary Washington I performed independent research with Leanna Giancarlo and Charles Sharpless and further developed my interest in analytical chemistry. I plan to received my Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from CSU with an emphasis in instrumentation to then pursue a career in industry.

Keven Clawson
Keven Clawson grew up in Jenison, Michigan and attended Unity Christian High School. After high School, he moved on to Albion College in Albion, Michigan, where he became interested in chemistry—thanks to some very interesting and caring professors. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. After college, Keven spent three years in Costa Rica teaching English in a missionary school in San Jose. He currently is attending Colorado State University, working toward a Ph.D. in chemistry. He would like to teach chemistry at the college level and share his fascination with chemistry with others.

Ryan Davis
I am currently in my senior year at Colorado State University. I came to Colorado from my hometown of Albuquerque, NM. It was in New mexico that my interest in science first began to grow. New Mexico has a deep history in science with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where the first atomic bomb was developed and Sandia National Labs. School field trips to these places gave me a glimpse at the wonderful world of science. This interest continued to grow as I looked more into chemistry and other sciences as I grew older. I plan to pursue my PhD in chemistry and then to obtain a job in which I will be able to use my skills in working in the environment.

Seth Dilday
Seth Dilday was born in Durhan, North Carolina. He was home schooled through high school and attended North Carolina State University on a Park Scholarship, where he graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry with a minor in music theory. While at North Carolina State as an undergraduate, he conducted research in computational chemistry and in synthetic organometallic chemistry, including an NSF-funded REU experience. He is currently (as of 2005) a first-year graduate student at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry education. Seth's research presently focuses on processes of conceptual change as facilitated by introducing chemistry laboratory curricula. He hopes eventual to develop chemistry curricula for under resourced programs.

Chase Girard
I was born and raised in Colorado Springs. I have been interested in science ever since I was six years old. When I was young, I wanted to be a surgeon, but along the way I fell in love with chemistry and have since developed a strong passion for it. This past year at Colorado State University has only strengthened my desire for a degree in chemistry, and I look forward to the years ahead. Once my education is complete, I plan on attaining a research position in industry.

Kevin Horrell
I have grown up and lived in Houston all my life with my parents and my three siblings. Despite Houston being a less than adequate place for being outside, I still found a better way to increase my love of science; my mom is a geologist and she took each of us on fossil hunts individually. I loved the hunts because I was always outside and of course, I loved digging and looking for stuff. I graduated from Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Summa Cum Laude and am currently attending Colorado State University. I am a chemistry major and I am in the Teacher Licensure Program. I want to work in industry after I graduate from Colorado State University and then I hope to be a high school science teacher.

Jennifer Howell
Hello, my name is Jennifer Howell. Originally I am from Taylorsville, California, a very small community, population 250, in northern California. My interest in science developed as a byproduct fo being a curious child who loved the outdoors. My fascination with the unknown was supported by my parents, Dan and Tracy Howell, who always pushed me to take on challenging endeavors. I attended a small high school in Gridley, California. It was in high school that I decided to pursue a scientific career but not until college did I realize what area provoked my interest. It was at California State Univerity, Chico that I discovered Chemistry was the subject that interested me. As a sophomore I was taken under the wing by one of the Organic chemistry members, Dave Ball. He showed me how fascinating and challenging organic chemistry research is. It was during the summer that I worked with him that I decided graduate school was the next step for me in my educational quest. I am now at Colorado State University pursuing my Ph.D. in Chemistry with a focus in Organic Synthesis. My career goals are to one day run my own academic resreach group and teach at the university level, hereby I will be able to give back to the community through advances in research and contribute to the education of future scientists.

Dustin Kramer
I was born and raised in Loveland, CO. I graduated valedictorian from Loveland High School in May, 2005. Althgough I have always been interested in sciences and mathematics, I became especially fascinated by chemistry after taking AP Chemistry in high school. This fall I will be starting my second year at CSU. My favorite cources have been Organic Chemistry I and II. After I graduate from Colorado State Univeristy, I hope to pursue a career as a chemist or a chemistry teacher. Thank you to the Hach Scientific Foundation for their continuing support.

