Rachael graduated from Novi High School in Novi, Michigan. Rachael completed their senior research project by developing a method of detecting blastomyces dermatitidis in soil using PCR. This study lays the foundation for further studying blastomyces dermatitidis in soil samples from endemic regions in northern Michigan. Rachael is a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society. Rachael recently was selected to go to MSU to train in qPCR techniques and assisted in their cow bacteroides project. Rachael plans to attend graduate school in the future to study biochemistry.
Associate Professor
B.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984, St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, Russia
Barbara Keller, Ph.D.
Dean, Professor
B.S. 1977, B.S. 1978, B.S. 1986, Idaho State University
Ph.D. 1995, Montana State University
Benjamin Lasseter, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
B.A. 1996, University of Dallas
Ph.D. 2003, Texas A & M
Dave Myton, Ph.D
Professor
B.S. 1980, George Fox College
M.S.T., Ph.D. 1991, Portland State University
Jennifer Schmeisser, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2007, Simon Fraser University
Dave Szlag, Ph.D
Associate Professor
B.S. 1985, Wayne State University; M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1997, University of Colorado
Marshall Werner, Ph.D
Associate Professor
B.S. 1993, Cornell University
Ph.D. 1998, University of Maryland, College Park
Judy Westrick, Ph.D
Associate Professor
B.S. 1985, Wayne State University
Ph.D. 1989, University of Colorado
Donna White
Department Secretary (II)
"I can't tell you how much the chemistry faculty has helped me during the last couple of years. Tremendously is the word that comes to mind."
--David Beckman
Pre-pharmacy Graduate,
Attending Pharmacy School at Ferris State University
"I have especially enjoyed seeing undergraduates get involved in fairly high-powered research projects. Many of these projects are better than a typically masters thesis. For example, a former student of mine presented his data at a national meeting and was awarded the top student presentation. He was competing against numerous masters and graduate students at that meeting. LSSU's small size allows professors to work directly with motivated students and the faculty are truly interested in student success."
--Marshall Werner, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Impact in the real world...
Rachel Claucherty-Arnold
What made Rachel's Lake Superior State experience so unique was the practical research she did with top-notch faculty.
"I really enjoyed working with environmental chemistry professor Judy Westrick and biologist Deb Stai," Rachel says. "For my senior project, we evaluated a lab method for cultivating a fungus that causes infections in humans." [ more ]
