Paul Cesana ’19

Major
Chemistry

Fellowship Location
Initiated at URI, Paul’s fellowship evolved into an international collaboration, where he spent time working in a lab in Oulu, Finland

Research Project
Paul’s fellowship examined the synthesis of novel molecular cages for capturing xenon. Paul has submitted some of his early research findings for publication in Organic Letters, a premier chemistry journal.

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Brenton DeBoef, Assistant Professor of Chemistry


“To put it simply, Professor DeBoef is a human organic chemistry encyclopedia! Any questions I may have, regarding almost any topic of organic chemistry, chemistry in general, and even how to apply for graduate school, [were] answered immediately with great knowledge.”