Wesley Kramer
My name is Wesley Kramer. I am originally from Arizona, and I moved to Colorado when I was eight years old. I have been interested in science for as long as I can remember; the way it helps us to figure out ow the world works is captivating to me. One of my favorite books as a child was The Way Things Work. Because of that, it should be no surprise that my high school chemistry class was my favorite class of senior year. After graduating from Colorado State University I hope to get my PhD and become a professor at a college where I can work primarily in a research lab.

Wesley Mariott
Upon defending my thesis, I have accepted a job with the Dow Chemical Co. in their R & D labs. My research includes the synthesis, characterization and applications of advanced polymeric materials, as well as organometallic catalysis as applied to polymer and materials synthesis. My Ph.D. dissertation research involves the Synthesis and characterization of highly stereoregular functionalized alkene-based polymers and the exfoliated silicate nanocomposites by metallocene-based catalysts. My future research interesests focus on biorenewable and biodegradable plastics. My outside interests and activities include spending time with my wife, Holly, as well as playing soccer.

Timothy Miller
I have had the opportunity to be a part of a research group in my department, working on a project dealing with chemical contamination in aquifer material. This fall I will begin my honors thesis on acid mine drainage. Last summer I worked as an intern for Boulder Scientific Company working with environmental emission factors and the designing of new production facilities. I was elected to Tau Beta Pi and am President. I was awarded the Outstanding Junior Award for chemical engineering. I am an avid skier and am starting to live mountain biking. I was married last August to a wonderful girl who has just graduated from CSU with a degree in Health and Exercise Science.

Brianne Mohl
There are many words that I hope people will use to describe me in the years ahead. Many of them echo my own descriptions form my professors at Colorado State University and my high school teachers from Longmont, Colorado. Trusted, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and effective are the qualities I desire to emulate as I draw near to finishing my degree in Natural Sciences and, finally, teaching chemistry in my own classroom. Though I enjoyed science throughout school, Mrs. Herring's version of high school chemistry was the first science class that truly interested me. From her classincreasingly until now, I have become increasingly fascinated with the way that the supporting scientific fields. including chemistry. I hope to pass on my excitement for understanding these subjects and enthusiasm for learning throughout one's entire life. Ultimately, however, I have realized that my goals will always revolve around using my gifts to invest my life in one of the only areas that lasts...people.

Lauren Rubenstrunk
I grew up in Arizona, Ohio, and Colorado. No matter where I was, my life was driven by a passionate desire to become a doctor. For as long as I can remember, I've been working diligently towards that goal. I took a particular interest in chemistry during high school at JK Mullen in Denver where I discovered science in chemistry at Colorado State over the past two years, my administration and love for it have deepened beyond my expectations. I eagerly anticipate learning more about the captivation world around me as I continue in my academic career.

Lauren Sampley
My name is Lauren Sampley and I am a proud Colorado native. I grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where I attended Cheyenne Mountain High School and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2003. I had always excelled in math and science, but is was not until high school chemistry that I really started to have an interest in pursuing a science degree. I loved doing the experiments in class, and, being the perfectionist I am, I love that chemistry has so many rules that elements and molecules follow! I had an amazing chemistry teacher and she inspired me to become a high school chemistry teacher as well. I hope to teach at a high school here in Northern Colorado after I graduate in the Fall of 2007.

Annie Troutman
My name is Annie Troutman; I am from Columbia, Maryland. I became interested in science as soon as I met Joe, my first grade science teacher. I went to a small school in Baltimore, Maryland for elementary and middle school, so Joe was my science teacher from first through eighth grade. Joe made everything about science fun. He encouraged us to be curious and ask questions, and he had a way of making everything make sense. As I went to high school and then to college, there was no question in my mind that I was going to always love science. I started college as a biology major, but switched to biochemistry after taking organic chemistry. I feel lucky to have had such wonderful science teachers throughout my education. My teachers continue to motivate me to work hard and one day become a professor, so I can positively influence other people's lives.

Laura Wally
Hello, my name is Laura Wally; I am originally from Longmont, Colorado. I graduated from Longmont High School in 1999 and have been pursuing a secondary education license and an ACS (American Chemical Society) certified chemistry degree for the past several years at Colorado State University. Ultimately I would like to use my degrees to teach in some capacity, probably at a high school or a small liberal arts college. I am however very interested in the development of science curriculum and would enjoy working within the American Chemical Society's outreach programs for children. I have spent the last two years working on a project for the CSU chemistry department creating and delivering chemistry based activities to local elementary schools.